Minnesota Report
Our tradition of publishing the legislative State Fair Polls, House and Senate, continues in 2024. Historically, we have found the questions asked often become legislation.
Minnesota House of Representatives 2021 State Fair Poll
Question 1. Should students in grades K-12 be prohibited from using cell phones during the school?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 2. Should firearm storage laws be expended to specify that a person must store a firearm unloaded and equipped with a locking device or in a firearm storage unit?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 3. To encourage recycling, should Minnesota pass a “bottle bill” that would require a refundable deposit on each purchased beverage container such as can and plastic bottles?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 4. If gambling on professional and collegiate sports become legal, should in-person wagering sites include both tribal casinos and the state’s two horse racing tracks, Canterbury and Running Aces?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 5. State law limits when legislators can meet in session during the year. Should restrictions be lifted so the Legislature could meet at anytime?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 6. Should the state create digital driver’s licenses and identification cards?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 7. Should Election Day be a state holiday?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 8. Should the MinnesotaCare health insurance program be expanded to include a public option to allow more low-income Minnesotans to buy health insurance?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 9. Should state and local governments, school districts and postsecondary institutions be prohibited from banning any visual display of rainbows, such as flags or posters, from their property?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 10. Should school supplies be tax exempt from sales taxes?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 11. To help address the housing shortage, should the state require cities to loosen zoning laws to permit more multifamily residential developments in commercial districts and on residential lots?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion
Question 12. [This question will be on the November 2024 ballot] “Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to protect drinking water sources and the water quality of lakes, rivers, and streams; conserve wildlife habitat and natural areas; improve air quality; and expand access to parks and trails by extending the transfer of proceeds from the state-operated lottery to the environment and natural trust fund, and to dedicate the proceeds for these purposes?
Yes
No
Undecided/No opinion