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Our Schools Now holds onto majority support, as organizers say signatures are rolling in

Related Topics: ballot initiative, Utah

A new poll shows a majority of Utahns support a ballot initiative to fund public schools through a tax increase. But support and opposition are statistically tied among Republicans, Utah's largest political affiliation.

Do you support or oppose a proposed ballot initiative that would raise sales and income taxes to provide roughtly $700 million in new funding for public schools?

Source: Dan Jones & Associates talked to 605 registered voters from Oct. 10-13. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.98 percentage points.

Anderson said the campaign has largely found Utahns to be willing to add their signatures to the initiative.