Poll: Class size initiative leading by nearly 3:1

SEATTLE — A poll released Tuesday shows more than 60 percent of likely voters plan to vote for a class size initiative on the November ballot.

Independent pollster Stuart Elway says voter turnout will not make a difference on this measure since 61 percent of people who always vote and 66 percent of those who rarely voter are both inclined to support Initiative 1351, which would set lower class sizes at every grade level.

The latest Elway survey of 500 registered voters was conducted by phone Oct. 6-9. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

In a report on the results, the polling company said history has shown it’s possible for support for an initiative to collapse during the last few weeks of a campaign. But that has only happened when there is an organized and well-funded opposition campaign, which this initiative does not have.