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Polling shows Murrieta voters likely to back bond extension, consultant says
Summary
A district‑commissioned survey of 620 likely November voters found initial support of 63% for a proposed bond concept that rose to 73% after consultants explained it as a bond extension; final testing of negative arguments left support near 60%, above the 55% Prop 39 threshold, True North Research reported to the board.
Tim McLarney, president of True North Research, told the Murrieta Valley Unified School District Board of Education that a 620‑interview survey gives the district a runway to place a Prop 39 bond extension on the November 2026 ballot. "We walked back in the door with 620," McLarney said, describing a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
McLarney said the initial 75‑word ballot test produced 63% support and 26% opposition. After interviewers explained that the proposal was a bond…
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