Oregon Blue Book: Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 2006-2012

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Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 2006-2012

Key: *Adopted; L-Referred by the Legislature; I-Submitted by initiative petition; R-Referendum by petition.

Election Date	Meas.#	Ballot Title	Yes	No

November 7, 2006	39.	Prohibits Public Body from Condemning Private Real Property If Intends to Convey to Private Party—I²	*881,820	431,844
	40.	Amends Constitution: Requires Oregon Supreme Court Judges and Court of Appeals Judges To Be Elected by District—I¹	576,153	749,404
	41.	Allows Income Tax Deduction Equal to Federal Exemptions Deduction to Substitute for State Exemption Credit—I²	483,443	818,452
	42.	Prohibits Insurance Companies from Using Credit Score or “Credit Worthiness” in Calculating Rates or Premiums—I²	479,935	876,075
	43.	Requires 48-Hour Notice to Unemancipated Minor’s Parent BeforeProviding Abortion; Authorizes Lawsuits, Physician Discipline—I²	616,876	746,606
	44.	Allows Any Oregon Resident Without Prescription Drug Coverage to Participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program—I²	*1,049,594	296,649
	45.	Amends Constitution: Limits State Legislators: Six Years as Representative, Eight Years as Senator, Fourteen Years in Legislature—I¹	555,016	788,895
	46.	Amends Constitution: Allows Laws Regulating Election Contributions, Expenditures Adopted by Initiative or 3/4 of Both Legislative Houses—I¹	520,342	770,251
	47.	Revises Campaign Finance Laws: Limits or Prohibits Contributions and Expenditures; Adds Disclosure, New Reporting Requirements—I²	*694,918	615,256
	48.	Amends Constitution: Limits Biennial Percentage Increase in State Spending to Percentage Increase in State Population, Plus Inflation—I¹	379,971	923,629

November 6, 2007 (Special Election)	49.	Modifies Measure 37: Clarifies Right to Build Homes; Limits Large Developments; Protects Farms, Forests, Groundwater—L²	*718,023	437,351
	50.	Amends Constitution: Dedicates Funds to Provide Health Care for Children, Fund Tobacco Prevention, Through Increased Tobacco Tax—L¹	472,063	686,470

May 20, 2008	51.	Amends Constitution: Enables Crime Victims to Enforce Existing Constitutional Rights in Prosecutions, Delinquency Proceedings; Authorizes Implementing Legislation—L¹	*744,195	249,143
	52.	Amends Constitution: Enables Crime Victims to Enforce Existing Constitutional Rights in Prosecutions, Delinquency Proceedings; Authorizes Implementing Legislation—L¹	*738,092	247,738
	53.	Amends Constitution: Modifies Provisions Governing Civil Forfeitures Related to Crimes; Permits Use of Proceeds by Law Enforcement—L¹	*490,158	489,477

November 4, 2008	54.	Amends Constitution: Standardizes Voting Eligibility for School Board Elections with Other State and Local Elections—L¹	*1,194,173	450,979
	55.	Amends Constitution: Changes Operative Date of Redistricting Plans; Allows Affected Legislators to Finish Term in Original District—L¹	*1,251,478	364,993
	56.	Amends Constitution: Provides that May and November Property Tax Elections are Decided by Majority of Voters Voting—L¹	*959,118	735,500
	57.	Increases Sentences for Drug Trafficking, Theft Against Elderly and Specified Repeat Property and Identity Theft Crimes; Requires Addiction Treatment for Certain Offenders—L²	*1,058,955	665,942
	58.	Prohibits Teaching Public School Student in Language Other Than English for More Than Two Years—I²	756,903	977,696
	59.	Creates an Unlimited Deduction for Federal Income Taxes on Individual Taxpayers’ Oregon Income-Tax Returns—I²	615,894	1,084,422
	60.	Teacher “Classroom Performance,” Not Seniority, Determines Pay Raises; “Most Qualified” Teachers Retained, Regardless of Seniority—I²	673,296	1,070,682
	61.	Creates Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences for Certain Theft, Identity Theft, Forgery, Drug, and Burglary Crimes—I²	848,901	887,165
	62.	Amends Constitution: Allocates 15% of Lottery Proceeds to Public Safety Fund for Crime Prevention, Investigation, Prosecution—I²	674,428	1,035,756
	63.	Exempts Specified Property Owners From Building Permit Requirements for Improvements Valued At/Under 35,000 Dollars—I²	784,376	928,721
	64.	Penalizes Person, Entity for Using Funds Collected with “Public Resource” (Defined) for “Political Purpose”—I²	835,563	854,327
	65.	Changes General Election Nomination Processes for Major/Minor Party, Independent Candidates for Most Partisan Offices—I²	553,640	1,070,580

January 26, 2010 (Special Election)	66.	Raises tax on household income at and above $250,000 (and $125,000 for individual filers). Reduces income taxes on unemployment benefits in 2009. Provides funds currently budgeted for education, health care, public safety, other services—R²	*692,687	583,707
	67.	Raises $10 corporate minimum tax, business minimum tax, corporate profits tax. Provides funds currently budgeted for education, health care, public safety, other services—R²	*682,720	591,188

May 18, 2010	68.	Revises Constitution: Allows State To Issue Bonds To Match Voter Approved School District Bonds For School Capital Costs—L¹	*498,073	267,052
	69.	Amends Constitution: Continues And Modernizes Authority For Lowest Cost Borrowing For Community Colleges And Public Universities—L¹	*546,649	216,157

November 2, 2010	70.	Amends Constitution: Expands availability of home ownership loans for Oregon veterans through Oregon War Veterans’ Fund—L¹	*1,180,933	217,679
	71.	Amends Constitution: Requires legislature to meet annually; limits length of legislative sessions; provides exceptions—L¹	*919,040	435,776
	72.	Amends Constitution: Authorizes exception to $50,000 state borrowing limit for state’s real and personal property projects—L¹	*774,582	536,204
	73.	Requires increased minimum sentences for certain repeated sex crimes, incarceration for repeated driving under influence—I²	*802,388	608,317
	74.	Establishes medical marijuana supply system and assistance and research programs; allows limited selling of marijuana—I²	627,016	791,186
	75.	Authorizes Multnomah County casino; casino to contribute monthly revenue percentage to state for specified purposes—I²	448,162	959,342
	76.	Amends Constitution: Continues lottery funding for parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, watershed protection beyond 2014; modifies funding process—I¹	*972,825	432,552

November 6, 2012	77.	Amends Constitution: Governor may declare “catastrophic disaster” (defined); requires legislative session; authorizes suspending specified constitutional spending restrictions—L¹	*957,646	673,468
	78.	Amends Constitution: Changes constitutional language describing governmental system of separation of powers; makes grammatical and spelling changes—L¹	*1,165,963	458,509
	79.	Amends Constitution: Prohibits real estate transfer taxes, fees, other assessments, except those operative on December 31, 2009—I¹	*976,587	679,710
	80.	Allows personal marijuana, hemp cultivation/use without license; commission to regulate commercial marijuana cultivation/sale—I²	810,538	923,071
	81.	Prohibits commercial non-tribal fishing with gillnets in Oregon “inland waters,” allows use of seine nets—I²	567,996	1,072,614
	82.	Amends Constitution: Authorizes establishment of privately-owned casinos; mandates percentage of revenues payable to dedicated state fund—I¹	485,240	1,226,331
	83.	Authorizes privately-owned Wood Village casino; mandates percentage of revenues payable to dedicated state fund—I²	500,123	1,207,508
	84.	Phases out existing inheritance taxes on large estates, and all taxes on intra-family property transfers—I²	776,143	912,541
	85.	Amends Constitution: Allocates corporate income/excise tax “kicker” refund to additionally fund K through 12 public education—I¹	*1,007,122	672,586

⁰Repeal of federal prohibition amendment.
¹Constitutional amendment.
²Statutory enactment.
³Required communication to federal officials on behalf of people of Oregon.
⁴Tri-county measure voted on in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties.
⁵Advisory vote for legislators' information.

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