Some people have suggested that the best way to keep property taxes under control is to make changes in the state constitution.  How much have you read or heard about holding a Constitutional Convention that would propose changes to control property taxes…?

All

Con-
servatives

Mod-
erates

Lib-
erals

Dem

Ind

Rep

Quite a lot

7%

  7

  3

  8

  6

 5

  8

Some

12%

12

15

11

10

13

15

A little

26%

25

22

32

31

24

22

Nothing at all

54%

55

55

50

53

52

54

Don’t know (vol)

   1%

  1

  5

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  6

   1

Do you think it’s a good idea or a bad idea for New Jersey to have a Constitutional Convention to try to deal with property taxes?

All

Con-
servatives

Mod-
erates

Lib-
erals

Dem

Ind

Rep

Dem. Primary Voters

Good idea

66%

69

64

64

64

57

72

75

63

Bad idea

16%

13

16

20

18

13

14

14

21

Don’t know (vol)

18%

19

20

16

18

30

14

12

16

Do you think it’s a good idea or a bad idea for New Jersey to have a Constitutional Convention to try to deal with property taxes?

How much have you read or heard about holding a Constitutional Convention that would propose changes to control property taxes…?

All

Quite a lot

Some

Just a little

Nothing at all

Good idea

66%

60

66

69

66

61

70

Bad idea

16%

31

21

14

15

19

14

Don’t know (vol)

18%

10

12

17

19

20

16

Some people say a Constitutional Convention for New Jersey needs to focus only on taxes and should not get sidetracked dealing with other issues. Others say a Constitutional Convention should deal with issues that affect state spending as well as the property tax issue.  Which comes closest to your position?

All

Bush Counties

Kerry Counties

Focus only on taxes

25%

21

27

Deal with other issues that affect state spending

75%

79

73