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title: 'North Carolina Poll Reveals Support for Moratorium on Executions'
description: 'An Elon University Institute for Politics and Public Affairs poll of North Carolinians found that 41% support a proposed 2-year moratorium on executions…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/north-carolina-poll-reveals-support-for-moratorium-on-executions'
section: news
date: '2003-11-24T18:07:15-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:23:24-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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An Elon University Institute for Politics and Public Affairs poll of North Carolinians found that 41% support a proposed 2-year moratorium on executions to allow time to examine problems that could result in the execution of an innocent person. Although 62% of those surveyed said they support the death penalty, only 38% opposed a moratorium and the remaining 21% of respondents were undecided. The North Carolina Senate passed a moratorium measure in 2003, and the House is expected to take up the same legislation when it reconvenes in 2004. (WRAL news, November 23, 2003) See [Public Opinion](/public-opinion-about-death-penalty?did=209&scid=23) and [Innocence](/innocence-and-death-penalty?did=412&scid=6).