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Utahns overwhelmingly say the state's attorney general should not take campaign donations from those involved in litigation before his office, according to a new poll.

The Dan Jones & Associates survey, commissioned by the political news site UtahPolicy.com, found 87 percent of respondents turned thumbs down on such contributions, with just 6 percent saying they were OK.

The poll was done as criminal charges are being pressed against the two previous Utah attorneys general, Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow, including allegations they favorably treated big campaign donors.

Current Attorney General Sean Reyes has vowed to steer clear of improprieties and questionable contributions. But recent news reports have raised questions about whether taking some donors' large checks could present a conflict.

These include $65,000 from a New Jersey hedge-fund manager who has donated to anti-Common Core and anti-same-sex marriage causes and $10,000 from 1-800-Contacts, which pushed a law that could benefit the online contact-lens seller. All three issues are tied to litigation being handled by state attorneys.

Reyes has dismissed such reports as being riddled with "laughable insinuations" and said his campaign rigorously works to avoid any conflicts.

He has, for example, sworn off donations from the payday-loan industry, big backers of both his predecessors.

The UtahPolicy poll indicates the public still is sensitive to any potential conflicts in contributions.

"What's clear from our survey is Utahns are very wary of any donation to the A.G. that smacks of a quid-pro-quo arrangement for the state's top law enforcement officer, and it's not even close," said UtahPolicy.com Managing Editor Bryan Schott.

"Every single demographic we surveyed said they want [Attorney General Sean] Reyes to avoid taking donations from sources that would present a conflict of interest for him," Schott said. "In fact, 84 percent of Republicans, 96 percent of Democrats and 88 percent of independent voters say he should not take those donations."

The poll was conducted among 601 Utahns on June 2-8 and has a 4 percentage point margin of error.

­Dan Harrie