URGENT!! Question How do public officials use opinion polls? Responses to formally introduce legislation in local and state chambers to formally introduce legislation in local and state chambers to convince members of the public to participate in the democratic process to convince members of the public to participate in the democratic process to gauge the public’s level of support for a new government program to gauge the public’s level of support for a new government program to determine which candidates won in recent state or federal elections to determine which candidates won in recent state or federal elections