LANSING – Four of the seven proposals that could appear on the November ballot seem to be on shaky ground with voters, according to a poll released Thursday.

The survey from Public Policy Associates found none of the proposals at the 60 percent support mark, considered critical at the early stage of a ballot campaign to withstand the inevitable attacks and softening of support.

All but one of the four proposals surveyed, however, could at least claim plurality support:

The pro-collective bargaining proposals saw 44 percent in favor and 34 percent against;

The proposal requiring statewide voter approval or a two-thirds majority of both houses of the Legislature to enact a tax increase had 40 percent support and 33 percent against;

The proposal requiring utilities to generate 25 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2025 scored the best with 50 percent in favor and 30 percent;

The emergency manager law, potentially up for referendum, had 41 percent in favor and 31 percent against it.

The poll did not ask voters about the proposal that would require statewide voter approval for any new international border crossings – the measure sought by the owners of the Ambassador Bridge to thwart the new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, agreed to by Governor Rick Snyder and Canadian leaders.

However, the poll did ask whether voters support the new bridge and the response was 41 percent in favor and 42 percent against.

The poll also asked voters about Governor Rick Snyder’s job performance. Forty-two percent said they approved and 44 percent said they disapproved. PPP noted that was a big improvement from its may poll when 37 percent approved and 52 percent disapproved.

A generic question also was asked about voting for the Legislature with 45 percent saying they would support the Democrat and 37 percent saying the Republican.

The poll was done through automated telephone interviews of 579 Michigan voters between July 21-23 and has an error margin of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.

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