The Saint Albans News Poll Questions (revised/merged version of 10/18/2004, 4:59 p.m.)

1. Are you registered to vote? (Circle one.)	Yes
	No
2. Do you plan to vote in the November election? (Circle one.)	Yes
	No
3. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote? (Circle one line.)

George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, Republican Party

John F. Kerry and John Edwards, Democratic Party

Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo, Green Party

Other (specify) _________________

Undecided

4. Who do you think has the best chance of winning the election? (Circle one line.)

George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, Republican Party

John F. Kerry and John Edwards, Democratic Party

Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo, Green Party

Other (specify) _________________

No Opinion

5. Please rate President George W. Bush’s overall impact on the country. (Circle a number.)

                  1--------------------2--------------------3--------------------4--------------------5

very bad                                   neutral/no opinion                                very good

6. Please rate President George W. Bush’s handling of matters of the economy. (Circle a number.)

                  1--------------------2--------------------3--------------------4--------------------5

very bad                                   neutral/no opinion                                very good

7. Please circle the four (4) issues that are the most important to you in this election:
	Abortion	Health Care
	Campaign Finance Reform	Immigration
	Economy	Iraq
	Education	Taxes
	Employment	Terrorism
	Environment	Other _________________
	Gay Marriage

Methodology (DRAFT as of 10/18/2004, 4:59 p.m.)

• All surveys will be administered in written form only.
• Subjects will be selected randomly from a list of faculty, staff, administrators, and students who turned 18 on or before October 3, 2004.
• Before approaching subject, make sure that your manila envelope already has several blank survey forms in it, folded lengthwise. Do not remove any of the survey forms until you are ready to submit your subjects’ forms for tabulation.
• Locate subject and ask, “Do you have 2 or 3 minutes to take an election survey conducted by The Saint Albans News?”
• If subject says no, try to set up an appointment for a time that is mutually convenient, not more than a day later.
• If subject says yes, hand survey form to subject and read the following:
  
  “Your individual answers will be treated confidentially. Aggregated results will appear in an article in The Saint Albans News. When you are finished, please fold the survey in half, lengthwise, and hand it to me.”
• At conclusion, remind subject to fold survey in half, lengthwise. Have subject place survey in manila envelope, holding the envelope in such a way that neither you nor the subject can see any of the forms that are already in the envelope.
• Thank the subject for participating.