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Daily In-Person Early Voting Patterns (2020)
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| Number of votes cast in-person | |
|---|---|
| 21 Days Before Election | 500885 |
| 20 Days Before Election | 489322 |
| 19 Days Before Election | 473082 |
| 18 Days Before Election | 491513 |
| 17 Days Before Election | 335358 |
| 16 Days Before Election | 134736 |
| 15 Days Before Election | 395509 |
| 14 Days Before Election | 370604 |
| 13 Days Before Election | 333426 |
| 12 Days Before Election | 295533 |
| 11 Days Before Election | 315099 |
| 10 Days Before Election | 223305 |
| 9 Days Before Election | 119215 |
| 8 Days Before Election | 256183 |
| 7 Days Before Election | 254024 |
| 6 Days Before Election | 263696 |
| 5 Days Before Election | 310457 |
| 4 Days Before Election | 408046 |
Do you favor or oppose...
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Temperature checks for entry | 87% |
| Designating Member/staff entrances | 86% |
| Requiring daily temperature checks | 84% |
| Requiring face masks in public spaces | 82% |
| Limiting floor access to essential staff | 79% |
| Limiting public tours to specific areas | 79% |
| Keeping the Members' lounge open | 75% |
| Requiring face masks during the session | 74% |
| Requiring testing for COVID-19 | 73% |
| Limiting size of visitor groups in the gallery | 63% |
| Suspending public tours | 60% |
| Suspending floor recognitions | 59% |
| Spacing Members out across the floor & gallery | 54% |
| Limiting public access to the Capitol | 53% |
| Permitting vistor groups in the gallery | 51% |
| Requiring face shields | 42% |
| Permitting outside groups to reserve public spaces | 39% |
Do you plan to...
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| Item | Percent responding "Yes" |
|---|---|
| Use Zoom or any similar platform to meet with constituents and advocacy groups? | 91% |
| Welcome guests or hold meetings in your office? | 68% |
| Limit your staff or interns? | 61% |
| Limit food and beverage in your office? | 33% |
In the event one or a combination of safety measures including face masks, face shields, and temperature checks are required, how should it be handled if a lawmaker or staff member declines to participate?
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Restrict Access (i.e. to floor, hearings, and/or building) | 41% |
| Nothing should happen / Up to the Member | 19% |
| Like any other house rule | 14% |
| Limit Participation | 10% |
| Reminder or Encouragement | 4% |
| Notify lawmakers and staff | 4% |
| Unsure | 3% |
If lawmakers or staff refuse a COVID-19 test, how do you believe that should be handled?
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Restrict Access (i.e. to floor, hearings, and/or building) | 43% |
| Shouldn't be required / Up to the Member | 17% |
| Allow or make them participate remotely | 12% |
| Depends | 9% |
| Limit participation | 8% |
| Unsure | 5% |
| Notify lawmakers and staff | 2% |
How should PPE and social distancing be enforced among lawmakers, staff, and visitors while in the State Capitol?
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Individual responsibility, trust | 18% |
| DPS | 18% |
| "Strictly", "Mandatory", "Required" | 17% |
| Encouragement, but not enforcement | 14% |
| Warning, then removal | 14% |
| Like any other house rule | 8% |
| Deny admission | 7% |
| Sergent at Arms | 5% |
| Don't know/Unsure | 4% |
| No enforcement | 3% |
Do you believe the House should consider amending its rules or housekeeping resolution in times of a pandemic or natural disaster, and if so, what types of amendments would you consider most important, taking into account the public access requirements ou
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Allow remote member participation | 35% |
| Allow remote testimony | 34% |
| Should consider general changes to rules | 31% |
| Limit public access | 10% |
| No need to change the rules | 10% |
| Follow expert (e.g. CDC) guidelines | 5% |
| Restrict testimony | 4% |
| Unsure/Don't know | 4% |
| Limit bill filings | 3% |
| Limit amendment filing | 2% |
| Limit hearings | 2% |
| Slower process | 2% |
| Presubmit testimony | 1% |
| Limit media access | 1% |
| Limit staff access | 1% |
What safety protocols do you plan to implement in your own office — whether limiting the number of visitors or groups, requiring face masks/PPE, enforcing social distancing or other measures?
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Masks | 65% |
| Limiting visitors, appointment only | 50% |
| Social distancing | 48% |
| Limiting size or stay of groups in office | 27% |
| Limited staff, remote work | 17% |
| Hand Sanitizer | 14% |
| More virtual meetings | 13% |
| Regular cleaning, sanitizing | 9% |
| Temperature checks | 8% |
| Plexiglass | 6% |
| Follow expert (e.g. CDC) guidelines | 5% |
| Depends on COVID | 5% |
| Closed office | 2% |
What safety protocols do you consider most important for holding and attending hearings?
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Social distancing (e.g. spacing seats) | 55% |
| Masks | 52% |
| Limiting access / capacity | 29% |
| Virtual / Remote participation | 21% |
| Temperature checks | 12% |
| Provide hand sanitizer / washing stations | 12% |
| Regular cleaning / sterilization | 10% |
| Plexiglass | 9% |
| Follow expert (e.g. CDC) guidelines | 7% |
| Testing / Rapid tests | 3% |
What practices and protocols do you believe are necessary in order to safely conduct the legislative session in a manner that both protects the health and safety of lawmakers and staff and follows federal social distancing guidelines?
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| Masks | 42% |
| Social distancing | 32% |
| Limit capacity / access | 18% |
| Frequent testing | 16% |
| Frequent sanitizing (e.g. microphone covers) | 16% |
| Follow expert (e.g. CDC) guidelines | 15% |
| Partial or completely virtual session | 14% |
| Provide hand sanitizer / washing stations | 13% |
| Temperature checks | 11% |
| Remote or Proxy voting | 8% |
| Limit floor / committee time | 7% |
| Scheduling to limit interaction | 4% |
| Other | 4% |
| Plexiglass | 3% |
| Too soon to tell | 2% |
| No mandatory masks | 1% |
| Nothing | 1% |