CD1 Race - SRL Press Release		Representative Rick Renzi from the First Congressional District continues to lead Democratic challenger Ellen Simon 45 percent to 32 percent, according to results from a recent telephone survey of likely voters conducted by the Social Research Laboratory (SRL) at Northern Arizona University. With just two weeks to go before the election, Libertarian David Schlosser is supported by two percent of likely voters and 21 percent of likely voters remain undecided. These figures are virtually the same as figures from a CD1 study conducted by the SRL one month ago.		10/24/2006
NAPOLITANO AND KYL FAVORED FOR REELECTION		A recent survey of likely voters in Arizona finds that Governor Napolitano remains in a strong position to be reelected in November. Senator Jon Kyl is favored to win reelection, but voters remain undecided late in the election season, according to results of the Grand Canyon State Poll conducted by the Social Research Laboratory at Northern Arizona University. Seventy percent or more of likely voters say they will vote to increase Arizona’s minimum wage (Proposition 202), will vote in favor of humane treatment of farm animals (Proposition 204), and will vote to prevent illegal immigrants from accessing state-sponsored educational and child-care opportunities (Proposition 300). Opposing anti-smoking propositions (201 and 206) are favored to pass, as are the ballot measures to prohibiting same-sex marriage and restricting government use of eminent domain. Likely voters are poised to reject the program to award a randomly ed voter with 1 million dollars. The Grand Canyon State Poll was conducted by the Social Research Laboratory at Northern Arizona University between October 11 and 16, 2006. The survey was conducted with 403 randomly-ed, likely Arizona voters. Survey results are valid at a +/- 4.9 percent margin of error, at a 95 percent confidence level.		10/17/2006
Rick Renzi Leads CD1 Race		Incumbent Rick Renzi has a 13 point lead over challenger Ellen Simon in the race to represent Arizona’s First Congressional District in Washington.		9/19/2006
Flagstaff Report Card 2006		Each year the Flagstaff Report Card asks local residents to evaluate how things are going in the area, and to rate the quality of six local institutions and the economic health of the area. This year’s results are in and the overall mood in the area is slightly more negative than last year. Twenty-eight percent of local residents say they are unsatisfied with the way things are going in the area, compared with 23 percent who were unsatisfied last year. Almost one-third of residents (32%) think the Flagstaff area will become a worse place to live in the future, compared to 27 percent who thought likewise last year. More than three-quarters of people living in the Flagstaff area say the economy is unaffordable, with housing costs as the number one concern. When it comes to assigning report card grades to the performance of local institutions, this year’s grades are consistent with last year’s: “B” for Coconino Community College and Northern Arizona University, “B-” for the Flagstaff Public Schools, “C+” for Coconino County Government and the Local Media, and “C” for the local economy and the Flagstaff City Council.		4/18/2006
Domestic Surveillance Divides Arizona and Nation Public Opinion Split Along Party Lines		Arizonans are deeply divided in their beliefs about conducting domestic surveillance in the war against terrorism, according to results of a recent telephone survey. Slightly more than half of Arizonans (52%) think wiretapping without court approval is an acceptable way to investigate terrorism. Forty-nine percent say the government should not be required to get a warrant before monitoring communications involving American citizens, while 47 percent say monitoring should only be allowed when a warrant is issued. Democrats and Republicans, for the most part, stand on opposite sides of this issue. At the same time, there is more consensus about the limits of government monitoring. Sixty-three percent of Arizonans are not willing to allow for the monitoring of communications from ordinary Americans on a regular basis. Arizona views on this topic are similar to national opinion.		3/21/2006
Arizona Voters Support Minimum Wage And No-Smoking Initiatives. Voters Divided Over Marriage Amendment		A recent telephone survey of registered voters in Arizona indicates widespread support for four initiatives likely to appear on the November ballot. These initiatives would raise the state minimum wage, regulate treatment of confined farm animals, fund children’s health programs, and prohibit smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces. Three additional ballot measures are facing a more uncertain future. These initiatives would amend the Arizona Constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman, require elections to be conducted almost entirely by mail, and amend the Constitution to change the title of “Secretary of State” to “Lieutenant Governor.”		3/15/2006
More Than 1/3 of Registered Voters Unfamiliar with Voter ID Requirements		More than one-third of registered voters statewide say they are unfamiliar with new voter identification requirements in Arizona, according to a recent telephone survey. Most have heard no information on television, in newspapers, or on the radio explaining which forms of ID are required to cast a ballot. When asked if they have the proper identification that will allow them to cast a ballot in Arizona, one-in-ten registered voters say they are not sure, while one percent know they do not have the proper identification. Republicans are more familiar with the new requirements than Democrats and Independents, and are more certain they have proper identification for voting. Arizona voters are required, for the first time, to show personal identification in order to cast a ballot in Arizona, beginning Tuesday, March 14. This new requirement became law after passage of Proposition 200 in November 2004.		3/10/2006