State law forbids government agencies from taking a position on ballot initiatives.
Push polls are used by political campaigns as a way of passing loaded information in the guise of a neutral survey. He said the survey is similar those done several times a year when changes in operations are anticipated. Wilson said the county was sensitive to such charges, though, and sent the 26-page survey to the state Public Disclosure Commission for review before it was administered. The agency gave its approval and even asked if other public agencies could use the survey as a model for similar polls, according to an e-mail sent by the Susan Harris, the PDC's assistant director. The poll asks a number of questions about commuting habits, then turns to possible budget cuts.