List of Oregon ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Oregon.

## List of ballot measures by year[edit]

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

### 2026

See also: Oregon 2026 ballot measures

November 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result

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| Increase to Gas Tax, Payroll Tax, and Vehicle Registration Fees Referendum| Transportation taxes and fees; Business taxes; Fuel taxes| Repeal sections of House Bill 3991 that increase the state's gas tax, payroll tax, and vehicle registration fees|

### 2024

See also: Oregon 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 115| Impeachment rules; State legislative authority| Allow the Legislature to impeach elected state executives|

1,340,837 (64%)

747,543 (36%)

LRCA

| Measure 116| Salaries of government officials| Establish the Independent Public Service Compensation Commission to determine certain public officials' salaries| d|

981,715 (48%)

1,083,451 (52%)

LRSS

| Measure 117| Ranked-choice voting| Establish ranked-choice voting (RCV) for federal and state offices in Oregon| d|

893,668 (42%)

1,219,013 (58%)

CISS

| Measure 118| Revenue allocation; Business taxes| Require Oregon issue rebates to residents from surplus corporate tax revenue| d|

477,516 (23%)

1,641,682 (77%)

CISS

| Measure 119| Marijuana laws; Collective bargaining| Require cannabis businesses to submit to the state Liquor and Cannabis Commission a signed labor peace agreement between the business and a labor organization with its licensure or renewal application|

1,166,425 (57%)

889,265 (43%)

### 2022

See also: Oregon 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 111| Private health insurance; Public health insurance; Constitutional rights| Provide that the state shall "ensure that every resident of Oregon has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right"|

951,446 (51%)

924,231 (49%)

LRCA

| Measure 112| Constitutional wording changes| Repeal language allowing slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishments|

1,047,028 (56%)

836,295 (44%)

CICA

| Measure 113| Ethics rules and commissions; State legislative elections| Exclude state legislators from reelection for unexcused legislative absenteeism|

1,292,127 (68%)

599,204 (32%)

CISS

| Measure 114| Firearms policy| Require permits issued by local law enforcement to buy a firearm and prohibit ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds|

975,862 (51%)

950,891 (49%)

### 2020

See also: Oregon 2020 ballot measures

November 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 107| Campaign finance| Authorizes the state legislature and local governments to (1) enact laws or ordinances limiting campaign contributions and expenditures; (2) require disclosure of contributions and expenditures; and (3) require that political advertisements identify the people or entities that paid for them|

1,763,276 (78%)

488,413 (22%)

LRSS

| Measure 108| Tobacco laws; Taxes| Increases cigarette tax from $1.33 per pack to $3.33 per pack; imposes tax on nicotine inhalant delivery systems such as e-cigarettes at a rate of 65% of the wholesale price; dedicates revenues to the Oregon Health Authority for medical and health programs|

1,535,866 (66%)

779,311 (34%)

CISS

| Measure 109| Psychedelic substances laws; Drug crime policy| Authorize the Oregon Health Authority to create a program to permit licensed service providers to administer psilocybin fungi products to individuals 21 years of age or older|

1,270,057 (56%)

1,008,199 (44%)

CISS

| Measure 110| Marijuana laws; Drug crime policy| Decriminalizes possession of certain drugs and establishes a drug addiction treatment and recovery program funded by the state's marijuana tax revenue|

1,333,268 (58%)

947,313 (42%)

### 2018

See also: Oregon 2018 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 102| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Housing| The Oregon Allow Municipal Bonds for Affordable Housing Amendment, House Joint Resolution 201, is on the ballot in Oregon as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.|

1,037,922 (57%)

786,225 (43%)

CICA

| Measure 103| Taxes| The Oregon Ban Tax on Groceries Initiative may appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.| d|

791,687 (43%)

1,062,752 (57%)

CICA

| Measure 104| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| The Oregon Definition of Raising Revenue for Three-Fifths Vote Requirement Initiative may appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.| d|

631,211 (35%)

1,182,023 (65%)

CISS

| Measure 105| Immigration policy| The Oregon Repeal Sanctuary State Law Initiative (#6, 22) may appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.| d|

675,389 (37%)

1,172,774 (63%)

CICA

| Measure 106| Abortion policy| The Oregon Ban Public Funds for Abortions Initiative may appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.| d|

658,793 (36%)

1,195,718 (64%)

January 23

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Measure 101| Tax and revenue administration; Public assistance programs; Public health insurance| Oregon Measure 101: Healthcare Insurance Premiums Tax for Medicaid Referendum Election date January 23, 2018Topic Taxes&#160;and HealthcareStatus ApprovedType ReferendumOrigin Citizens|

657,117 (62%)

408,387 (38%)

### 2016

See also: Oregon 2016 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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CISS

| Measure 100| Animal treatment laws| Prohibits the sale of products and parts of 12 types of animals in Oregon: rhino, cheetah, tiger, sea turtle, lion, elephant, whale, shark, pangolin, jaguar, ray, and leopard|

1,306,213 (69%)

574,631 (31%)

LRCA

| Measure 94| Age limits for officials| Removes the mandatory retirement age for judges, which was 75 years old going into the election| d|

699,689 (37%)

1,194,167 (63%)

LRCA

| Measure 95| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Allows public state universities to invest in equities|

1,301,183 (70%)

546,919 (30%)

LRCA

| Measure 96| Gambling policy| Devotes 1.5 percent of state lottery net proceeds toward veterans' services|

1,611,367 (84%)

312,526 (16%)

CISS

| Measure 97| Taxes| Removes the cap on the corporate gross sales tax, also known as the "minimum tax," and establishes a 2.5 percent tax on gross sales that exceed $25 million| d|

808,310 (41%)

1,164,658 (59%)

CISS

| Measure 98| Public education funding| Requires the Oregon Legislature to fund dropout-prevention and career and college readiness programs in Oregon high schools|

1,260,163 (66%)

650,347 (34%)

CISS

| Measure 99| Gambling policy| Creates an "Outdoor School Education Fund," sourced from state lottery proceeds, to support outdoor school programs|

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### 2014

See also: Oregon 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 86| Higher education funding| Creates a fund for Oregonians pursuing post-secondary education and authorizes the financing of this fund via debt| d|

614,439 (43%)

821,596 (57%)

LRCA

| Measure 87| State judiciary| Allows state judges to be employed by the National Guard and state public universities as teachers and allows school employees to serve in the state legislature|

817,709 (58%)

600,015 (42%)

| Measure 88| Transportation; Immigration policy| Repeals Senate Bill 833, which makes four-year driver licenses available to those who cannot prove legal presence in the United States| d|

506,751 (34%)

983,576 (66%)

CICA

| Measure 89| Sex and gender issues; Constitutional rights| Add language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex|

925,892 (64%)

514,907 (36%)

CISS

| Measure 90| Primary election systems| Creates a top-two system of general election voting where all voters receive the same primary ballot that shows all candidates, regardless of political party| d|

459,629 (32%)

987,050 (68%)

CISS

| Measure 91| Marijuana laws| Legalizes recreational marijuana for people ages 21 and older|

847,865 (56%)

663,346 (44%)

CISS

| Measure 92| Business regulations; Food policy| Requires the labeling of certain foodstuffs that were produced with or contained genetically modified organisms| d|

752,737 (50%)

753,574 (50%)

### 2012

See also: Oregon 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 77| State executive powers and duties; Government continuity policy| Authorizes the governor to declare a catastrophic disaster|

957,646 (59%)

673,468 (41%)

LRCA

| Measure 78| State legislative structure; State judiciary structure; State executive branch structure| Changes the terminology in the state Constitution for the three state government branches|

1,165,963 (72%)

458,509 (28%)

CICA

| Measure 79| Taxes| Prohibits real estate transfer taxes|

976,587 (59%)

679,710 (41%)

CISS

| Measure 80| Marijuana laws| Legalize marijuana for personal use| d|

810,538 (47%)

923,071 (53%)

CISS

| Measure 81| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit commercial fishers from using gillnets to catch salmon in the mainstem of the lower Columbia River| d|

567,996 (35%)

1,072,614 (65%)

CICA

| Measure 82| Gambling policy| Authorizes privately-owned casinos| d|

485,240 (28%)

1,226,331 (72%)

CISS

| Measure 83| Gambling policy| Authorizes a single privately-owned casino in Multnomah County| d|

500,123 (29%)

1,207,508 (71%)

CISS

| Measure 84| Taxes; Property| Phase out estate and inheritance taxes| d|

776,143 (46%)

912,541 (54%)

CICA

| Measure 85| Public education funding; Revenue allocation; Business taxes| Allocates the corporate income and excise tax refund to the General Fund to provide additional funding for public education|

1,007,122 (60%)

672,586 (40%)

### 2010

See also: Oregon 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 70| Veterans policy| Expand eligibility for low-interest home loans from the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund to more veterans and spouses.|

1,180,933 (84%)

217,679 (16%)

LRCA

| Measure 71| State legislative processes and sessions| Require annual legislative sessions, limiting regular sessions to 160 days in odd-numbered years and 35 days in even-numbered years, with five-day extensions by a two-thirds vote.|

919,040 (68%)

435,776 (32%)

LRCA

| Measure 72| Property; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Add an exception to the $50,000 borrowing limit to allow the state to issue bonds to finance state real and personal property projects.|

774,582 (59%)

536,204 (41%)

CISS

| Measure 73| Criminal sentencing| Increase minimum sentences for certain repeated sex crimes and mandate a 90-day minimum sentence for certain repeated driving under influence convictions.|

802,388 (57%)

608,317 (43%)

CISS

| Measure 74| Marijuana laws; Business regulations| Establish a medical marijuana supply system with licensing, low-income assistance for cardholders, and a marijuana use research program.| d|

627,016 (44%)

791,186 (56%)

CISS

| Measure 75| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Gambling policy| Authorize a privately-owned casino in Multnomah County and require the casino to allocate a percentage of their monthly gross revenue to the State Lottery and the Job Growth, Education and Communities Fund.| d|

448,162 (32%)

959,342 (68%)

CICA

| Measure 76| Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Revenue allocation; Gambling policy| Continue to allocate 15% of net state lottery proceeds to the Parks and Natural Resources Fund beyond 2014|

972,825 (69%)

432,552 (31%)

May 18

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 68| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Allow the state to issue bonds to match school district bonds for school capital costs.|

498,073 (65%)

267,052 (35%)

LRCA

| Measure 69| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education| Continue to allow the state to use bonds to finance higher education, allowing the purchase of existing buildings and nontax revenues for self-supporting bonds.|

546,649 (72%)

216,157 (28%)

January 26

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Measure 66| Taxes| Increase taxes on incomes at and above $250,000 for households and $125,000 for individual filers.|

692,687 (54%)

583,707 (46%)

| Measure 67| Taxes| Increase $10 corporate minimum tax and profit tax and establish $150 minimum business tax.|

682,720 (54%)

591,188 (46%)

### 2008

See also: Oregon 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 54| Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Voting age policy| Align voter eligibility for school board elections with other elections, removing age, residency, and literacy test requirements.|

1,194,173 (73%)

450,979 (27%)

LRCA

| Measure 55| Redistricting policy| Allow legislators to complete terms representing their elected districts with new redistricting taking effect after the next general election|

1,251,478 (77%)

364,993 (23%)

LRCA

| Measure 56| Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Property taxes| Eliminate double majority voter turnout requirements for property tax elections held in May and November.|

959,118 (57%)

735,500 (43%)

LRSS

| Measure 57| Drug crime policy; Criminal sentencing| Increase prison sentences for specified drug and property crimes, require addiction treatment to certain offenders, and provide grants for local jails and treatment services.|

1,058,955 (61%)

665,942 (39%)

CISS

| Measure 58| English language policy; Education; Immigration policy| Prohibit teaching public school students in any language other than English for more than two years, except for foreign language classes.| d|

756,903 (44%)

977,696 (56%)

CISS

| Measure 59| Taxes| Create an unlimited deduction for federal income taxes on Oregon returns, exempting taxpayers from state or local income taxes on income taxed within Oregon.| d|

615,894 (36%)

1,084,422 (64%)

CISS

| Measure 60| Public school teachers and staff| Require pay raises for public school teachers based on classroom performance instead of seniority.| d|

673,296 (39%)

1,070,682 (61%)

CISS

| Measure 61| State judiciary; Law enforcement| Create mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain theft, identity theft, forgery, drug, and burglary crimes.| d|

848,901 (49%)

887,165 (51%)

CICA

| Measure 62| Gambling policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Allocate 15% of lottery proceeds to a public safety fund, reducing the percentage of funds for other lottery-funded programs.| d|

674,428 (39%)

1,035,756 (61%)

CISS

| Measure 63| Property| Exempt residential and farm property owners from building permit requirements for improvements under $35,000.| d|

784,376 (46%)

928,721 (54%)

CISS

| Measure 64| Campaign finance| Prohibit the use of public resources to collect money for political purposes, providing definitions for such terms.| d|

835,563 (49%)

854,327 (51%)

CISS

| Measure 65| Primary election systems| Establish a top-two system for primary elections and change general election nomination processes for most partisan offices.| d|

553,640 (34%)

1,070,580 (66%)

May 20

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 51| Crime victims' rights| Allow crime victims to seek remedies through due process for violations of their constitutional rights in prosecutions and proceedings.|

744,195 (75%)

249,143 (25%)

LRCA

| Measure 52| Crime victims' rights| Allow crime victims to seek remedies through due process for violations of constitutional rights regarding protection from offenders throughout prosecutions and proceedings.|

738,092 (75%)

247,738 (25%)

LRCA

| Measure 53| Criminal trials| Allow property forfeiture for similar crimes and without conviction.|

490,158 (50%)

489,477 (50%)

### 2007

See also: Oregon 2007 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRSS

| Measure 49| Property| Clarify the right to build homes in Measure 37, allowing claimants to build three homes if initially allowed and four to 10 homes with documented property value reductions|

718,023 (62%)

437,351 (38%)

LRCA

| Measure 50| Taxes| Increase cigarette and tobacco taxes, allocating revenues towards the Healthy Kid's Program, tobacco prevention, and healthcare for low-income adults and children.| d|

472,063 (41%)

686,470 (59%)

### 2006

See also: Oregon 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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CISS

| Measure 39| Property; Eminent domain policy| Prohibit public bodies from condemning privately-held land or buildings if the action results in transferring the property to another private party.|

881,820 (67%)

431,844 (33%)

CICA

| Measure 40| State judicial selection| Require Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges to be elected by and reside in districts.| d|

576,153 (43%)

749,404 (57%)

CISS

| Measure 41| Property; Taxes| Change the "personal exemption" tax credit to a tax deduction, enabling taxpayers to claim credit for federal income tax paid and reducing state tax revenue.| d|

483,443 (37%)

818,452 (63%)

CISS

| Measure 42| Insurance policy| Prohibit insurance companies from using credit scores of applicants to calculate rates.| d|

479,935 (35%)

876,075 (65%)

CISS

| Measure 43| Abortion policy| Requires 48-hour notice to un-emancipated minor's parent before providing abortion| d|

616,876 (45%)

746,606 (55%)

CISS

| Measure 44| Healthcare| Expand the Oregon Prescription Drug Program by removing eligibility restrictions, allowing all Oregonians without prescription drug coverage to participate.|

1,049,594 (78%)

296,649 (22%)

CICA

| Measure 45| State legislative term limits| Implement legislative term limits of six years in the Oregon House, eight years in the Senate, and 14 years overall.| d|

555,016 (41%)

788,895 (59%)

CICA

| Measure 46| Campaign finance| Allow laws limiting or prohibiting election contributions and expenditures with a 3/4 vote from both legislative houses.| d|

520,342 (40%)

770,251 (60%)

CISS

| Measure 47| Campaign finance| Restrict certain contributions and expenditures to candidates, political committees, and political parties; establish disclosure and reporting requirements.|

694,918 (53%)

615,256 (47%)

CICA

| Measure 48| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Limit state spending increases from one two-year period to the next to based on the percentage increase in state population plus inflation.| d|

379,971 (29%)

923,629 (71%)

### 2004

See also: Oregon 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 31| Election administration and governance| Allow the legislature to postpone an election for elective public office if a nominated candidate dies before the election.|

1,122,852 (66%)

588,502 (34%)

LRCA

| Measure 32| Taxes| Allow mobile home taxes and fees to be used for nonhighway purposes.|

1,048,090 (61%)

661,576 (39%)

CISS

| Measure 33| Marijuana laws| Allow non-profit dispensaries to sell marijuana to registered patients and raise possession limits.| d|

764,015 (43%)

1,021,814 (57%)

CISS

| Measure 34| Environment| Manage state forests for equal conservation and timber production, allocating half of Tillamook and Clatsop state forests for restoration and the rest for timber.| d|

659,467 (29%)

1,606,496 (71%)

CICA

| Measure 35| Tort law| Limit noneconomic damages for injuries from healthcare providers' negligence or recklessness at $500,000, adjusted for inflation.| d|

869,054 (49%)

896,857 (51%)

CICA

| Measure 36| Family-related policy; LGBTQ issues| Establish the policy recognizing valid and legal marriage as between one man and one woman.|

1,028,546 (57%)

787,556 (43%)

CISS

| Measure 37| Property; Eminent domain policy| Allow property owners compensation if after property acquisition, land use regulation restricts use and reduces fair market value|

1,054,589 (61%)

685,079 (39%)

CISS

| Measure 38| Labor and unions; Insurance policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| End SAIF, transferring workers' compensation insurance responsibilities to the state, which will oversee the accident fund, reinsure it, and fulfill SAIF's existing policy obligations.| d|

670,935 (34%)

1,307,722 (66%)

February 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Measure 30| Taxes| Implement temporary and permanent tax increases and changes to maintain certain levels of service in education, healthcare, senior services, and public safety.| d|

481,315 (41%)

691,462 (59%)

### 2003

See also: Oregon 2003 ballot measures

September 16

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 29| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize the state to incur debt for savings on pension liabilities|

360,209 (55%)

291,778 (45%)

January 28

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRSS

| Measure 28| Taxes| Increase state income tax rates for three years.| d|

575,846 (46%)

676,312 (54%)

### 2002

See also: Oregon 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 14| Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional wording changes| Remove historical racial references, such as “negroes,” “mulattoes” and “whites," from the Oregon Constitution.|

867,901 (71%)

352,027 (29%)

LRCA

| Measure 15| Earthquake infrastructure; Bond issues| Authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds for seismic rehabilitation of public education buildings.|

671,640 (56%)

535,638 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure 16| Earthquake infrastructure; Bond issues| Authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds for seismic rehabilitation of emergency services buildings.|

669,451 (56%)

530,587 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure 17| Age limits for officials| Reduce minimum age to serve as a state legislator from 21 to 18 years.| d|

341,717 (27%)

910,331 (73%)

LRCA

| Measure 18| Taxes; Property| Allow certain taxing districts to establish permanent tax rate limits and to divide into tax zones.| d|

450,444 (39%)

704,116 (61%)

CICA

| Measure 21| State judicial selection| Require filling judicial vacancies through elections within 90 days, adding "None of the Above" as a ballot option.| d|

526,450 (44%)

668,256 (56%)

CICA

| Measure 22| Redistricting policy; State judicial selection| Create judicial districts based on population and require Oregon Supreme Court judges and appellate judges to be elected.| d|

595,936 (49%)

610,063 (51%)

CISS

| Measure 23| Income taxes; Public health insurance| Create the Oregon Comprehensive Health Care Finance Plan, funded by new individual progressive income and payroll taxes for medically necessary health services.| d|

265,310 (21%)

969,537 (79%)

CISS

| Measure 24| Business regulations; Healthcare governance| Authorize dentist-denturist joint cooperative businesses and allow licensed denturists to install partial dentures to replace missing teeth.|

907,979 (76%)

286,492 (24%)

CISS

| Measure 25| Minimum wage laws| Increase the minimum wage to $6.90 and require annual increases for inflation in future years, based on consumer price index.|

645,016 (51%)

611,658 (49%)

CISS

| Measure 26| Initiative and referendum process| Prohibit payment based on number of signatures collected on initiative and referendum petitions.|

921,606 (75%)

301,415 (25%)

CISS

| Measure 27| Business regulations; Food policy| Require "Genetically-Engineered" label on sold or distributed foods derived from or processed using genetically-engineered material.| d|

371,851 (30%)

886,806 (70%)

September 17

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 19| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Convert the education endowment fund into a stability fund and transfer $150 million from stability fund to the State School Fund.|

496,815 (62%)

306,440 (38%)

LRSS

| Measure 20| Public health insurance; Tobacco and cigarette taxes; Tobacco laws| Increase cigarette taxes by 60 cents per 20-cigarette pack, allocating revenues to the Oregon Health Plan.|

522,613 (64%)

289,119 (36%)

May 21

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 10| Education| Allow Oregon’s public universities and colleges to receive stock in exchange for technology they create.|

608,640 (77%)

177,004 (23%)

LRCA

| Measure 11| Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding| Authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds to help finance the Oregon Health & Science University medical research capital costs.|

589,869 (76%)

190,226 (24%)

LRCA

| Measure 13| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Convert the education endowment fund into an education stability fund and transfer $220 million to the School Fund.| d|

376,605 (48%)

411,923 (52%)

### 2000

See also: Oregon 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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CICA

| Measure 1| Education| Require the legislature to fund school quality goals adequately, issue reports, and establish equalization grants.|

940,223 (66%)

477,461 (34%)

CISS

| Measure 2| State legislative processes and sessions| Create a new process to review administrative rules by the legislature upon the petition of at least 10,000 voters.| d|

605,575 (44%)

779,190 (56%)

CICA

| Measure 3| Property| Require a conviction before property forfeiture and reporting of forfeitures and restrict the use of proceeds from forfeitures.|

952,792 (67%)

465,081 (33%)

CISS

| Measure 4| Healthcare facility funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Create the Oregon Health Plan Trust Fund from tobacco settlement proceeds to be used for public low-income health care.| d|

650,850 (45%)

789,543 (55%)

CISS

| Measure 5| Firearms policy| Expand current background-check requirement beyond handgun transfers by gun dealers.|

921,926 (62%)

569,996 (38%)

CISS

| Measure 6| Campaign finance| Provide campaign funds to qualifying candidates who limit the amount of political contributions they receive and their campaign spending.| d|

586,910 (41%)

838,011 (59%)

CICA

| Measure 8| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Limit state appropriations to 15 percent of Oregonian's total personal income earned in the past two years.| d|

608,090 (44%)

789,699 (56%)

LRCA

| Measure 83| Veterans policy| Allow the Director of Veterans’ Affairs to establish standards for granting veterans’ loans and eliminate specific active duty date requirements.|

1,084,870 (75%)

365,203 (25%)

LRCA

| Measure 84| Local government finance and taxes| Require the state to pay for services that the state requires local governments to provide.|

1,211,384 (84%)

222,723 (16%)

LRCA

| Measure 85| Local government organization| Allow counties with over 100,000 inhabitants to be established or reduced to an area smaller than 400 square miles.| d|

634,307 (45%)

767,366 (55%)

LRCA

| Measure 86| Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Require refunds to taxpayers when general fund revenues exceed state estimates by two percent or more.|

898,793 (62%)

550,304 (38%)

LRCA

| Measure 87| Sexual content regulations; Business regulations| Allow the zoning of sexually oriented businesses without needing to demonstrate actual neighborhood harm.| d|

694,410 (47%)

771,901 (53%)

LRSS

| Measure 88| Taxes| Increase the maximum deductible on state income tax returns for federal income taxes paid from $3000 to $5000.|

739,270 (51%)

724,097 (49%)

LRSS

| Measure 89| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Tobacco laws| Create the Health Security Fund from tobacco settlement proceeds to be allocated to health, housing, and transportation programs.| d|

622,814 (43%)

828,117 (57%)

CISS

| Measure 9| LGBTQ issues; Education| Prohibit public school instruction encouraging, promoting, or sanctioning homosexual/bisexual behaviors and provide penalties.| d|

702,572 (47%)

788,691 (53%)

| Measure 90| Utility policy| Allow regulated utilities to set rates that allow for returns on their undepreciated investments in retired property.| d|

158,810 (12%)

1,208,545 (88%)

CICA

| Measure 91| Taxes| Allow corporate income taxpayers to deduct federal taxes from Oregon taxable income and prohibit local governments from taxing federal income tax payments.| d|

661,342 (45%)

814,885 (55%)

CICA

| Measure 92| Campaign finance| Prohibit employee payroll deductions if any portion of the money will be used for a political purpose, unless the employee gives written permission.| d|

656,250 (45%)

815,338 (55%)

CICA

| Measure 93| Ballot measure process| Require voter approval matching this measure's approval percentage for new state and local taxes, fees, or charges, unless exempted.| d|

581,186 (40%)

865,091 (60%)

CISS

| Measure 94| Criminal sentencing| Repeal mandatory minimum sentences for certain felonies and require resentencing for individuals subjected to previous mandatory minimums.| d|

387,068 (27%)

1,073,275 (73%)

CICA

| Measure 95| Public school teachers and staff| Prohibit schools from basing teacher pay on tenure or additional courses taken, instead requiring compensation and increases to be based on job performance| d|

514,926 (35%)

962,250 (65%)

CICA

| Measure 96| Initiative and referendum process; State legislative authority| Prohibit the legislature from imposing restrictions that hinder initiative and referendum accessibility or affordability for amending the Oregon Constitution.| d|

527,613 (38%)

866,588 (62%)

CISS

| Measure 97| Hunting regulations; Business regulations| Prohibit the use of certain animal poisons, body-gripping traps for trapping, and the fur trade involving animals caught in these traps.| d|

606,939 (41%)

867,219 (59%)

CICA

| Measure 98| Campaign finance| Prohibit the use of public resources, including money, employee time, buildings, and equipment, for collecting political funds.| d|

678,024 (47%)

776,489 (53%)

CICA

| Measure 99| Healthcare governance; Public assistance programs| Create a public Home Care Commission to oversee quality services for elderly and disabled individuals receiving publicly funded personal care at home.|

911,217 (63%)

539,414 (37%)

May 16

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 77| Taxes; Property| Change some of certain local districts' property tax authority from temporary to permanent.| d|

336,253 (44%)

432,541 (56%)

LRCA

| Measure 78| Initiative and referendum process| Lengthen the period of time for verifying signatures on initiative and referendum petitions by 15 more days.|

528,129 (62%)

327,440 (38%)

LRCA

| Measure 79| Initiative and referendum process| Increase the number of signatures required to place a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot from 8% to 12% of the total votes cast in the last gubernatorial election| d|

356,912 (41%)

505,081 (59%)

LRCA

| Measure 80| Taxes; Transportation| Allow fuel taxes and vehicle fees to be used for policing highways, roads, streets, and roadside rest areas.| d|

310,640 (36%)

559,941 (64%)

LRCA

| Measure 81| Civil and criminal trials| Allow the legislature to limit recovery of damages in civil actions.| d|

219,009 (25%)

650,348 (75%)

| Measure 82| Transportation; Taxes| Repeal the weight-mile tax, replacing it with a 29 cent per gallon diesel fuel tax, and increase registration fees on most heavy vehicles.| d|

109,741 (13%)

767,329 (87%)

### 1999

See also: Oregon 1999 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 68| Prison work regulations; Corrections governance; Administrative organization| Eliminate the Prison Industries Board, shifting responsibilities to the Director of the Department of Corrections.|

406,526 (58%)

289,407 (42%)

LRCA

| Measure 69| Crime victims' rights| Provide victims with specified constitutional rights in criminal prosecutions and juvenile court delinquency proceedings|

406,393 (58%)

292,419 (42%)

LRCA

| Measure 70| Civil and criminal trials| Provide the public with the right to demand a jury trial in criminal cases.| d|

289,783 (42%)

407,429 (58%)

LRCA

| Measure 71| Bail policy; Crime victims' rights| Require a court to consider the reasonable protection of the victim and public when deciding to pretrial release the accused person.|

404,404 (58%)

292,696 (42%)

LRCA

| Measure 72| Civil and criminal trials| Allow a murder conviction by nonunanimous (11 to 1) jury verdict instead of an unanimous verdict.| d|

316,351 (45%)

382,685 (55%)

LRCA

| Measure 73| Civil and criminal trials| Limit immunity from criminal prosecution of person ordered to testify about his or her conduct, eliminating complete immunity.| d|

320,160 (46%)

369,843 (54%)

LRCA

| Measure 74| Civil and criminal trials| Require the terms of imprisonment announced in court to be fully served, with some exceptions.|

368,899 (53%)

325,078 (47%)

LRCA

| Measure 75| Civil and criminal trials| Prohibit felons and persons convicted of a violent misdemeanor within the last five years from serving on grand juries and criminal trial juries.|

399,671 (58%)

292,445 (42%)

LRCA

| Measure 76| Transportation| Require light and heavy vehicles to proportionately share highway costs through vehicle fees and a fuel tax.|

372,613 (54%)

314,351 (46%)

### 1998

See also: Oregon 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 54| Bond issues; Education| Allow the state to guarantee payment of general obligation bonds from qualified school districts, community college districts, and education service districts.|

569,982 (55%)

474,727 (45%)

LRCA

| Measure 55| Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize the state to guarantee earnings under tuition trust fund program.| d|

456,464 (44%)

579,251 (56%)

LRSS

| Measure 56| Property| Require cities and counties to provide written notice to landowners for proposed zoning ordinances affecting their property.|

874,547 (80%)

212,737 (20%)

| Measure 57| Marijuana laws; Law enforcement| Classify the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana as a Class C misdemeanor.| d|

371,967 (34%)

736,968 (66%)

CISS

| Measure 58| Family-related policy| Allow an adopted person 21 years of age or older to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate.|

621,832 (57%)

462,084 (43%)

CICA

| Measure 59| Campaign finance| Prohibit using public resources to collect or help collect political funds.| d|

539,757 (49%)

561,952 (51%)

CISS

| Measure 60| Absentee and mail voting| Require a vote by mail for biennial primary and general elections.|

757,204 (69%)

334,021 (31%)

CICA

| Measure 62| Initiative and referendum process; Campaign finance| Require additional campaign finance disclosures, regulate signature gathering and guarantee certain contribution methods.|

757,204 (69%)

334,021 (31%)

CICA

| Measure 63| Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements| Require the same supermajority vote on ballot measures proposing supermajority vote requirements|

566,064 (55%)

457,762 (45%)

CISS

| Measure 64| Business regulations; Forestry and timber| Restrict timber harvest practices, ban chemical herbicides and pesticides in forests, and classify forestland waters as “navigable."| d|

215,491 (19%)

897,535 (81%)

CICA

| Measure 65| State legislative authority| Create a review and approval process of state agency administrative rules by the legislature.| d|

483,811 (48%)

533,948 (52%)

CICA

| Measure 66| Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Gambling policy| Allocate 15% of lottery revenues to parks, beaches, salmon protection, wildlife habitat restoration, and watershed protection.|

742,038 (67%)

362,247 (33%)

CISS

| Measure 67| Marijuana laws| Permit the medical use of marijuana with physician’s written prescription and establish a state-controlled permit system.|

611,190 (55%)

508,263 (45%)

May 19

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 53| Ballot measure process; Property taxes| Eliminate the 50% voter turnout requirements to pass certain property tax measures.| d|

303,539 (49%)

319,871 (51%)

### 1997

See also: Oregon 1997 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|

LRSS

| Measure 51| Assisted death policy| Repeal Measure 16 (1994), which allowed persons suffering from a terminal disease to obtain a physician’s prescription for drugs to end his or her life| d|

445,830 (40%)

666,275 (60%)

LRSS

| Measure 52| Education; Bond issues| Authorize legislation establishing a state lottery bond program to finance public school projects.|

805,742 (73%)

293,425 (27%)

May 20

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRSS

| Measure 49| Prison work regulations; Business regulations; Civil trials| Restrict prison inmates from initiating lawsuits about work assignments and allow interstate shipment of prison-made products.|

699,813 (91%)

70,940 (9%)

LRSS

| Measure 50| Property; Taxes| Replace the tax limitations in Measure 47 with a reduced maximum assessed property value for the 1997-1998 tax year.|

429,943 (56%)

341,781 (44%)

### 1996

See also: Oregon 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

|
|
|
|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure 26| Constitutional wording changes; Corrections governance| Provide constitutional language for crime law punishment to focus on protecting society, personal responsibility, accountability, and reformation|

878,677 (67%)

440,283 (33%)

LRCA

| Measure 27| State legislatures measures; Administration of government| Authorize the legislature to change and create state agency rules and require such agencies to file with a new legislative committee for new rules or rule changes.| d|

349,050 (27%)

938,819 (73%)

LRCA

| Measure 28| Veterans policy| Repeal pre-service or five-year residency requirements for veterans to receive veterans’ home and farm loans.|

708,341 (54%)

593,136 (46%)

LRCA

| Measure 29| State executive official measures| Require governor’s appointees to vacate office ninety days after their term.| d|

335,057 (26%)

958,947 (74%)

LRCA

| Measure 30| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Require the state government to pay local governments for the costs of state-mandated programs.|

731,127 (56%)

566,168 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure 31| Sexual content regulations| Provide that "obscenity, including child pornography," receives no more free speech protection than under the U.S. Constitution.| d|

630,980 (47%)

706,974 (53%)

| Measure 32| Transportation; Bond issues| Authorize lottery bonds for a regional light rail in the Portland Metropolitan Area and other transportation projects.| d|

622,764 (47%)

704,970 (53%)

CICA

| Measure 33| State legislative vote requirements; Initiative and referendum process| Prohibit legislative changes to laws from initiatives or referendums for five years and require a three-fifths legislative vote to alter or nullify the law after this period.| d|

638,824 (49%)

652,811 (51%)

CISS

| Measure 34| Hunting regulations; Game and fish commissions| Provide sole authority to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to manage wildlife and repeal Measure 18 of 1994, allowing hunters to utilize bait and dogs when hunting for bears or cougars.| d|

570,803 (43%)

762,979 (57%)

CISS

| Measure 35| Business regulations; Healthcare governance| Limit pay bases for healthcare providers to work performed, hourly wages, prearranged salary or benefits, bonuses, or expense reimbursement.| d|

441,108 (35%)

807,987 (65%)

CISS

| Measure 36| Minimum wage laws| Increase the state minimum wage from $4.75 to $6.50 per hour over three years.|

769,725 (57%)

584,303 (43%)

CISS

| Measure 37| Pollution, waste, and recycling policy| Require consumers and dealers to pay deposits on additional types of beverage cans and receive funds for recycling them.| d|

540,645 (40%)

818,336 (60%)

CISS

| Measure 38| Water; Environment; Agriculture policy| Prohibit livestock compromising state water quality standards from accessing marked water bodies and adjacent affected lands.| d|

479,921 (36%)

852,661 (64%)

CICA

| Measure 39| Healthcare governance; Constitutional rights| Provide that persons have a state constitutional right to receive services from their chosen category of health care provider| d|

569,037 (44%)

726,824 (56%)

CICA

| Measure 40| Crime victims' rights| Add crime victims' rights to the constitution.|

778,574 (59%)

544,301 (41%)

CICA

| Measure 41| Labor and unions| Require public employees’ earnings to be expressed as costs borne by the employer for the employee’s benefit.| d|

446,115 (35%)

838,088 (65%)

CICA

| Measure 42| Education| Require annual standardized testing for public school students in grades 4-12| d|

460,553 (35%)

857,878 (65%)

CISS

| Measure 43| Labor and unions| Reinstate collective bargaining for public safety employees and maintain prohibition of striking by public safety employees.| d|

547,131 (44%)

707,586 (56%)

CISS

| Measure 44| Taxes; Tobacco laws| Increase cigarette and tobacco products taxes, directing revenues to the Oregon Health Plan, tobacco use reduction, and general fund.|

759,048 (56%)

598,543 (44%)

CICA

| Measure 45| Public employee retirement funds| Raise public employees’ normal retirement age, eliminate medical benefits for non-disability retirees, and limit guaranteed benefits.| d|

458,238 (35%)

866,461 (65%)

CICA

| Measure 46| Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements| Require that a measure to enact a tax or increase a tax must receive approval from a majority of registered voters| d|

158,555 (12%)

1,180,148 (88%)

CICA

| Measure 47| Taxes| Limit property tax collection; require voter approval for new or increased property taxes; and prohibit property assessment beyond market value.|

704,554 (52%)

642,613 (48%)

CICA

| Measure 48| Federal government issues| Instruct state legislators and congressional delegation to vote for congressional term limits to the federal constitution.| d|

624,771 (48%)

671,095 (52%)

May 21

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 23| Civil and criminal trials| Increase the minimum threshold for jury trial guarantees in lawsuits from $200 to $750.|

466,580 (72%)

177,218 (28%)

LRCA

| Measure 24| Initiative and referendum process| Change the initiative process signature requirements, requiring collection from all congressional districts.| d|

279,399 (44%)

360,592 (56%)

LRCA

| Measure 25| State legislative vote requirements| Require a three-fifths majority in each house to pass revenue-raising bills.|

349,918 (55%)

289,930 (45%)

### 1995

See also: Oregon 1995 ballot measures

May 16

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 21| Education; Gambling policy| Authorize state lottery profits to fund public education and establish the Education Endowment Fund.|

671,027 (87%)

99,728 (13%)

LRCA

| Measure 22| State legislatures measures| Require legislative appointees to inhabit in their respective districts for at least one year before appointment and throughout their terms|

709,931 (94%)

45,311 (6%)

### 1994

See also: Oregon 1994 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

CICA

| Measure 10| Criminal sentencing; State legislative vote requirements| Require a two-thirds vote in each legislative house to reduce a criminal sentence previously approved by voters.|

763,507 (65%)

415,678 (35%)

CISS

| Measure 11| Law enforcement; State judiciary| Set mandatory sentences for listed felonies and bar early release, leave, or reduced sentences, applied to persons over the age of 15.|

788,695 (66%)

412,816 (34%)

CISS

| Measure 12| Public works labor and contracting| Repeal prevailing wage law requiring paying public project workers no less than the local prevailing wage rate for similar occupations or trades.| d|

450,553 (38%)

731,146 (62%)

CICA

| Measure 13| LGBTQ issues| Prohibit government classifications based on homosexuality and spending on expressions of approval of homosexuality.| d|

592,746 (48%)

630,628 (52%)

CICA

| Measure 14| Business regulations; Mineral resources| Add operating and reclamation requirements, ban in-ground chemical process ore mining, and end tax credits for such mining firms.| d|

500,005 (42%)

679,936 (58%)

CICA

| Measure 15| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education| Require state funding for schools and community colleges at least at the 1993-1995 base amount, adjusted for inflation, deflation, and enrollment changes| d|

438,018 (37%)

760,853 (63%)

CISS

| Measure 16| Assisted death policy| Allow person's suffering from a terminal disease to obtain a physician’s prescription for drugs to end his or her life|

627,980 (51%)

596,018 (49%)

CICA

| Measure 17| Prison work regulations| Require state prison inmates to work or train forty hours per week and allow public and private sectors to utilize inmate labor.|

859,896 (71%)

350,541 (29%)

CISS

| Measure 18| Hunting regulations| Prohibit the bait to attract or take black bears or to take black bears and dogs to hunt black bears or cougars, with exceptions.|

629,527 (52%)

586,026 (48%)

CICA

| Measure 19| Sexual content regulations; Constitutional rights| Remove obscenity, including child pornography, from free expression.| d|

549,754 (46%)

652,139 (54%)

CICA

| Measure 20| Taxes| Replace property, income, and all other taxes and fees with state "Equal Tax" on the transfer of property, goods and services.| d|

284,195 (24%)

898,416 (76%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Election administration and governance| Change the deadline for filing candidacy for elective official vacancies from 20 to 61 days before the general election.|

776,197 (67%)

382,126 (33%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| State legislatures measures| Create a vacancy when a legislator is convicted of a felony and disqualify the convicted legislator from holding legislative office.|

1,055,111 (88%)

145,499 (12%)

CICA

| Measure 5| Taxes| Require voter approval for new or increased state or local taxes, certain fees, and certain charges.| d|

543,302 (45%)

671,025 (55%)

CICA

| Measure 6| Campaign finance| Permit candidates to only use contributions from district residents and require violators to forfeit candidacy or office.|

628,180 (53%)

555,019 (47%)

CICA

| Measure 7| Sex and gender issues; Constitutional rights; Race and ethnicity issues| Prohibit government from denying equal protection of law due to race, color, religion, gender, age, or national origin.| d|

512,980 (43%)

671,021 (57%)

CICA

| Measure 8| Public employee retirement funds| Require public employees to pay six percent of their salaries toward their pension and prohibit pension increase from unused sick leave.|

611,760 (50%)

610,776 (50%)

CISS

| Measure 9| Campaign finance| Limit contribution amounts to certain candidates and provide optional limits on candidate spending at elections.|

851,014 (72%)

324,224 (28%)

May 17

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 2| Taxes; Transportation| Allow allocating future vehicle fuel revenues to import fuel and address environmental issues related to storage, use, or distribution.| d|

158,028 (26%)

446,665 (74%)

### 1993

See also: Oregon 1993 ballot measures

November 9

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Education; Taxes| Implement a five percent sales tax to provide additional funding to public education.| d|

240,991 (25%)

721,930 (75%)

June 29

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Taxes; Bond issues; Public economic investment policy| Allow local voters to authorize taxes outside constitutional limitations to repay urban renewal bonds.| d|

180,070 (27%)

482,714 (73%)

### 1992

See also: Oregon 1992 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation| Authorize the issuance and sale of up to $250 million in general obligation bonds for state parks and recreation facilities.| d|

653,062 (45%)

786,017 (55%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Fuel taxes; Parks, land, and natural area conservation| Allow biennial motor fuel tax increases up to 2 cents per gallon for state park and recreation sites.| d|

399,259 (28%)

1,039,322 (72%)

CICA

| Measure 3| State legislatures measures| Set term limits for House representatives, Senators, statewide elected roles, U.S. Congress House Representatives and Senators.|

1,003,706 (70%)

439,694 (30%)

CISS

| Measure 4| Transportation| Prohibit permits for triple truck-trailer combinations on state highways.| d|

567,467 (39%)

896,778 (61%)

CISS

| Measure 5| Nuclear energy| Close the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant until a permanent federal waste site is licensed and earthquakes and health hazards conditions are met.| d|

585,051 (40%)

874,636 (60%)

CISS

| Measure 6| Nuclear energy| Prohibit Trojan Nuclear Power Plant operation unless earthquake standards are met and a permanent waste storage site is available.| d|

619,329 (43%)

830,850 (57%)

CICA

| Measure 7| Property; Taxes| Raise property tax rate limits, differentiate rates for school funding in two property categories, and extend equivalent relief to residential renters.| d|

362,621 (25%)

1,077,206 (75%)

CISS

| Measure 8| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Restrict lower Columbia River fishing to the most selective means possible and allow the release of non-targeted fish unharmed.| d|

576,633 (41%)

828,096 (59%)

CICA

| Measure 9| LGBTQ issues| Require all state and local governments to discourage, not facilitate, and not recognize homosexuality and other listed “behaviors."| d|

638,527 (44%)

828,290 (56%)

May 19

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Taxes; Law enforcement; Transportation| Allow future fuel tax and registration fee revenues for the policing of public highways and roadside rest areas.| d|

244,173 (35%)

451,715 (65%)

### 1990

See also: Oregon 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 1| Local government finance and taxes| Allow metropolitan service districts to self-govern metropolitan matters by forming home rule district charters.|

510,947 (51%)

491,170 (49%)

CISS

| Measure 10| Abortion policy| Requires doctors to give a two day notice to the guardian of a minor seeking an abortion| d|

530,851 (48%)

577,806 (52%)

CICA

| Measure 11| Restricted-use funds; School choice policy; Income taxes| Require open enrollment for students to attend public schools outside their districts and offer state income tax credit for non-public school education expenses| d|

351,977 (32%)

741,863 (68%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Education; Taxes| Allow the new tax base of the newly created district would be equal to the sums of merged school districts.|

680,463 (66%)

354,288 (34%)

| Measure 3| Taxes; Public employee retirement funds| Eliminate state income tax exemption on Public Employes Retirement System (PERS) benefits and provide extra benefits to PERS retirees.| d|

406,372 (40%)

617,586 (60%)

CISS

| Measure 4| Nuclear energy| Prohibit the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant from operating until nuclear waste, cost, and earthquake standards are met.| d|

446,795 (40%)

660,992 (60%)

CICA

| Measure 5| Taxes; Property| Set a constitutional limit on property tax allocation for schools and government operations tied to the property's real market value.|

574,833 (52%)

522,022 (48%)

CISS

| Measure 6| Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Business regulations| Require packaging materials to be reusable or recyclable by 1993.| d|

467,418 (42%)

636,804 (58%)

CISS

| Measure 7| Public assistance programs| Establish a three-year pilot public work program, substituting government-funded wages for welfare benefits for public assistance recipients.|

624,744 (58%)

452,853 (42%)

CICA

| Measure 8| Abortion policy| Prohibit abortion in Oregon| d|

355,963 (32%)

747,599 (68%)

CISS

| Measure 9| Vehicle and driver regulations| Require motor vehicle drivers and passengers to wear safety belts on all public roads in Oregon.|

598,460 (54%)

512,872 (46%)

May 15

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Taxes; Transportation| Authorize allocation of local vehicle taxes for mass transit with voter approval.| d|

294,099 (48%)

324,458 (52%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Environment; Bond issues| Allows state general obligation bond funds for pollution and waste control facilities and related activities.|

352,922 (59%)

248,123 (41%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| State legislatures measures| Require annual legislative sessions with a maximum of 135 calendar days in odd-numbered years and 45 days in even-numbered years.| d|

294,664 (50%)

299,831 (50%)

LRAQ

| Measure 5A| Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Change the K-12 schools financing system in Oregon.|

462,090 (77%)

140,747 (23%)

LRAQ

| Measure 5B| Property; Taxes| Increase the income tax from 5% to 5.8%, from 7% to 8%, and from 9% to 10.4% to reduce homeowner school property taxes.| d|

177,964 (30%)

408,842 (70%)

LRAQ

| Measure 5C| Property; Taxes| Increase the 9% top personal income tax rate to eliminate school property taxes on homes.| d|

128,642 (22%)

449,725 (78%)

LRAQ

| Measure 5D| Taxes; Property| Implement a 4% sales tax on most goods to reduce K-12 school operating property taxes.| d|

202,367 (34%)

385,820 (66%)

LRAQ

| Measure 5E| Property; Taxes| Implement a 5% sales tax on goods and services to eliminate K-12 school operating property taxes.| d|

222,611 (37%)

374,466 (63%)

### 1989

See also: Oregon 1989 ballot measures

June 27

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Property| Allow the state to use proceeds from forfeited property as designated by the Legislative Assembly.|

340,506 (71%)

141,649 (29%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Forestry and timber; Business regulations| Prohibit the sale or export of timber from state-owned lands unless that timber is processed in Oregon.|

446,151 (90%)

48,558 (10%)

May 16

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Taxes; Education| Revise the tax base limits of school districts and allow school districts to combine their tax bases if they merge.| d|

183,818 (41%)

263,283 (59%)

### 1988

See also: Oregon 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| State executive official measures| Extend the deadline for the governor to veto legislation after the legislature adjourns from 20 days to 30 days.|

615,012 (54%)

520,939 (46%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Allow Common School Fund investment in corporate stocks and authorize the State Land Board to allocate investment revenues for state land management.|

621,894 (55%)

510,694 (45%)

LRSS

| Measure 3| Vehicle and driver regulations| Require seatbelts for motor vehicle drivers and passengers and provide penalties for violations.| d|

528,324 (44%)

684,747 (56%)

CISS

| Measure 4| Parole policy; Criminal sentencing| Abolish probation, parole, and "indeterminate sentences" for individuals convicted of specified crimes.|

947,805 (79%)

252,985 (21%)

CISS

| Measure 5| Tobacco laws; Alcohol laws; Athletics and sports; Taxes| Increase taxes on malt beverages (such as beer) and cigarettes to finance an Intercollegiate Athletic Fund.| d|

449,797 (37%)

759,360 (63%)

CISS

| Measure 6| Smoking bans; Tobacco laws| Prohibit public smoking in most indoor places and exempt bars, hotel rooms, tobacco shops, and home workplaces not used by the public.| d|

430,147 (37%)

737,779 (63%)

CISS

| Measure 7| Water; Environment| Add more river sections in the "scenic waterways" system to protect scenic, fishery, wildlife, and recreational values.|

663,604 (56%)

516,998 (44%)

CISS

| Measure 8| LGBTQ issues; State executive official measures| Remove governor's power to prohibit sexual orientation discrimination in state executive department employment and services|

626,751 (53%)

561,355 (47%)

May 17

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Water; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize the Water Development Fund to grant loans for fish protection and watershed restoration.|

485,629 (72%)

191,008 (28%)

LRSS

| Measure 2| Transportation| Require motorcyclists and their passengers wear protective headgear.|

486,401 (68%)

224,655 (32%)

### 1987

See also: Oregon 1987 ballot measures

May 19

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRSS

| Measure 1| Nuclear energy; Federal government issues| Direct state officials and agencies to continue challenging the federal selection process for high-level nuclear waste repositories|

299,581 (75%)

100,854 (25%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Education; Taxes; Property| Authorize school districts to levy property taxes up to the last voter-approved amount and require them to adjust budgets if funds are insufficient.|

223,417 (56%)

178,839 (44%)

### 1986

See also: Oregon 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| State executive official measures| Remove the constitutional requirement for the Secretary of State live in the state capital, Salem.|

771,959 (74%)

265,999 (26%)

CISS

| Measure 10| Crime victims' rights| Expand crime victims’ rights and role in the criminal justice process, prosecution, and sentencing|

774,766 (75%)

251,509 (25%)

CICA

| Measure 11| Taxes; Property| Exempt part of an owner’s home value from property tax, require equivalent renter’s relief, and prohibit sales tax except by initiative.| d|

381,727 (37%)

639,034 (63%)

CISS

| Measure 12| Taxes| Reduce low bracket personal and corporate income tax rates, increase higher bracket rates, and increase revenue to provide property tax relief.| d|

299,551 (29%)

720,034 (71%)

CICA

| Measure 13| Voter registration| Require a voter to be registered at least twenty days before an election in order to vote.|

693,460 (67%)

343,450 (33%)

CISS

| Measure 14| Nuclear energy| Prohibit nuclear power plant operations until the federal government licenses a permanent radioactive waste disposal site.| d|

375,241 (36%)

674,641 (64%)

CISS

| Measure 15| Nuclear energy| Change the definition of radioactive waste to include waste generated before June 1, 1981 from zirconium, hafnium, or niobium production.| d|

424,099 (43%)

558,741 (57%)

CISS

| Measure 16| Taxes; Business regulations; Nuclear weapons and missiles policy| Provide tax credits to nuclear weapons manufacturers transitioning to consumer goods and penalize those who did not transition after 1990.| d|

400,119 (40%)

590,971 (60%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Redistricting policy| Revise the legislative district reapportionment procedures, shortening residency requirements for candidates and permitting voters to recall holdover senators.|

637,410 (69%)

291,355 (31%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Gambling policy| Allow charitable, fraternal, and religious organizations to hold raffles, bing, and lotto games.|

736,739 (71%)

302,957 (29%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Utility policy; Administration of government| Replace the Public Utility Commissioner with a three member Public Utility Commission.|

724,577 (71%)

297,973 (29%)

CISS

| Measure 5| Marijuana laws| Allow persons 18 years or older to privately grow or possess marijuana for personal consumption.| d|

279,479 (26%)

781,922 (74%)

CICA

| Measure 6| Abortion policy| Prohibits the use of state funds for abortions| d|

477,920 (45%)

580,163 (55%)

CICA

| Measure 7| Taxes| Implement a 5% sales tax to shift school funding from property taxes to sales tax revenue, with a portion of these funds used for property tax relief for renters.| d|

234,804 (22%)

816,369 (78%)

CISS

| Measure 8| Utility policy| Prohibit the Public Utility Commissioner from requiring local measured telephone service payments from customers.|

802,099 (80%)

201,918 (20%)

CICA

| Measure 9| Taxes; Property| Set maximum property tax rates, limit assessed property value increases to 2%, and require a majority popular vote for any new or increased property taxes.| d|

449,548 (43%)

584,396 (57%)

May 20

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Taxes| Prohibit taxing social security or railroad retirement benefits|

534,476 (82%)

118,766 (18%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Taxes| Align the tax base of a merged taxing unit, without territory expansion, to include the sum of the previous year's tax bases of all units plus six percent.|

333,277 (59%)

230,886 (41%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Initiative and referendum process| Establish a method for the Secretary of State verify initiative and referendum petition signatures.|

460,148 (78%)

132,101 (22%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| State legislative elections| Require a special election for vacancies in the office of United States Senator.|

343,005 (56%)

269,305 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| Bond issues; Prison and jail funding| Authorize the issuance and sale of up to $96 million in bonds for state-county prison buildings.| d|

300,674 (48%)

330,429 (52%)

### 1985

See also: Oregon 1985 ballot measures

September 17

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Education; Taxes| Implement sales tax up to five percent to fund educational institutions and reduce income, property and timber taxes.| d|

189,733 (22%)

664,365 (78%)

### 1984

See also: Oregon 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Recall process| Change minimum signatures for a recall referendum from 25% of voters in the last Supreme Court justice elections to 15% of voters in the last gubernatorial election.|

664,464 (59%)

470,139 (41%)

CICA

| Measure 2| Taxes; Property| Limit real property tax to less than 1.5% of 1981 assessed property value and require a majority popular vote for new or increased taxes.| d|

599,424 (49%)

616,252 (51%)

CISS

| Measure 3| Utility policy| Establish the Citizens’ Utility Board, a nonprofit public corporation funded by voluntary contributions to represent the interests of utility consumers.|

637,968 (53%)

556,826 (47%)

CICA

| Measure 4| Public economic investment policy; Gambling policy| Establish a lottery commission to organize and operate games other than bingo, parimutuel racing, or social gaming, with profits to be used for economic development.|

794,441 (66%)

412,341 (34%)

CISS

| Measure 5| Gambling policy| Regulate the state lottery by establishing qualifications for commission, director, retailers, vendors, and contractors.|

786,933 (66%)

399,231 (34%)

CICA

| Measure 6| Death penalty| Permit the death penalty for aggravated murder with a unanimous jury decision, exempting it from the Oregon Bill of Rights protections.|

653,009 (56%)

521,687 (44%)

CISS

| Measure 7| Death penalty| Require the death penalty by lethal injection for aggravated murder when an unanimous jury finds a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.|

893,818 (75%)

295,988 (25%)

CISS

| Measure 8| Law enforcement; Civil and criminal trials| Revise criminal trial statutes, give prosecutors more control, allow joint trials for multiple defendants, and prohibit dismissals after civil compromises.| d|

552,410 (48%)

597,964 (52%)

CISS

| Measure 9| Nuclear energy| Add requirements for the Energy Facility Siting Council to assess and secure radioactive isotopes disposal sites, preventing environmental risks.|

655,973 (56%)

524,214 (44%)

May 15

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize the state to borrow and lend money up to one percent of the true cash value of all taxable property for public works projects.| d|

332,175 (48%)

365,571 (52%)

LRSS

| Measure 2| Transportation; Taxes| Increase the minimum registration fee by $10, "farm truck license” fee by 20¢ per 100 pounds, and fees for specified vehicles by up to $20.| d|

234,060 (32%)

487,457 (68%)

### 1982

See also: Oregon 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Property; Taxes| Increase a taxing district’s tax base when new property construction causes the district’s true cash value to increase.| d|

219,034 (22%)

768,150 (78%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State executive official measures| Extend the governor's period to approve or veto bills after the adjournment of a legislative session from 20 to 30 days.| d|

385,672 (39%)

604,864 (61%)

CICA

| Measure 3| Property; Taxes| Limit the annual real property tax to 1.5% of 1979 true cash value of property and prohibit special ad valorem or sales tax on realty.| d|

504,836 (49%)

515,626 (51%)

CISS

| Measure 4| Transportation; Business regulations| Permit individuals other than owners, operators, or employees to dispense gasoline at retail locations.| d|

440,824 (42%)

597,970 (58%)

CISS

| Measure 5| Federal government issues; Nuclear weapons and missiles policy| Send a message from the “People of Oregon” urge the U.S. President to propose a joint halt to nuclear activities with the Soviet Union.|

623,089 (62%)

387,907 (38%)

CISS

| Measure 6| Land use and development policy| Remove the requirement for local land use plans to align with statewide planning goals.| d|

461,271 (45%)

565,056 (55%)

May 18

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Bond issues; Water| Allow up to half of irrigation and drainage projects funds to be allocated to towns with less than thirty thousand persons for water project construction.|

333,656 (56%)

267,137 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Public assistance programs; Housing| Allow the sale of bonds for loans financing multifamily housing for elderly and disabled persons and remove low-income requirement.|

389,820 (63%)

229,049 (37%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Bond issues; Law enforcement| Authorize state bonds up to $60 million to finance acquisition, construction, equipping, or improvement of correctional facilities.| d|

281,548 (46%)

333,476 (54%)

LRSS

| Measure 4| Transportation; Taxes| Increase commercial vehicle highway tax and fuel tax by 1¢ per gallon, allocating tax revenues to road maintenance and construction.| d|

308,574 (49%)

323,268 (51%)

LRSS

| Measure 5| State judiciary; State executive official measures| Empower the governor, instead of judges of the court, to appoint the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.| d|

159,811 (26%)

453,415 (74%)

### 1980

See also: Oregon 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Public education governance; State executive elections| Repeal the election of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate.| d|

291,142 (26%)

820,892 (74%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Constitutional wording changes| Remove language prohibiting voting by a person considered an 'idiot or mentally diseased person' and instead guarantee full voting rights to mentally handicapped individuals|

678,573 (60%)

455,020 (40%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Taxes; Education| Allocate revenues from oil and natural gas taxes, except motor vehicle fuel taxes, to the Common School Fund and limit such taxes to 6%.|

594,520 (54%)

500,586 (46%)

LRSS

| Measure 4| Transportation; Taxes| Increase the motor vehicle and aircraft fuel taxes from 7 to 9¢ per gallon and flat rate taxes on commercial vehicles using non-gasoline fuel.| d|

298,421 (26%)

849,745 (74%)

CISS

| Measure 5| Hunting regulations| Prohibit the sale and use of snare and leghold traps, except to temporarily control predatory livestock loss or to protect human health and safety.| d|

425,890 (37%)

728,173 (63%)

CICA

| Measure 6| Taxes; Property| Limit the annual real property tax to 1% of the 1977 true cash value of property and prohibit sales and transaction taxes on real property.| d|

416,029 (37%)

711,617 (63%)

CISS

| Measure 7| Nuclear energy| Require a federally licensed permanent disposal facility for nuclear waste and approval for plant financing.|

608,412 (53%)

535,049 (47%)

LRCA

| Measure 8| Bond issues; Law enforcement| Authorize bonds up to four thirty-fifths of one percent of true cash value of taxable property to fund state, regional, and local correctional facilities.| d|

523,955 (49%)

551,383 (51%)

May 20

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Transportation; Taxes| Limit the uses of gasoline and highway user tax revenues to solely highways, park and recreation areas, and weighmaster activities.|

451,695 (64%)

257,230 (36%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Alcohol laws| Authorize laws permitting liquor-by-the-drink licenses for other passenger common carriers such as buses| d|

325,030 (46%)

383,346 (54%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Bond issues; Energy| Authorize state bonds up to one-half of one percent of value of taxable property in the state for small scale local energy project loans.|

394,466 (59%)

278,125 (41%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Veterans policy| Standardize veterans’ home and farm loan eligibility requirements.|

574,148 (81%)

130,452 (19%)

LRSS

| Measure 5| Taxes| Continue the tax reduction program after 1980, which limits property assessment increases to five percent|

636,565 (91%)

64,979 (9%)

LRCA

| Measure 6| Public assistance programs; Housing| Define "multifamily housing" for low income elderly housing bond program to include various structures used by low-income elderly households.|

536,002 (79%)

138,675 (21%)

### 1978

See also: Oregon 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| State judicial selection| Authorize the governor to appoint judges from nonpartisan nominations, serving until the next general election, followed by a six-year elected term.| d|

358,504 (44%)

449,132 (56%)

CICA

| Measure 10| Property; Administration of government; State legislatures measures| Require the legislature to assume the Land Conservation and Development Commission's policy-making responsibilities.| d|

334,523 (39%)

515,138 (61%)

LRCA

| Measure 11| Property; Taxes| Halve homeowners' taxes by up to $1,500 and offer similar relief to renters; freeze assessed property values for one tax year.| d|

334,523 (39%)

515,138 (61%)

LRAQ

| Measure 12| Balanced budget requirements; Federal government issues| Advise officials of support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would "require a federal balanced budget, except in the event of a national emergency"|

641,862 (83%)

134,758 (17%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State legislatures measures; State executive official measures| Require State Senate confirmation for Governor-appointed state public offices, excluding judges, U.S. Senators and Representatives, and local positions.|

468,458 (57%)

349,604 (43%)

| Measure 3| Transportation; Taxes| Require annual vehicle registration, adjust carrier rates, reduce recreational vehicle fees, and require emissions tests for Portland Metropolitan Area vehicles.| d|

208,722 (24%)

673,802 (76%)

CISS

| Measure 4| Utility policy| Allow the creation of People’s Utility Districts to authorize bonds for initial utility facilities and supply public utility services and shorten formation procedures.| d|

375,587 (44%)

471,027 (56%)

CISS

| Measure 5| Business regulations; Healthcare| Require the licensing of denturists and their assistants, establish licensing requirements, and create the Advisory Council on Denture Technology.|

704,480 (78%)

201,463 (22%)

CICA

| Measure 6| Property; Taxes| Limit ad valorem real property taxes to 1.5% “full cash value," with a maximum 2% annual inflation increase.| d|

424,029 (48%)

453,741 (52%)

CICA

| Measure 7| Abortion policy| Prohibit state agencies from spending public money for abortions and from providing any programs or services promoting abortion| d|

431,577 (48%)

461,542 (52%)

CISS

| Measure 8| Death penalty| Require a separate sentencing procedure after a murder conviction with the death penalty based on the judge’s findings of deliberate actions and ongoing threat to society.|

573,707 (64%)

318,610 (36%)

CISS

| Measure 9| Utility policy| Prohibit public utilities from collecting rates based on non-utility-related costs.|

589,361 (69%)

267,132 (31%)

May 23

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| County and municipal governance; Initiative and referendum process| Require a 90-day minimum for filing petitions and set signature requirements for petitions based on the county's Governor election percentage.|

306,506 (66%)

156,623 (34%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State legislatures measures| Require open joint committees meetings and establish rules for transparency in each house and joint activities involving both houses.|

435,338 (84%)

80,176 (16%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Housing; Public assistance programs| Authorizes bonds up to one-half of one percent of true cash value of taxable property to fund multifamily housing for low income elderly.|

291,778 (54%)

250,810 (46%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Bond issues; Water| Authorize bond debt up to 0.5% of the value of property in the state to acquire local government obligations for public water systems.| d|

148,822 (30%)

351,843 (70%)

LRSS

| Measure 5| Transportation; Taxes| Prioritize highway maintenance under the Six Year Highway Improvement Plan before new highway construction and increase the state motor vehicle fuel tax from 7¢ to 9¢ per gallon.| d|

190,301 (34%)

365,170 (66%)

### 1977

See also: Oregon 1977 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water| Permit state debt up to 1.5% of all property value to create the Water Development Fund to finance loans for water development projects.|

124,484 (51%)

118,953 (49%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Energy market regulations; Hydroelectric energy| Repeal and replace Article XI-D of the Oregon Constitution to shift from state control of hydroelectric projects to allowing the state to fund nonnuclear energy development through public or private utilities| d|

105,219 (43%)

137,693 (57%)

May 17

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Property taxes; Public education funding| Limit school districts to two elections per year to authorize a tax levy outside their tax base unless voters petition for additional elections.| d|

112,570 (31%)

252,061 (69%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Veterans policy| Authorize the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund to support veterans’ organizations and services, train service officers, and Director of Veterans Affairs costs.|

200,270 (56%)

158,436 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy| Increase the debt limit for veterans’ farm and home loans from six to eight percent of the true cash value of property within the state.|

250,783 (70%)

106,953 (30%)

### 1976

See also: Oregon 1976 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| State legislatures measures| Permit multiple legislative acts to amend a statute, with the last act signed by the Governor taking precedence in case of conflicting acts.|

607,325 (71%)

247,843 (29%)

CISS

| Measure 10| Environment; Administration of government| Create the Land Conservation and Development Commission and Department to review and control local land use plans.| d|

402,608 (43%)

536,502 (57%)

CISS

| Measure 11| Drinking water systems| Prohibit adding fluoride to community water supply systems| d|

419,567 (43%)

555,981 (57%)

CISS

| Measure 12| Administration of government| Repeal intergovernmental agreements and dissolve the regional planning agency for the Clackamas-Washington-Multnomah County metropolitan area.| d|

333,933 (39%)

525,868 (61%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Local government officials and elections| Require city officers' nominations on the state-wide primary election day and city and county officers' elections on the state-wide general election day.| d|

376,489 (41%)

536,967 (59%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| State legislatures measures| Lower the minimum age for legislative service from 21 to 18 and require legislators to be registered voters of Oregon.| d|

285,777 (30%)

679,517 (70%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| State legislatures measures| Repeal the provision allowing legislature to provide emergency succession to public offices and to government continuity measures.|

507,308 (58%)

368,646 (42%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| State legislatures measures| Allow the legislature to initiate a special session anytime and require convening within five days after an emergency has been called.|

549,126 (59%)

377,354 (41%)

LRCA

| Measure 6| Gambling policy| Allow tax-exempt organizations, including charitable, fraternal, and religious organizations, to conduct bingo or lotto games.|

682,252 (71%)

281,696 (29%)

LRSS

| Measure 7| Campaign finance| Provide public funding for general election communication expenses by allowing voluntary checkoffs on state income tax returns.| d|

263,738 (29%)

659,327 (71%)

| Measure 8| Taxes; Transportation| Increase the motor fuel tax from seven to eight cents per gallon and adjust tax rates for commercial vehicles based on weight-mile and flat fees.| d|

465,143 (48%)

505,124 (52%)

CISS

| Measure 9| Nuclear energy| Regulate nuclear power plant construction by eliminating liability limits, ensuring operational effectiveness, and establishing a secure waste disposal system.| d|

423,008 (42%)

584,845 (58%)

May 25

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

|
|
|
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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Veterans policy| Expand the eligibility of World War II veterans to receive home and farm loans.|

549,553 (78%)

158,997 (22%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State judiciary| Allow the Supreme Court to suspend or censure judge for misconduct.|

639,977 (91%)

59,774 (9%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Housing| Authorize bonds up to 0.5% of property value for housing projects and lenders for multifamily homes benefiting the elderly.| d|

315,588 (47%)

362,414 (53%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Transportation; Taxes| Authorize taxes on motor vehicle ownership, operation, and use to fund mass transit.| d|

170,331 (24%)

531,219 (76%)

### 1974

See also: Oregon 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Transportation; Alcohol laws| Permit liquor-by-the-drink licenses for any public passenger carrier.| d|

353,357 (48%)

384,521 (52%)

LRCA

| Measure 10| Voting age policy; Residency voting requirements; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements| Amend the state Constitution to align with U.S. Constitution; lower the minimum voting age 21 to 18; reduce the state residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days; and remove the literacy requirement.|

362,731 (51%)

355,506 (49%)

LRCA

| Measure 11| Civil and criminal trials| Increase the minimum amount of a claim in a civil action for which the right to a jury trial is guaranteed from $20 to $200.|

480,631 (69%)

216,853 (31%)

LRCA

| Measure 12| Public economic investment policy; Bond issues| Authorize bonds up to at 1% of taxable property value to assist cities and counties with community development projects to meet federal financing qualifications.| d|

277,723 (42%)

376,747 (58%)

| Measure 13| Business regulations; Sexual content regulations| Prohibit the distribution of "obscene" material and hosting live sex shows in public areas or clubs.|

393,743 (53%)

352,958 (47%)

LRSS

| Measure 14| Ethics rules and commissions| Establish rules for public officials' financial matters and conflicts of interest and create the Oregon Government Ethics Commission|

498,002 (74%)

177,946 (26%)

CISS

| Measure 15| Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit commercial fishing of rainbow trout and designate rainbow trout and anadromous steelhead for recreational angling.|

458,417 (63%)

274,182 (37%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State legislatures measures; Open meetings and public information| Require all deliberations of the legislature and all legislative committees to be open to the public.|

546,255 (77%)

165,778 (23%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Civil and criminal trials| Provide that a grand jury indictment is not necessary for felony prosecution if a magistrate finds sufficient evidence of guilt.|

437,557 (64%)

246,902 (36%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| State executive official measures| Repeal the thirty-year minimum age requirement for a person succeeding to the Office of Governor under Section 8a, Article V.|

381,593 (53%)

331,756 (47%)

LRCA

| Measure 6| County and municipal governance| Permit the legislature to prescribe qualifications by law for the office of county assessor.|

552,737 (79%)

146,364 (21%)

LRCA

| Measure 7| Taxes; County and municipal governance| Prevent the reduction of tax base when federal revenue sharing allows for a lower levy than the maximum permitted.| d|

322,023 (49%)

329,858 (51%)

LRCA

| Measure 8| Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy| Reduce the minimum voting age for school district election from 21 to 18 and the residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days.| d|

337,565 (47%)

378,071 (53%)

LRCA

| Measure 9| State legislatures measures| Allow most types of state employees to simultaneously serve as members of the legislature.| d|

218,846 (31%)

476,547 (69%)

May 28

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRSS

| Measure 1| Education; Taxes| Increase personal income tax rates by 1% and change corporation tax laws to graduate income tax to support public primary education.| d|

136,851 (25%)

410,733 (75%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation| Permit the use of motor vehicle fuel and registration tax revenues for mass transit.| d|

190,899 (34%)

369,038 (66%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Education; Taxes| Establish a new property tax limit for school districts, abolishing the existing 6% limitation, and require voter approval for future school tax base increases.| d|

166,363 (31%)

371,897 (69%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Water; Bond issues| Authorize bonds up to 1.5% of true cash value of all property in the state for a water development fund.| d|

198,563 (38%)

328,221 (62%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy| Increase the maximum bonds for the War Veterans’ Fund from four percent to six percent of true cash value of all property in the state.|

381,559 (70%)

164,953 (30%)

LRCA

| Measure 6| State legislatures measures| Permit the legislature to convene a special session by its presiding officers upon written requests from a majority of members of each House.| d|

246,525 (45%)

298,373 (55%)

### 1973

See also: Oregon 1973 ballot measures

May 1

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Education; Taxes; Property| Revise how educational institutions receive tax revenues.| d|

253,682 (41%)

358,219 (59%)

### 1972

See also: Oregon 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Administration of government| Repeal the geographic requirements for state institutions, allowing their location outside Marion County without voter approval.|

594,080 (72%)

232,948 (28%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Law enforcement officers and departments| Allow the legislature to define the qualifications for county sheriff.|

572,619 (67%)

281,720 (33%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Permit counties to buy or lease property for up to ten years, with an annual payment capped at 0.01% of the county's total taxable property value.| d|

329,669 (42%)

462,932 (58%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| Civil trials; Jury rules; Criminal trials| Permit juries to be comprised of less than twelve, but not less than six jurors.|

591,191 (69%)

265,636 (31%)

LRCA

| Measure 6| Veterans policy| Expand eligibility for veterans’ loans for individuals who served between 1940-1947 and 1950-1960, and extend loan access to spouses of service members killed, missing in action, or prisoners of war.|

736,802 (85%)

133,139 (15%)

CISS

| Measure 7| State executive official measures; Public employee retirement funds| Repeal the retirement fund for the office of governor.|

571,959 (66%)

292,561 (34%)

CICA

| Measure 8| State executive official measures| Change the gubernatorial line of succession to proceed in the order of Secretary of State, Treasurer, President of the Senate, and Speaker of State House of Representatives|

697,297 (82%)

151,174 (18%)

CICA

| Measure 9| Property; Taxes; Education| Prohibit the levy of property taxes to pay for the operating expenses of elementary schools, high schools, and community colleges.| d|

342,885 (38%)

558,136 (62%)

May 23

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 1| English language policy; Voting age policy| Remove the literacy requirement and lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 years of age for all elections.| d|

327,231 (48%)

349,746 (52%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Administration of government| Repeal requirement to conduct a decennial census “of all the white population of the State."|

420,568 (67%)

206,436 (33%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| State legislatures measures| Allow a majority of members of each legislative house to convene a special legislative session by joint resolution or by petition filed with the presiding officers.| d|

241,371 (38%)

391,698 (62%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Bond issues| Authorize the issuance and sale of bonds up to 0.25% of true cash value of all taxable property for state capital construction projects.| d|

232,391 (39%)

364,323 (61%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| Water irrigation policy; Bond issues| Authorize bonds up to one percent of true cash value of taxable property in the state for irrigation and water development projects.| d|

233,175 (38%)

374,295 (62%)

| Measure 6| Taxes; Transportation| Allow counties to levy a $10 annual vehicle registration tax for highway and park purposes, with revenue shared among the county and its cities.| d|

120,027 (20%)

491,551 (80%)

January 18

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Measure 1| Tobacco laws; Taxes| Increase the tax on cigarettes from four cents to nine cents per package.|

245,717 (51%)

236,937 (49%)

### 1970

See also: Oregon 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 1| State legislatures measures| Allow the legislature to convene for a special session upon concurrence of a majority of members of both the House of Representatives and Senate.| d|

261,428 (43%)

340,104 (57%)

CICA

| Measure 10| Education; Taxes; Property| Establish new tax bases for schools based on current expenditures plus 6% annual increase and restrict levies outside of tax base.| d|

223,735 (36%)

405,437 (64%)

CICA

| Measure 11| Ballot measure process; Property| Limit the state and county governments from altering the zoning, subdivision, or building code outside city limits without voter approval and grant residents initiative and referendum powers over such matters.| d|

272,765 (44%)

342,503 (56%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Taxes| Adopt changes the U.S. Congress makes in computing the federal income tax and require the legislature to review such changes.|

342,138 (56%)

269,467 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Exempt contracts for services with state government and contracts to purchase or lease property from county indebtedness limitations.| d|

283,659 (49%)

294,186 (51%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Permit the state to invest donations for public higher education in the stock of any firm.|

332,188 (55%)

268,588 (45%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy| Increase bonding limits for the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund from 3% to 4% of the true cash value of all property within the state.|

481,031 (78%)

133,564 (22%)

LRCA

| Measure 6| Election administration and governance| Provide that a defeated incumbent cannot hold office beyond the elected term and appoint a temporary successor if an election is being contested.|

436,897 (73%)

158,409 (27%)

LRCA

| Measure 7| Bond issues; Education| Authorize bonds up to 1% of the true cash value of taxable property for common or union high school districts or area education districts and implement a statewide property tax to pay bonds.| d|

269,372 (46%)

318,651 (54%)

LRSS

| Measure 8| Corrections governance| Allow the establishment and operation of state prisons or other correctional institutions outside of Marion County without voter approval.|

352,771 (58%)

260,100 (42%)

CISS

| Measure 9| Water; Environment| Designate a number of rivers or portions of rivers as “scenic waterways,” prohibiting dams and reservoirs, regulate resource extraction within a one-mile radius, and allow the governor to designate additional “scenic waterways."|

406,315 (65%)

214,243 (35%)

May 26

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 1| Bond issues| Authorize bonds not exceeding 0.25% of true cash value of all taxable property for state capital construction projects.| d|

190,257 (39%)

300,126 (61%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional wording changes| Remove the provision regarding white foreigners from the state constitution|

326,374 (66%)

168,464 (34%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Constitutional wording changes| Remove outdated sections from Oregon Constitution; add 5 members to each legislative house; extend legal counsel to indigents; and prohibit the state from selling or donating state-owned ocean shore.| d|

182,074 (36%)

322,682 (64%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Environment; Bond issues| Authorize bonds up to one percent of true cash value of all taxable property in the state for pollution control projects.|

292,234 (58%)

213,835 (42%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| Voting age policy| Lower the legal voting age from 21 to 19 years of age.| d|

202,018 (38%)

336,527 (62%)

LRCA

| Measure 6| Taxes; Education; Property| Provide an exception to the 6% property tax limitation, authorize legislature to increase tax bases for taxing units, and use revenues to reduce school district tax levies.| d|

180,602 (36%)

323,189 (64%)

### 1969

See also: Oregon 1969 ballot measures

June 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure 1| Taxes| Implement three percent tax exempting food and prescription medicine, prohibit tax increases without people’s vote, and increase corporate taxes.| d|

65,077 (11%)

504,274 (89%)

### 1968

See also: Oregon 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
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LRCA

| Measure 1| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy| Authorize state farm and home loans to veterans with 210 days of active duty service, 90 days of service during war dates, or those discharged due to a disability.|

651,250 (87%)

96,065 (13%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State judiciary| Allow the Oregon Supreme Court to remove judges for felony convictions, moral turpitude, persistent failure to perform duties, or for habitual drunkenness or illegal narcotics use.|

690,989 (92%)

56,973 (8%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Administration of government; Water| Authorize the legislature to extend the state’s seaward boundaries or jurisdiction.|

588,166 (80%)

143,768 (20%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Expand constitutional county debt limitations, authorizing the purchase or leasing of property for not more than 10 years.| d|

331,617 (49%)

348,866 (51%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| Local government organization| Provide for the consolidation of city-county governments in counties with a city population of over 300,000.|

393,789 (59%)

278,483 (41%)

CICA

| Measure 6| Bond issues; Environment| Authorize bonds and a one cent gasoline tax to acquire privately-owned Pacific Ocean beaches and prohibit highway construction on beaches.| d|

315,175 (40%)

464,140 (60%)

CICA

| Measure 7| Taxes; Property| Repeal the 6% property tax limitation and provide a new property tax limitation at 1.5% market value with various exemptions.| d|

276,451 (35%)

503,443 (65%)

May 28

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize the State Land Board to use the Common School Fund funds for land conservation and management, allocating investment interest to support primary and secondary education.|

372,915 (62%)

226,191 (38%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Initiative and referendum process| Change the signature requirements for petitions from total votes cast for Supreme Court Justice to total votes cast for Governor in the preceding election.|

321,731 (57%)

244,750 (43%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Education; Bond issues| Set new bond limitation for higher education and community college building programs at 0.75% of true cash value of taxable property.|

353,383 (58%)

261,014 (42%)

### 1966

See also: Oregon 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

|
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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Labor and unions| Require public transportation agencies to “make fair and equitable arrangements to protect the interests” of employees and retired employees.|

468,103 (79%)

123,964 (21%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Education; Bond issues| Authorize bonds to construct self-supporting community college facilities and permit the use of state education facilities’ revenues to finance projects.| d|

237,282 (42%)

332,983 (58%)

May 24

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRSS

| Measure 1| Tobacco laws; Taxes| Levy a 4 cents per package tax on cigarettes, allocating half of the revenue for property tax relief and the other half divided equally among cities and counties.|

310,743 (63%)

181,957 (37%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Education| Permit the legislature to determine the selection method for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, repealing the constitutional requirement for their election.| d|

197,096 (42%)

267,319 (58%)

### 1964

See also: Oregon 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Death penalty| Abolish the death penalty for first degree murder, replacing the penalty with life imprisonment.|

455,654 (60%)

302,105 (40%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Administration of government; Property| Permit the state to lease public property for up to twenty years.|

477,031 (67%)

238,241 (33%)

CISS

| Measure 3| Workers' compensation laws| Change the Workmen’s Compensation Law from elective to compulsory state system, requiring employers to insure under state system and increasing benefits.| d|

205,182 (27%)

549,414 (73%)

CISS

| Measure 4| Fisheries and fishing regulations; Business regulations| Prohibit commercial fishing for salmon and steelhead from all state inland waters.| d|

221,797 (29%)

534,731 (71%)

May 15

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Bond issues; Education| Authorize up to $25 million in bonds for higher education and $5 million for community colleges and education centers in an education building program.|

327,220 (56%)

252,372 (44%)

### 1963

See also: Oregon 1963 ballot measures

October 15

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Measure 1| Taxes| Remove federal tax deductions, lower personal income tax rates, provide a minimum tax, and increase corporate income tax rates.| d|

103,737 (22%)

362,845 (78%)

### 1962

See also: Oregon 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| State National Guard and militia| Authorize the legislature to reorganize the state militia and empower the Governor and Adjutant General to appoint all officers.|

312,680 (57%)

234,440 (43%)

CISS

| Measure 10| Education| Repeal the school district reorganization law and unify administrative districts.| d|

206,540 (39%)

320,917 (61%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Revise the forest rehabilitation constitutional debt limit from 3/4 of 1% assessed valuation to 3/16 of 1% all taxable property value.|

323,799 (62%)

199,174 (38%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Revise the debt limit for permanent road purposes from 4% assessed valuation to 1% true cash value of all taxable property in state.|

319,956 (62%)

200,236 (38%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Revise the debt limit for power development purposes from 6% assessed valuation to to 1.5% true cash value of all taxable property.|

298,255 (59%)

208,755 (41%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| State judiciary| Authorize the legislature to create lower state courts and regulate their jurisdiction.|

307,855 (61%)

193,487 (39%)

LRSS

| Measure 6| Time standards| Establish daylight saving time from the last Sunday in April until the last Saturday in September.|

388,154 (63%)

229,661 (37%)

LRCA

| Measure 7| Taxes| Change the six percent limitation by preventing tax base loss for taxing bodies, setting fixed election dates, and exempting required expenditures from the $5,000 county debt limitation.|

270,637 (55%)

219,509 (45%)

CICA

| Measure 9| State legislatures measures; Redistricting policy| Increase Senate members limit to 35 and the House of Representatives to 65, providing new formula for both fixed and population-based districts.| d|

197,322 (38%)

325,182 (62%)

May 18

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Taxes| Change the six percent limitation by preventing tax base loss for taxing bodies, allowing the first-year levy without an election, and setting fixed election dates.| d|

141,728 (35%)

262,140 (65%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures| Establish and pay state legislators’ salaries in the same manner as other elected state officers' salaries.|

241,171 (57%)

178,749 (43%)

### 1960

See also: Oregon 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| State legislatures measures| Align the start of a legislator’s term with the start of the regular legislative session following their election.|

579,022 (86%)

92,187 (14%)

LRCA

| Measure 10| Elections and campaigns| Allow the legislature to provide that an elective office becomes vacant when the official holding office is elected to another office.|

486,019 (74%)

169,865 (26%)

LRCA

| Measure 11| Taxes; County and municipal governance| Require home rule counties to pay for local improvements by taxing property that benefit from such improvements.|

399,210 (64%)

222,736 (36%)

LRCA

| Measure 12| Government continuity policy| Authorize the legislature to mandate the continuation of local and state government in the event of an attack.|

578,266 (87%)

88,995 (13%)

LRCA

| Measure 13| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Set constitutional bonding limits for war veterans’ loans from four percent to three percent true cash value of all property in the state.|

415,931 (61%)

266,630 (39%)

| Measure 14| Taxes| Increase state tax revenues, abolish federal income tax deductions, and lower personal income tax rates.| d|

115,610 (17%)

570,025 (83%)

CISS

| Measure 15| Business regulations; Transportation| Prohibit certain advertising signs within 600 feet of interstate highways and regulate permissible signs.| d|

261,735 (36%)

475,290 (64%)

LRSS

| Measure 2| Time standards| Establish daylight saving time in Oregon from the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in September.| d|

357,499 (48%)

393,652 (52%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Public economic investment policy; Taxes| Allow urban redevelopment projects to be paid through increased property tax revenues resulting from increased property values.|

335,792 (52%)

312,187 (48%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Civil and criminal trials| Permit district attorneys to commence criminal prosecutions by filing written charges, or “informations,” or by grand jury indictment.| d|

306,190 (47%)

340,197 (53%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| State legislatures measures| Allow the legislature to revise the constitution and refer their revisions to voters for approval.|

358,367 (55%)

289,895 (45%)

LRCA

| Measure 6| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Allow the state to increase its bonded indebtedness to construct additional self-liquidating higher education facilities.|

467,557 (67%)

233,759 (33%)

LRCA

| Measure 7| Residency voting requirements| Allow voter to vote for the United States President without meeting the six-month state residency requirement for other elections.|

508,108 (73%)

183,977 (27%)

LRCA

| Measure 8| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize issuance of state bonds to construct buildings for state institutions, office buildings, and higher education facilities.| d|

232,250 (35%)

433,515 (65%)

LRCA

| Measure 9| Age limits for officials| Require judges to retire at age 75 and allow the legislature to require retirement of judges when disabled or at age 70.|

578,471 (82%)

123,283 (18%)

May 20

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Salaries of government officials| Increase the salaries of state legislators from $600 to $2100 per year.| d|

250,456 (47%)

281,542 (53%)

### 1958

See also: Oregon 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Administration of government| Adjust the state's boundaries with Washington along the Columbia River|

399,396 (78%)

114,318 (22%)

LRCA

| Measure 10| Energy| Allow the state to acquire and develop hydroelectric, thermal, and nuclear power facilities for wholesale electrical transmission or direct sale to industries.| d|

218,662 (43%)

291,210 (57%)

LRCA

| Measure 11| County and municipal governance| Allow counties, with voter approval, to adopt a home rule charter to exercise authority over county-level concerns.|

311,516 (66%)

157,023 (34%)

LRSS

| Measure 12| Healthcare governance; Administration of government| Authorize the Board of Control to discontinue using the Eastern Oregon and University State Tuberculosis Hospitals.|

319,790 (62%)

195,945 (38%)

CICA

| Measure 13| State legislatures measures| Allow employees or members of a school board or the Board of Higher Education to serve as legislators.|

320,751 (61%)

201,700 (39%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy| Increase bond issuances from four to six percent of property value to fund farm and home loans for World War II and the Korean War veterans.| d|

232,246 (42%)

318,685 (58%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Salaries of government officials| Increase the annual salaries of state legislators from $600 to $1,200.| d|

236,000 (43%)

316,437 (57%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Death penalty| Remove the death penalty for first degree murder from the constitution and allow the legislature to determine appropriate penalty.| d|

264,434 (49%)

276,487 (51%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| Taxes; Public economic investment policy| Implement property taxes on the increased value of property within an urban redevelopment or renewal project to pay debts from the development.| d|

221,330 (45%)

268,716 (55%)

LRCA

| Measure 6| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize the legislature to fix the maximum limitation on county indebtedness incurred.|

252,347 (53%)

224,426 (47%)

LRCA

| Measure 7| Civil and criminal trials| Authorize the legislature to enact laws permitting the calling of a special grand jury.|

357,792 (72%)

136,745 (28%)

LRCA

| Measure 8| Administration of government| Authorize the legislature to alter or terminate any state institution located outside of Marion County ten years after its establishment.|

303,282 (61%)

193,177 (39%)

LRCA

| Measure 9| State judiciary| Authorize the Oregon Supreme Court to temporarily appoint judges to the Supreme Court and lower courts and outside of their elected districts.|

373,466 (75%)

125,898 (25%)

### 1956

See also: Oregon 1956 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Taxes; State legislatures measures| Authorize the legislature to place an emergency clause on any tax law and provide that tax suspensions can not occur due to a filed initiative petition.| d|

175,932 (27%)

487,550 (73%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| Administration of government| Authorize the state to accept, hold, and dispose of corporate stock that has gifted to the state.|

498,633 (77%)

153,033 (23%)

LRCA

| Measure 3| Salaries of government officials| Repeal Section I, Article VIII, which set the annual salary of the Governor and Secretary of State at $1,500, Treasurer at $800, and Supreme Court Judges at $2,000.|

390,338 (60%)

263,155 (40%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Administration of government| Authorize the legislature to prescribe qualifications for county coroner and county surveyor.|

455,485 (71%)

182,550 (29%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| Salaries of government officials| Increase the annual salaries of state legislators from $600 to $1,200.| d|

320,741 (49%)

338,365 (51%)

| Measure 6| Tobacco laws; Taxes| Implement a sales tax of three cents on a package of cigarettes.| d|

280,055 (40%)

414,613 (60%)

CISS

| Measure 7| Fisheries and fishing regulations; Business regulations| Prohibit fishing for salmon or steelhead trout in coastal streams except by hook and line, but continue to allow commercial chum salmon fishing in Tillamook Bay.|

401,882 (61%)

259,309 (39%)

### 1954

See also: Oregon 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Measure 1| Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures| Authorize the legislature to fix the salaries of its members.| d|

216,545 (42%)

296,008 (58%)

LRCA

| Measure 2| State legislatures measures| Authorize the legislature to divide counties with more than one senator or representative into subdistricts.|

268,337 (56%)

208,077 (44%)

LRSS

| Measure 3| Healthcare| Locate a previously authorized domiciliary hospital for the aged mentally ill within a twenty-mile radius of the Multnomah County Courthouse.|

397,625 (76%)

128,685 (24%)

LRCA

| Measure 4| Initiative and referendum process| Increase the required voter signatures for a constitutional amendment from 8% to 10% of the legal voters who voted for the Supreme Court justice at the previous election.|

251,078 (52%)

230,770 (48%)

LRCA

| Measure 5| Taxes| Establish the maximum state property tax levy limit at six mills, unless a higher levy is authorized by voters.| d|

208,419 (44%)

264,569 (56%)

CISS

| Measure 6| Time standards| Establish daylight saving time throughout the State of Oregon.| d|

252,305 (46%)

300,007 (54%)

CISS

| Measure 7| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit fishing for salmon or trout by any method except hook and line in any coastal stream south of the Columbia River.| d|

232,775 (46%)

278,805 (54%)

CISS

| Measure 8| Business regulations; Food policy; Agriculture policy; Administrative powers and rulemaking| Repeal laws empowering the State Board of Agriculture and the Milk Marketing Administrator to regulate milk production and sale.|

293,745 (54%)

247,591 (46%)

### 1952

See also: Oregon 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Education; Administration of government| Provide for the appointment, instead of the election, of the superintendent of public instruction by the state board of education.| d|

282,882 (46%)

326,199 (54%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Education; Veterans policy| Transfer all the assets of the world war veterans’ state aid sinking fund to the common school fund.|

454,898 (76%)

147,128 (24%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Healthcare facility funding| Authorize the construction of a domiciliary hospital to care and treat mentally ill elderly persons in Multnomah County.|

480,479 (76%)

153,402 (24%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Taxes; Ballot measure process| Require voter approval for any taxing unit to increase annual tax revenue beyond the highest amount levied in the past three years|

355,136 (63%)

210,373 (37%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Veterans policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize state credit and debt up to 4% of assessable property to allocate funds for military veterans to purchase farms and homes.|

465,605 (78%)

132,363 (22%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; State legislatures measures| Authorize the legislature to establish a committee to oversee budgets of state officers, departments, and agencies.|

364,539 (65%)

194,492 (35%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 312-313| State legislatures measures| Set the term lengths for state senators at four years and state representatives at two years, starting on the first Monday in January after an election.|

483,356 (82%)

103,357 (18%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| State legislatures measures| Require each legislative act have a single subject expressed in its title and void any act with a title-subject mismatch.|

315,071 (62%)

191,087 (38%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Taxes; Property| Limit the state from levying property taxes over six mills multiplied by the total equalized property value.|

318,948 (54%)

272,145 (46%)

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Taxes; Transportation| Increase the tax on motor carriers used to transport persons or property and provide a formula to determine the tax.|

409,588 (64%)

230,241 (36%)

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Education; Administration of government| Require the state board of education to provide criteria for school district reorganization program to include all state territory in a unified school district.| d|

295,700 (49%)

301,974 (51%)

| Measure Nos. 322-323| Tobacco laws; Taxes| Establish a 1.5 cents tax on every ten cigarettes sold, consumed, handled, or distributed by any person.| d|

233,226 (36%)

413,137 (64%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 324-325| Time standards| Abolish daylight saving time and implement the United States standard time as established by the U.S. Congress.|

399,981 (61%)

256,981 (39%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 326-327| Gambling policy| Prohibit gambling on animal and vehicle races and provide penalties for violations.| d|

230,097 (36%)

411,884 (64%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 328-329| Alcohol laws| Authorize the state to license certain organizations and establishments to sell alcohol by glass and allow local elections to decide on licensing.|

369,127 (56%)

285,446 (44%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 330-331| Taxes; Transportation| Reevaluate taxes for highways, roads, and bridges based on vehicle weight and fuel tax based on gallonage.| d|

135,468 (22%)

484,730 (78%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 332-333| Food policy; Business regulations; Agriculture policy| Authorize the governor to appoint a milk control administrator to investigate and regulate milk production for human consumption.| d|

313,629 (48%)

337,750 (52%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 334-335| Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures| Require the legislature to reapportion representatives among counties by population after each federal census.|

357,550 (65%)

194,292 (35%)

### 1950

See also: Oregon 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Salaries of government officials| Set state legislators' annual salary at $600 and 10 cents for every mile traveled to and from the capital, with presiding officers receiving additional compensation.|

243,518 (54%)

205,361 (46%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize the state to loan credit and incur debt up to 0.75% of the taxable property value to construct and improve education buildings.|

256,895 (57%)

192,573 (43%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize the state to loan credit and incur indebtedness up to 4% of taxable property value to support the state war veterans' fund.|

268,171 (59%)

183,724 (41%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Taxes; Education| Levy an annual state property tax generating an $30 per child for a total of $80 per child between four and twenty for a school support fund.|

234,394 (50%)

231,856 (50%)

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Healthcare; Public assistance programs| Provide public monetary assistance to people defined as “needy” to be used for medical, nursing, and care expenses.|

310,143 (66%)

158,939 (34%)

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Time standards| Establish a uniform standard time throughout the State of Oregon.|

277,633 (59%)

195,319 (41%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 312-313| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorized state indebtedness up to 5% of property value to create a fund compensating World War II veterans $10 a month for domestic and $15 a month for foreign service.|

239,553 (52%)

216,958 (48%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Redistricting policy; State legislative structure| Require the reapportionment of representation every ten years and increase the number of state senators to 36.| d|

190,992 (47%)

215,302 (53%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Business regulations; Alcohol laws| Prohibit alcohol advertisements through posters, circulars, newspapers, periodicals, and radio broadcasts and provide penalties for violations.| d|

113,524 (23%)

378,732 (77%)

### 1948

See also: Oregon 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Taxes| Allow the establishment of new tax bases after the legal voters authorize the over six percent limit tax levy.| d|

150,032 (36%)

268,155 (64%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Parks, land, and natural area conservation| Authorize state indebtedness, not exceeding 0.75% of taxable property, for forest rehabilitation, reforestation, and acquisition of lands.|

211,912 (50%)

209,317 (50%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Juvenile criminal justice| Establish a camp for delinquent boys near Timber, Washington County to provide them with “useful occupations, discipline, moral and spiritual instruction.”|

227,638 (51%)

219,196 (49%)

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Administration of government; Energy| Require the hydroelectric commission to establish the maximum rate of return and amortization in licensing.| d|

173,004 (42%)

242,100 (58%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; English language policy; Residency voting requirements| Require school election voters to have resided in the school district six months prior to the election, be registered, and be literate.|

284,776 (63%)

164,025 (37%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Public employee retirement funds; Public assistance programs| Provide $50 a month to “needy” female citizens 60 or older, and male citizens, 65 or older, for food, clothing, housing, and other needed care.|

313,212 (64%)

172,531 (36%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Taxes| Provide $750 income tax exemptions for single persons and $1,500 for married couples and require tax filings for incomes over $4,000.|

405,842 (86%)

63,373 (14%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Business regulations; Alcohol laws| Authorize the issuance of dispensing licenses, permit serving and selling alcoholic beverages, and require annual license fees and a liquor tax.| d|

210,108 (43%)

273,621 (57%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Veterans policy| Authorize the World War II Veterans’ State Aid Fund, funded by bond sales, to provide World War II veterans with cash bonuses.| d|

198,283 (43%)

265,805 (57%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit the use of fixed appliances, such as traps, to catch salmon and trout in the Columbia River, with exceptions for the government and Native Americans.|

273,140 (60%)

184,834 (40%)

CRSS

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Taxes| Levy a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 to meet appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949.| d|

143,856 (36%)

256,167 (64%)

### 1947

See also: Oregon 1947 ballot measures

October 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
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LRSS

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Public assistance programs; Taxes| Implement a three percent retail sales tax to fund public assistance, property tax relief, and state, counties, cities, and school districts.| d|

67,514 (27%)

180,333 (73%)

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Taxes; Tobacco laws| Levy a one-tenth of one cent tax on each cigarette distributed or sold.| d|

103,794 (42%)

140,876 (58%)

### 1946

See also: Oregon 1946 ballot measures

November 5

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| State executive official measures| Establish a line of succession for the office of the governor in the event of removal, death, absence, or resignation.|

221,547 (76%)

70,322 (24%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Property taxes; Defense-related funding| Levy an annual 0.45 of a mill property tax over a period of ten years to construct and equip armories.| d|

75,693 (26%)

219,006 (74%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Public education governance| Establish rural school districts and school boards.|

155,733 (54%)

134,673 (46%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Property; Race and ethnicity issues| Allow individuals of Chinese ethnicity to own real estate and mining claims, repealing provisions that prohibited them from doing so.|

161,865 (55%)

133,111 (45%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| State legislatures measures| Require the legislature to read every bill by title only, except in cases of emergency or by a two-thirds vote.|

145,248 (56%)

113,279 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| State legislatures measures| Increase the number of state senators from 30 to 31.| d|

88,717 (32%)

185,247 (68%)

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Fisheries and fishing regulations; Business regulations| Prohibit commercial fishing in Nestucca Bay and require state fish and game commissions to conduct coastal stream surveys, submitting recommendations to the legislature.|

196,195 (66%)

101,398 (34%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Public assistance programs; Taxes; Public employee retirement funds| Authorize a three percent gross income tax to create a pension fund for citizens over 60 and permanently disabled citizens over 18.| d|

86,374 (26%)

244,960 (74%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Education; Taxes| Levy an annual tax sufficient to generate $50 for each child between ages four and twenty within the state.|

157,904 (51%)

151,765 (49%)

### 1945

See also: Oregon 1945 ballot measures

June 22

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Taxes| Levy a $5 million tax annually for two years to create a state building fund.|

78,269 (61%)

49,565 (39%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Education; Taxes; Tobacco laws| Levy a one-tenth of one cent tax on every cigarette sold and allocate such revenues to the state public school assistance fund.| d|

60,321 (47%)

67,542 (53%)

### 1944

See also: Oregon 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Banking policy| Authorize banks to secure depositors through membership in the federal deposit insurance corporation while maintaining double liability.|

228,744 (66%)

115,745 (34%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| County and municipal governance| Allow counties, with a majority vote, to adopt a county manager and commission form of county government.|

175,716 (53%)

154,504 (47%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Veterans policy; Taxes| Authorize state debt up to three percent of assessed property value for WWII veteran home loans and levy an additional 2 mill property tax for principal payment and issued bond interest.|

190,520 (52%)

178,581 (48%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions| Forfeit voting rights for convictions punishable by imprisonment and replace the term “insane” for “mentally diseased"|

183,855 (54%)

156,219 (46%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Veterans policy; Education| Provide educational aid to World War II veterans and authorize a two-tenths of a mill property tax to provide aid funds.|

238,350 (64%)

135,317 (36%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Taxes| Implement retail sales tax on tangible property and allocate the revenue to support old-age assistance, property tax reduction, and common schools.| d|

96,697 (26%)

269,276 (74%)

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Alcohol laws; Business regulations| Require all intoxicating liquors with over fourteen percent alcohol to be sold exclusively by the liquor control commission.|

228,853 (56%)

180,158 (44%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Education; Taxes| Create a state fund to support public elementary and secondary schools using tax revenues for school support.| d|

177,153 (49%)

186,976 (51%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Taxes; Public assistance programs| Levy a three to five percent gross income tax to create a retirement and disability fund.| d|

180,691 (45%)

219,981 (55%)

### 1942

See also: Oregon 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Salaries of government officials| Fix legislators’ daily session pay at $8, with presiding officers receiving an additional one-half daily pay, and reimburse 10 cents per mile travelled to and from the capital.|

129,318 (54%)

109,898 (46%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Public assistance programs| Repeal the "Rural Credits Loan Fund," which provided loans funded by bond sales to farmers and others living in rural areas.|

101,425 (53%)

88,857 (47%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Taxes; Transportation| Allocate fuel and vehicle tax revenues to public highways and the development of recreational, scenic, and historic places.|

125,990 (59%)

86,332 (41%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions| Empower the legislature to pass laws allowing individuals to regain their voting rights after serving their full prison sentence or completing their parole| d|

101,508 (50%)

103,404 (50%)

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Taxes; Tobacco laws| Levy a one-tenth of one cent tax on the selling, handling, and distribution of cigarettes.| d|

110,643 (46%)

127,366 (54%)

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit net fishing in coastal streams and bays, except certain exemptions.| d|

97,212 (41%)

137,177 (59%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Taxes; Education| Distribute revenue from income taxes over $7,750,000 to public school districts and union high school districts.|

136,321 (60%)

92,623 (40%)

### 1940

See also: Oregon 1940 ballot measures

November 5

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| State executive official measures| Remove term limits for the Secretary of State and Treasurer.| d|

163,942 (43%)

213,797 (57%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Taxes| Institutionalize a given tax levy after voters approved such a levy for three successive years prior.| d|

129,699 (41%)

183,488 (59%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Banking policy| Repeal constitutional provisions regarding the double liability of of stockholders of state banks to the depositors of said banks.| d|

157,891 (45%)

191,290 (55%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Salaries of government officials| Set legislators' daily session pay at $8, refund them 10 cents every mile traveled to and from the capital, and give presiding offers an additional one-half daily pay.| d|

186,830 (50%)

188,031 (50%)

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Elections and campaigns| Move the primary nominating elections from May to the first Wednesday after the first Monday of September.| d|

156,421 (41%)

221,203 (59%)

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Alcohol laws; Business regulations| Require licenses to sell alcohol to consumers.| d|

158,004 (40%)

235,128 (60%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Business regulations; Alcohol laws| Repeal law allowing only the liquor control commission to sell alcohol, allowing private entities to manufacture and sell alcohol.| d|

90,681 (23%)

309,183 (77%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Gambling policy| Legalize games of skill, provide licensing of such games and disburse license revenues to public fairs, expositions, and old-age public assistance.| d|

150,157 (37%)

258,010 (63%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Business regulations; Agriculture policy; Administrative organization; Food policy| Repeal the Oregon Milk Control Law, which provided supervision and regulation of the milk industry.| d|

201,983 (49%)

213,838 (51%)

### 1938

See also: Oregon 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| State legislatures measures| Extend the period for the governor to review and approve or veto bills from five to twenty days.|

233,384 (71%)

93,752 (29%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Banking policy| Repeal the bank stockholders double liability, making each stockholder individually liable to depositors.| d|

133,525 (45%)

165,797 (55%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Salaries of government officials| Set state legislators' daily compensation at no more than $8 for up to 50 days during regular sessions and 10 cents per mile traveled to and from meeting place.| d|

149,356 (47%)

169,131 (53%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Family-related policy| Require medical examinations and certification of all marriage license applicants.|

277,099 (81%)

66,484 (19%)

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Law enforcement; Gambling policy| Prohibit slot machines and require sheriffs to seize any such machine and, upon recognition by a court, destroy the machine.|

204,561 (62%)

126,580 (38%)

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Gambling policy| Ban all games of chance and provide punishments for violations.|

197,912 (61%)

129,043 (39%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Federal government issues| Call for a constitutional convention to consider an amendment to the U.S. Constitution implementing the Townsend Plan.|

183,781 (55%)

149,711 (45%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Taxes; Public assistance programs| Implement a two percent transaction tax to create a fund for monthly payments to unemployed individuals over the age of 65.| d|

112,172 (34%)

219,557 (66%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Labor and unions| Define “labor dispute” as a controversy between employer and employees and restrict revenues of collective bargaining organizations.|

197,771 (57%)

148,460 (43%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Water| Declare the preservation of rivers, streams, lakes and watersheds for public health and wildlife and create the state sanitary authority.|

247,685 (77%)

75,295 (23%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 322-323| Business regulations; Alcohol laws| Prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor by entities other than the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.| d|

118,282 (35%)

222,221 (65%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 324-325| Gambling policy| Legalize certain lotteries and other forms of gambling and authorize the state to exclusively license them.| d|

141,792 (44%)

180,329 (56%)

### 1936

See also: Oregon 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Measure Nos. 300-301| Public assistance programs| Reduce the eligibility age of old age public assistance from 70 to 65.| d|

174,293 (49%)

179,236 (51%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Business regulations| Prohibit regulation of truthful commercial advertisement.| d|

100,141 (31%)

222,897 (69%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Taxes| Authorize school districts with over 100,000 people to levy taxes for 1937 that do not exceed 80% of the total 1932 tax levy of the district.| d|

112,546 (36%)

203,693 (64%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Education| Disallow military courses, drills, and services as requirements for higher education degrees.| d|

131,917 (38%)

214,246 (62%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Taxes; Property| Limit and reduce the total permissible state tax on real and tangible property to six mills per dollar of assessed and equalized valuation.| d|

79,604 (25%)

241,042 (75%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Energy; Administration of government| Allow the state to purchase electric energy from the United States and to develop hydroelectric power| d|

131,489 (39%)

208,179 (61%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Administration of government; Energy| Allow the board of control to administer state water power and hydroelectric laws.| d|

100,356 (32%)

208,741 (68%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Administration of government; Banking policy| Create the state-owned and operated Bank of Oregon| d|

82,869 (25%)

250,777 (75%)

January 31

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Elections and campaigns| Move primary nominating elections from the third Friday in May to the first Friday after the first Monday in September.| d|

61,270 (28%)

155,922 (72%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Salaries of government officials| Determine legislative compensation by law, rather than amendment.| d|

28,661 (13%)

184,332 (87%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Taxes| Implement a 2% sales tax on retail sales and a 0.25% sales tax on wholesale sales to fund public assistance to the elderly, children, and the blind.| d|

32,106 (15%)

187,319 (85%)

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Education| Authorize public higher educational institutions to collect a $5 per term activity fee from students.| d|

50,971 (24%)

163,191 (76%)

### 1934

See also: Oregon 1934 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Hydroelectric energy; Administrative organization| Authorize the state to develop hydroelectricity and create a nonpartisan commission to manage the development.| d|

124,518 (47%)

139,283 (53%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Taxes; Property| Limit taxable property assessments and total state taxes.| d|

100,565 (38%)

161,644 (62%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Complementary and alternative healthcare; Business regulations| Allow healing arts professionals to be licensed as physicians, surgeons, and practitioners.| d|

70,626 (27%)

191,836 (73%)

May 18

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|
|

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Require a two-thirds vote in counties to authorize more than $5,000 of debt for roads and to issue bonds in amount equal to the amount of its outstanding warrants.| d|

83,424 (46%)

96,629 (54%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Criminal trials| Provide that any accused person may choose to waive trial by jury and consent to be tried by the judge of the court alone.|

117,446 (58%)

83,430 (42%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Healthcare facility funding| Authorize the construction and operation of a tuberculosis hospital in Multnomah County.|

104,459 (51%)

98,815 (49%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Healthcare facility funding| Authorize the construction and operation of an "insane hospital" in Multnomah County.| d|

92,575 (46%)

108,816 (54%)

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Education; Taxes| Increase the sales tax by 1.5% and appropriate such revenues to school districts.| d|

64,677 (29%)

156,182 (71%)

### 1933

See also: Oregon 1933 ballot measures

July 21

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Federal government issues; Alcohol laws| Refer a question to voters asking if the delegates to the constitutional convention should ratify or reject the proposal to repeal the 18th Amendment.|

136,713 (65%)

72,854 (35%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Veterans policy| Provide that the state pay no more cash bonuses and make no more bonus loans, and authorize bond refunds within constitutional limits.|

113,267 (60%)

75,476 (40%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| County and municipal governance| Authorize county voters to adopt a manager-led form of county government.| d|

66,425 (36%)

117,148 (64%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Civil and criminal trials| Provide for prosecution of public offenses by information of district attorney instead of by indictment.| d|

67,192 (38%)

110,755 (62%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Bond issues; County and municipal governance; Ballot measure process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Require a two-thirds vote of electors for municipal corporations to issue bonds| d|

82,996 (48%)

91,671 (52%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Bond issues; Energy| Provide for the issuance and sale of bonds to provide money for the state power fund.| d|

73,756 (41%)

106,153 (59%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Taxes| Tax sales of tangible personal property and personal service.| d|

45,603 (21%)

167,512 (79%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Alcohol laws| Repeal the state constitutional amendment prohibiting alcohol.|

143,044 (66%)

72,745 (34%)

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Food and beverage taxes; Food policy| Tax the sale of oleomargarine and distribute the proceeds to counties for poverty relief.| d|

66,880 (32%)

144,542 (68%)

### 1932

See also: Oregon 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements| Require voters on issues of bonds and taxes to be taxpayers.|

189,321 (60%)

124,160 (40%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Civil and criminal trials| Allow an accused person for non-capital offenses to relinquish their right to trial by jury and to be tried by the judge alone.|

191,042 (63%)

111,872 (37%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Taxes| Limit the amount of tax levied to be no more than the total amount levied in any one year of the previous three years plus six percent.|

149,833 (55%)

121,852 (45%)

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Food and beverage taxes; Food policy| Levy a 10-cent per pound tax on oleomargarine and require a $5 annual license fee for oleomargarine sellers and distributors.| d|

131,273 (40%)

200,496 (60%)

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit commercial fishing on the Rogue River, its tributaries, and around its mouth.| d|

127,445 (41%)

180,527 (59%)

| Measure Nos. 310-311| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Appropriate $681,173 for the Oregon State Agricultural College, the University of Oregon, and three normal schools.| d|

58,076 (20%)

237,218 (80%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Alcohol laws| Repeal the state’s alcohol prohibition law.|

206,619 (60%)

138,775 (40%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Taxes; Transportation| Allow the State Highway Commission to research and determine the cost per unit of traffic, highway construction and maintenance, and vehicle classification to adjust license fees.| d|

151,790 (46%)

180,609 (54%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Education| Consolidate the University of Oregon and Oregon State Agricultural College into Oregon State University in Corvallis and the state's normal schools into Oregon State Teachers' College in Eugene, and establish Junior Colleges in Ashland and La Grande.| d|

47,275 (14%)

292,486 (86%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 318-319| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes| Subject the power of the state, counties, municipalities, and districts to tax and incur debt to regulations and restrictions provided by the law.| d|

99,171 (38%)

162,552 (62%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Taxes; Administration of government| Create a non-salaried Tax Supervising and Conservation Board for each county to review budgets and regulate tax levies.| d|

117,940 (43%)

154,206 (57%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 322-323| Property; Taxes| Reduce property taxes by increasing taxes from 5% to 8% on net personal incomes exceeding $5,000 and decrease tax exemptions.| d|

144,502 (47%)

162,468 (53%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 324-325| Energy; Water| Require hydroelectric development to be administered by the state and distribute and sell energy produced within the state.|

168,937 (56%)

130,494 (44%)

### 1930

See also: Oregon 1930 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Bond issues; Water irrigation policy| Repeal irrigation and drainage districts' authority to issue and sell bonds.|

96,061 (56%)

74,892 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| State executive official measures; Administration of government| Create an executive state cabinet appointed by the governor and approved by the senate.| d|

51,248 (27%)

135,412 (73%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Veterans policy| Expand eligibility for state loans under the soldiers' bonus law to include Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, and Boxer Rebellion veterans.| d|

92,602 (48%)

101,785 (52%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Taxes; Property| Amend Article I to allow the legislature to classify and subclassify property, including motor vehicles, for taxation purposes| d|

71,557 (38%)

115,480 (62%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Property; Taxes| Amend Article IX to allow the legislature to classify and subclassify property, including motor vehicles, for taxation purposes| d|

63,683 (36%)

111,441 (64%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| State legislatures measures| Authorize the process of filling vacancies in the state legislature to be determined by law.|

85,836 (53%)

76,455 (47%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 312-313| State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials| Fix the compensation of legislators at $500 for a two-year term, with presiding officers receiving one-half more.| d|

70,937 (40%)

108,070 (60%)

| Measure Nos. 314-315| State judiciary| Add two circuit court judges to the fourth judicial district in Multnomah County.| d|

39,770 (22%)

137,549 (78%)

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Taxes| Establish a progressive state net income tax and provide exemptions to such tax.|

105,189 (52%)

95,207 (48%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Tobacco laws| Prohibit the manufacturing, advertisement, sale, purchase, or possession of cigarettes and provide punishments for violations.| d|

54,231 (26%)

156,265 (74%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit fishing in the Rogue River, except with rod, line, and hooks.| d|

96,596 (49%)

99,490 (51%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 322-323| State executive official measures| Create the office of the lieutenant governor, who will serve as senate president, appoint senate committee, and act as governor in the governor's absence.| d|

92,707 (49%)

95,277 (51%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 324-325| Administrative organization; Local government organization; Hydroelectric energy; Utility policy| Authorize the creation of utility districts for the purpose of supplying water and electric energy.|

117,776 (58%)

84,778 (42%)

### 1928

See also: Oregon 1928 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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CISS

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Taxes; Transportation| Increase gasoline tax from three to five cents and authorize up to one-fifth of such revenues to assist counties in state market road construction.| d|

71,824 (27%)

198,798 (73%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Taxes; Transportation| Base license fees on the weight of vehicles and abolish operating fees on motor carriers.| d|

98,248 (36%)

174,219 (64%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Taxes| Levy an annual progressive state net income tax upon all people and corporations in the state, and provide exemptions for the tax.| d|

118,696 (47%)

132,961 (53%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| State legislatures measures| Prohibit the legislature from declaring an emergency and repealing voter-approved laws without referring the repeal to the people.| d|

108,230 (47%)

124,200 (53%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Water; Environment| Declare the natural preservation of the Deschutes River watershed, except the White River, from private commercial interests.| d|

78,317 (33%)

157,398 (67%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Water; Environment| Declare the natural preservation of the Rogue River watershed from private commercial interests.| d|

79,028 (34%)

156,009 (66%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Water; Environment| Declare the natural preservation of the Umpqua River from private commercial interests.| d|

76,108 (33%)

154,345 (67%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Environment; Water| Declare the natural preservation of the McKenzie River from private commercial interests.| d|

77,974 (34%)

153,418 (66%)

### 1927

See also: Oregon 1927 ballot measures

June 28

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Race and suffrage; Race and ethnicity issues| Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No negro, Chinaman or mulatto shall have the right of suffrage"|

69,373 (62%)

41,887 (38%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Taxes; Education| Authorize school districts with over 100,000 people to levy taxes to support and maintain the school district upon voter approval.| d|

46,784 (46%)

55,817 (54%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Civil and criminal trials| Charge a person who waives indictment for a crime or misdemeanor before any circuit court judge.|

64,956 (63%)

38,774 (37%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Salaries of government officials| Set legislator compensation at $10 per day for sessions, totaling $400 per session, with extra compensation for presiding officers.| d|

28,380 (26%)

81,215 (74%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Voter registration| Require voters to be registered to vote.|

55,802 (53%)

49,682 (47%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Salaries of government officials| Determine compensation of state and county elected officials by law, rather than amendment, and prohibit salary increases during a term.| d|

46,999 (43%)

61,838 (57%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Local government organization| Allow cities with a population over 100,000 situated within a county to consolidate in that county.| d|

41,309 (42%)

57,613 (58%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Veterans policy; Bond issues| Authorize counties with over 200,000 people to issue bonds to construct a veterans’ memorial and armory building in eligible cities.| d|

25,180 (24%)

80,476 (76%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Taxes| Authorize property taxes not exceeding $3,500 plus 6% and limit annual tax increases to 6%.| d|

19,393 (19%)

84,697 (81%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Taxes| Levy an annual progressive net income tax on people and corporations in the state and provide for tax exemptions.| d|

48,745 (42%)

67,039 (58%)

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Taxes; Administration of government| Authorize the state tax commission to supervise assessment and enforce tax laws throughout the state.| d|

31,957 (31%)

70,871 (69%)

| Measure Nos. 322-323| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit the taking of and fishing for salmon and other food fish in Nestucca Bay, except with hook and line or angling.|

53,684 (53%)

47,552 (47%)

### 1926

See also: Oregon 1926 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| County and municipal governance; Bond issues| Authorize Klamath County, with majority vote, to issue bonds equal to the amount of warrants owed.|

81,954 (55%)

68,128 (45%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Taxes| Permit the Board of Directors of the Portland School District to levy a tax up to $900,000 beyond the six percent constitutional limit.| d|

54,624 (36%)

99,125 (64%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional wording changes| Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No free negro or mulatto, not residing in this state at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall come, reside, or be within this state, or hold any real estate, or make any contracts, or maintain any suit therein"|

108,332 (63%)

64,954 (37%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Taxes| Prohibit state tax on inheritances or incomes.| d|

59,442 (33%)

121,973 (67%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Education| Establish a normal school in Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon, known as “The Western Oregon Normal School and College.”| d|

47,878 (28%)

124,811 (72%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Education| Establish a state normal school in one of the state’s eastern counties, known as “The Eastern Oregon State Normal School.”|

101,327 (56%)

80,084 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Recall process| Fill recalled officials' resulting vacancy immediately instead of requiring two votes at the same recall election.|

100,324 (62%)

61,307 (38%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Bond issues; County and municipal governance; Taxes| Authorize Curry County, upon county voters’ approval, to issue bonds or levy taxes to pay the county’s warrants.|

78,823 (56%)

61,472 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Elections and campaigns| Authorize the governor to make appointments to fill official vacancies until the next general election.|

100,397 (65%)

54,474 (35%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 318-319| County and municipal governance; Bond issues| Authorize Klamath County and Clackamas County to issue bonds, upon approval of county voters, to pay the counties’ warrants.|

75,229 (55%)

61,718 (45%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Healthcare facility funding| Provide for the establishment, construction, equipment, maintenance, and operation of a tuberculosis hospital east of the Cascade Mountains.|

131,296 (73%)

48,490 (27%)

| Measure Nos. 322-323| Taxes; Tobacco laws| Require retailers to pay an excise tax on the sale of tobacco smoking products.| d|

62,254 (34%)

123,208 (66%)

| Measure Nos. 324-325| Taxes; Transportation| Levy a license tax on vehicles using public highways to transport for business purposes, appropriating revenues for highways.|

99,746 (56%)

78,685 (44%)

| Measure Nos. 326-327| Taxes| Appropriate 10% of state board and commission revenues from fees, licenses, and taxes to the state general fund.| d|

46,389 (32%)

97,460 (68%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 328-329| Taxes; Property| Levy an annual progressive or graduated income tax and allow for property tax deductions.| d|

50,199 (29%)

122,512 (71%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 330-331| Transportation; Taxes| Require an annual operating license fee for commercial busses and trucks on public highways, appropriating revenues to public highways.| d|

76,164 (45%)

94,533 (55%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 332-333| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit the use of fish wheels, traps, seines, and gills nets of more than 250 fathoms to catching fish in the Columbia River.|

102,119 (58%)

73,086 (42%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 334-335| Taxes| Implement an annual progressive or graduated state income tax for individuals and corporations in the state.| d|

83,991 (47%)

93,997 (53%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 336-337| Revenue allocation; Water irrigation policy; Hydroelectric energy; Administrative organization| Create the Oregon Water and Power Board with the authority to conserve, develop, and distribute electric energy and water.| d|

35,313 (19%)

147,092 (81%)

### 1924

See also: Oregon 1924 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements| Require the ability to read and write to vote.|

184,031 (79%)

48,645 (21%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Transportation| Deem roads and waterways for the transportation of natural resources as public use and necessary for development.|

134,071 (67%)

65,133 (33%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Veterans policy| Provide a cash bonus or loan to World War I and Spanish-American War veterans.|

131,199 (59%)

92,446 (41%)

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Food policy; Business regulations| Prohibit the manufacture and sale of butter substitutes composed of vegetable fat, non-pure milk, and adulterated milk.| d|

91,597 (37%)

157,324 (63%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Complementary and alternative healthcare| Authorize and regulate the practice of naturopathy.| d|

75,159 (38%)

122,839 (62%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Workers' compensation laws| Establish workers' compensation for employees in hazardous occupations.| d|

73,270 (33%)

151,862 (67%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Taxes| Repeal the state's income tax.|

123,799 (53%)

111,055 (47%)

### 1923

See also: Oregon 1923 ballot measures

November 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Measure Nos. 300-301| Taxes| Levy and collect a net income tax on individuals, partnerships and corporations residing, incorporated or doing business within the state of Oregon.|

58,647 (50%)

58,131 (50%)

### 1922

See also: Oregon 1922 ballot measures

November 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| County and municipal governance; Taxes| Require an annual tax levy in Linn County until all county warrants are paid.|

89,177 (61%)

57,049 (39%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| County and municipal governance; Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Require an annual tax levy in Linn County and permit the issuance of bonds in Benton County to pay all county warrants.|

86,547 (62%)

53,844 (38%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Property taxes| Authorize a single land tax in lieu of all other state taxes| d|

39,231 (23%)

132,021 (77%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Taxes; Public economic investment policy| Authorize Portland, Oregon to raise $3,000,000 by levying a special tax over three years to hold an exhibition on state resources, commerce, industries and statewide economic advantages.| d|

82,837 (46%)

95,587 (54%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Education| Require children between eight and sixteen to attend public school with exceptions based on age, health and access to a parent or private teacher|

115,506 (53%)

103,685 (47%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Taxes| Establish a graduated annual income tax| d|

54,803 (33%)

112,197 (67%)

### 1921

See also: Oregon 1921 ballot measures

June 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials| Limit legislative sessions to 60 days, special sessions to 20 days, compensate members at $5 per day, and prohibit introducing bills, except for appropriations and defense, after the 40th day| d|

42,924 (37%)

72,596 (63%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Veterans policy; Bond issues| Authorize the issuance and sale of bonds to raise money to be loaned to Oregonian veterans of World War I.|

88,219 (70%)

37,866 (30%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| State executive official measures| Empower the governor to veto provisions in bills which declare emergencies.|

62,621 (58%)

45,537 (42%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Family-related policy| Require a health examination by a physician for both marriage license applicants, with failure prohibiting marriage unless one or both applicants are rendered sterile.| d|

56,858 (46%)

65,793 (54%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Jury rules; Sex and gender issues| Permit women to serve as jurors and require at least half of the trial jury to be women in cases involving minors.|

59,882 (50%)

59,265 (50%)

### 1920

See also: Oregon 1920 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Election administration and governance; Absentee and mail voting; Military service policy| Require compulsory voting and registration| d|

61,258 (32%)

131,603 (68%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures| Limit regular legislative sessions to sixty working days and extra sessions to twenty days, with each legislator receiving up to $300 per regular session.| d|

80,342 (48%)

85,524 (52%)

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Business regulations; Food policy; Food and beverage taxes| Regulate the manufacturing and sale of oleomargarine and butter substitutes| d|

67,101 (36%)

119,126 (64%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Property taxes| Authorize a single land tax in lieu of all other state taxes| d|

37,283 (20%)

147,426 (80%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance| Increase the term length from two years to four years for county clerks, treasurers, sheriffs, coroners, and surveyors.|

97,854 (55%)

80,983 (45%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Water; Transportation; Administration of government| Allow the Port of Portland, under the Dock Commission, to purchase properties, dispose of dredged materials, and operate lines of transportation to promote water commerce and issue bonds.| d|

80,493 (49%)

84,830 (51%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Public education governance; Vaccinations and disease policy| Remove requirements for vaccination or other medication as a condition for attendance at any public educational institution.| d|

63,018 (33%)

127,570 (67%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Business regulations; Banking policy| Provide for a fixed four percent legal interest rate on all moneys and, on contract, agreeing parties may have a five percent rate of interest.| d|

28,976 (15%)

158,673 (85%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Parks, land, and natural area conservation| Create a refuge for native waterfowl in memory of President Theodore Roosevelt.| d|

78,961 (42%)

107,383 (58%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 318-319| State legislatures measures| Establish a biennial legislature session divided into 40-day periods for introducing and considering legislation, followed by a 10-day period for final legislation consideration.| d|

57,791 (36%)

101,179 (64%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Business regulations; Administration of government| Create a State Market Commission to assist in economic product distribution, market disputes resolution, and storage inspection.| d|

51,605 (30%)

119,464 (70%)

May 21

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Eminent domain policy; Transportation| Declare road usage for transporting raw products and natural resources as a public use, allowing eminent domain to acquire land for roadways.|

100,256 (74%)

35,655 (26%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Increase permitted indebtedness for constructing and maintaining permanent roads from two to four percent of total property value.|

93,392 (67%)

46,084 (33%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Death penalty| Restore the death penalty for first degree murder, except when the jury recommends life imprisonment.|

81,756 (56%)

64,589 (44%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| County and municipal governance; Bond issues| Allow Crook County and Curry County to issue bonds to fund warrants, not exceeding two percent of the assessed property value.|

72,378 (66%)

36,699 (34%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| State executive official measures| Designate the Senate president as the governor’s successor in cases of vacancy or incapacity, with the Speaker of the House serving if both were unable, until the next general biennial election|

78,241 (58%)

56,946 (42%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Taxes; Education| Levy a 3.2 mills tax for the Oregon agricultural college and the University of Oregon and a .06 mill tax for Oregon Normal Schools for salaries, buildings, repairs, and equipment.|

102,722 (69%)

46,577 (31%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Veterans policy; Education; Taxes| Levy a two-tenths of one mill tax for educational aid to military veterans, beyond existing provisions.|

91,294 (64%)

50,482 (36%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Taxes; Education| Levy a two mill property tax to support and maintain public elementary schools.|

110,263 (74%)

39,593 (26%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Education; Taxes| Levy a one-sixth of a mill tax to construct and equip a school for the blind and an annual one-twenty-fifth of a mill tax for its maintenance.|

115,337 (79%)

30,739 (21%)

### 1919

See also: Oregon 1919 ballot measures

June 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance| Increase the limit on the amount of debt that counties could incur to construct roads|

49,728 (60%)

33,561 (40%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Healthcare governance; State legislative authority| Allow the state legislature to locate an industrial and reconstruction hospital in a county other than the seat of government without requiring voter ratification| d|

38,204 (48%)

40,707 (52%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Water irrigation policy; Bond issues| Provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds for the creation of irrigation and drainage districts.|

43,010 (54%)

35,948 (46%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Bond issues| Provide for the bond issuance and sale of $5,000,000 to promote reconstruction, reclamation and land settlement projects.| d|

39,130 (49%)

40,580 (51%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| State executive official measures| Establish the office of lieutenant governor, serving as senate president and governor in case of a vacant seat.| d|

32,653 (41%)

46,861 (59%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Transportation| Appropriate $2.5 million to construct the Roosevelt Coast Military Highway|

56,966 (66%)

29,159 (34%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Bond issues| Issue $5,000,000 in bonds for constructing hospitals, college buildings, armories, a penitentiary, land settlement, reclaiming arid, swamped, and logged land, and aiding settlement for honorably discharged military.| d|

37,294 (47%)

42,792 (53%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Veterans policy; Education| Allow honorably discharged soldiers to attend any public or private educational institution in Oregon with their necessary expenses covered by the state.|

49,158 (59%)

33,513 (41%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Taxes; Transportation| Provide for the construction of state market roads, funded through an annual tax levy on all taxable property.|

53,191 (65%)

28,039 (35%)

### 1918

See also: Oregon 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Taxes; Education| Appropriate $250,000 to establish the "Southern Oregon Normal School" at Ashland and the "Eastern Oregon Normal School" east of the Cascade Mountains.| d|

49,935 (43%)

66,070 (57%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Family-related policy; Public assistance programs| Appropriate $200,000 to establish "The Home for State Wards" for "dependent, delinquent and defective" children.| d|

43,441 (40%)

65,299 (60%)

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit seine or set-net south fishing in the Rogue River and prohibit fishing, except with hook and line, south and west of the mouth of the river.| d|

45,511 (48%)

50,227 (52%)

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations| Enact commercial fishing regulations on the Willamette River.|

55,555 (58%)

40,908 (42%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Taxes| Require individuals with delinquent taxes to be sent a written notice of their unpaid taxes.|

66,652 (62%)

41,594 (38%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Administration of government; Business regulations| Set compensation for publications of legal notices.|

50,073 (54%)

41,816 (46%)

CRSS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Taxes| Increase the state tax levy to manage debts incurred by the maintenance of various state institutions and departments.| d|

41,364 (42%)

56,974 (58%)

### 1917

See also: Oregon 1917 ballot measures

June 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Authorize municipalities to incur debt to develop water transportation lines between ports and establish inland river transportation with a majority vote.|

67,445 (55%)

54,864 (45%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures| Limit the number of bills introduced in the legislature and increase the pay of members of the legislature.| d|

22,276 (18%)

103,238 (82%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Administration of government| Prohibit constitutional amendments from implying the repeal of any part of the constitution without explicitly repealing it.| d|

37,187 (34%)

72,445 (66%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Taxes; Property| Classify all property for uniform taxation of the same class, adopt uniform assessment and taxation rules, and omit the requirement of equally taxing all property without classification.|

62,118 (54%)

53,245 (46%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| County and municipal governance; Elections and campaigns| Require municipalities to synchronize their elections with state election cycles and adjust elected officials' terms to align with state election cycles.|

83,630 (66%)

42,296 (34%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Tax and revenue administration; Prison and jail funding| Authorize the Oregon Board of Control to construct a new State Penitentiary, funded by a state tax levy| d|

46,666 (35%)

86,165 (65%)

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Transportation; Bond issues| Authorize the State Highway Commission to raise money for building roads by selling bonds of the state of Oregon.|

77,316 (55%)

63,803 (45%)

### 1916

See also: Oregon 1916 ballot measures

November 7

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| State executive official measures| Authorize the Governor to veto single items in appropriation bills.|

141,773 (73%)

53,207 (27%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Taxes| Exempt all ships and vessels of fifty tons or more capacity from taxation until January 1, 1935.|

119,652 (65%)

65,410 (35%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Race and ethnicity issues; Race and suffrage| Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No negro, Chinaman or mulatto shall have the right of suffrage"| d|

100,027 (50%)

100,701 (50%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Taxes; Property| Levy taxes on land rent, provide a system of credits for home builders, and ensure exclusive possession of land for every person.| d|

43,390 (22%)

154,980 (78%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Taxes; Education| Levy a one twenty-fifth of a mill property tax to support and maintain a State Normal School at Pendleton, Umatilla County.| d|

96,829 (47%)

109,523 (53%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Vaccinations and disease policy| Prohibit compulsory vaccination, inoculation, and other similar treatments for the prevention or cure of diseases.| d|

99,745 (50%)

100,119 (50%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Sunday regulations| Repeal the law prohibiting most types of stores from opening on Sundays.|

125,836 (57%)

93,076 (43%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Alcohol laws; Business regulations| Legalize the manufacturing and sale of fermented malt liquors containing four percent or less alcohol.| d|

85,973 (38%)

140,599 (62%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Business regulations; Alcohol laws| Ban the importation of intoxicating liquors from outside of Oregon.|

114,932 (51%)

109,671 (49%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Bond issues; Agriculture policy| Create a Rural Credits Fund to offer five percent interest loans to purchase land, livestock, and equipment and improve farming infrastructure.|

107,488 (56%)

83,887 (44%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Taxes| Provide limitations for state and county tax levies and county indebtedness.|

99,536 (54%)

84,031 (46%)

### 1914

See also: Oregon 1914 ballot measures

November 3

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Citizenship voting requirements| Require voters to be citizens of the United States of America.|

164,879 (81%)

39,847 (19%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| State executive official measures| Create the office of the Lieutenant Governor and provide a line of succession to the governorship.| d|

52,040 (27%)

143,804 (73%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Local government organization| Permit county-city consolidation in a county that contains a city with over 100,000 inhabitants.| d|

77,392 (43%)

103,194 (57%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Water irrigation policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Allow the state to incur more than $50,000 of debt to build and maintain roads, construct irrigation, and develop land and projects.| d|

49,759 (27%)

135,550 (73%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Taxes| Omit the requirement that “all taxation shall be equal and uniform.”| d|

59,206 (34%)

116,490 (66%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Taxes| Change existing rules on uniform taxation by authorizing property classification for taxation purposes and specific taxes on income.| d|

52,362 (30%)

122,704 (70%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Taxes; Education| Levy a one-fortieth of a mill property tax for the construction and maintenance of the Southern Oregon State Normal School at Ashland, Jackson County.| d|

84,041 (43%)

109,643 (57%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| County and municipal governance| Allow towns, cities, or municipalities to merge into an adjoining city or town through a vote by by the interested electors.|

96,116 (55%)

77,671 (45%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Taxes; Education| Levy a one-fortieth of a mill property tax for the construction and maintenance of the Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Weston, Umatilla County.| d|

87,450 (45%)

105,345 (55%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Salaries of government officials| Establish compensation for state legislators at five dollars per working day and ten cents per mile for traveling.| d|

41,087 (22%)

146,278 (78%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Working hours regulations| Mandate that no person should be required to work more than eight hours per day or forty-eight hours per week.| d|

49,360 (23%)

167,888 (77%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 322-323| Sex and gender issues; Gender-based labor regulations; Working hours regulations| Require employers to install ventilation in work rooms over 80°F and mandate eight-hour workdays for women.| d|

88,480 (42%)

120,296 (58%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 324-325| Elections and campaigns; State judiciary| Prohibit party nominations for judges and allow candidates to run by filing a petition signed by one percent of eligible district voters.| d|

74,323 (41%)

107,263 (59%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 326-327| Taxes; Property| Exempt personal property and land improvements, such as dwellings and furniture and goods, from taxation up to $1,500.| d|

65,495 (32%)

136,193 (68%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 328-329| Transportation; Water| Prohibit the sale of of navigable waterway beds and authorize the construction and leasing of municipal docks.| d|

67,128 (37%)

114,564 (63%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 330-331| Local government organization; Ports and harbors| Allow municipalities to build, manage, and maintain wharves, docks, and piers, and lease submerged lands for private construction.| d|

67,110 (38%)

111,113 (62%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 332-333| Business regulations; Alcohol laws| Prohibit intoxicating liquor manufacture and sale, except upon prescription or for scientific, mechanical, or religious purposes.|

136,842 (58%)

100,362 (42%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 334-335| Death penalty| Abolish the death penalty for murder committed and fix life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for any crime.|

100,522 (50%)

100,395 (50%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 336-337| Taxes| Establish a graduated tax on realty and distribute tax revenues to county schools and libraries and other county expenses.| d|

59,186 (32%)

124,943 (68%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 338-339| Administration of government| Consolidate the office of the Corporation Commissioner with the office of the Insurance Commissioner.| d|

55,469 (32%)

120,154 (68%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 340-341| Business regulations| Allow people with “reputable” dental college degrees or out-of-state dental licenses to practice dentistry in Oregon.| d|

92,722 (46%)

110,404 (54%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 342-343| County and municipal governance| Extend the term length for county officers from two years to four years.| d|

82,841 (44%)

107,039 (56%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 344-345| Taxes| Require the Governor to appoint a five-member tax code commission to prepare and present a new tax code to the legislature.| d|

34,436 (19%)

143,468 (81%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 346-347| Administration of government| Abolish the Desert Land Board and the State Water board and transfer its powers and duties to the State Land Board and the State Water Commissioner.| d|

32,701 (19%)

143,366 (81%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 348-349| Elections and campaigns; State legislative elections; Proportional representation| Enact a system for electing sixty state legislators| d|

39,740 (22%)

137,116 (78%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 350-351| State legislative structure| Eliminate the Oregon Senate, making the legislature unicameral| d|

62,376 (34%)

123,429 (66%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 352-353| Administrative organization| Create a Department of Industry and Public Works under the State Labor Commissioner to provide jobs for unemployed citizens.| d|

57,859 (31%)

126,201 (69%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 354-355| Elections and campaigns| Authorize the election of delegates by voters to recommend candidates at primary nominating conventions.| d|

25,058 (14%)

153,638 (86%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 356-357| Taxes; Property| Provide equal assessment and taxation of all property with a $300 exemption, and exempt municipal, educational, literacy, scientific, religious, and charitable properties.| d|

43,280 (24%)

140,507 (76%)

### 1913

See also: Oregon 1913 ballot measures

November 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Measure Nos. 300-301| Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Create a state university building repair fund to provide funds for repairs and additions to state university buildings.|

56,659 (58%)

40,600 (42%)

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Provide $100,000 for the construction and furnishing of a modern fire-proof administration and classroom building for the University of Oregon.|

53,569 (55%)

43,014 (45%)

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Law enforcement; Constitutional rights| Authorize the performance of sterilization surgeries for "habitual criminals, moral degenerates, and sexual perverts."| d|

41,767 (44%)

53,319 (56%)

| Measure Nos. 306-307| State judiciary; Salaries of government officials| Provide a district attorney for each county in the state and set their salaries.|

54,179 (59%)

38,159 (41%)

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Labor and unions| Create the State Industrial Accident Commission and establish an industrial accident fund.|

67,814 (70%)

28,608 (30%)

### 1912

See also: Oregon 1912 ballot measures

November 5

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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CICA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage| Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution|

61,265 (52%)

57,104 (48%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| State executive official measures| Create the office of Lieutenant Governor and provide a line of succession to the governorship.| d|

50,562 (45%)

61,644 (55%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Taxes| Provide for a uniform taxation, except on property, and collect taxes for county and municipal purposes as distinct from state purposes.| d|

51,582 (48%)

56,671 (52%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Property; Taxes| Permit different tax rates for different classes of property and provide that taxation must be uniform within each separate class.| d|

52,045 (49%)

54,483 (51%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Taxes| Repeal counties' ability regulate taxation and prohibit the legislature from declaring an emergency in tax regulation.|

63,881 (58%)

47,150 (42%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Ballot measure process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Initiative and referendum process| Require constitutional amendments to receive a majority of all votes cast, not just those for the measure.| d|

32,934 (32%)

70,325 (68%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Banking policy| Hold stockholders liable to pay depositors an amount equal to their held stock and what they originally paid for the stock.|

82,981 (79%)

21,738 (21%)

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Business regulations| Grant the Railroad Commission power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate every public service corporation and utility in Oregon.|

65,985 (62%)

40,956 (38%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 318-319| County and municipal governance| Create a new county, named Cascade County| d|

26,463 (27%)

71,239 (73%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Higher education funding; Property taxes| Create a Board of Regents to govern the University of Oregon and the State Agricultural College| d|

48,701 (46%)

57,279 (54%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 322-323| Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Initiative and referendum process| Require a ballot initiative to receive a majority of all votes cast in an election, rather than a majority of votes specifically for the initiative| d|

35,721 (34%)

68,861 (66%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 324-325| Bond issues; Transportation| Allow counties to issue bonds for the construction of permanent roads| d|

49,699 (47%)

56,713 (53%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 326-327| Transportation; Administration of government| Create a State Highway Department with a $12,000 budget and appoint a State Highway Engineer with a $3,600 salary.| d|

23,872 (22%)

83,846 (78%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 328-329| Salaries of government officials; Administration of government| Move the effective date of the creation of the State Printing Board to December 1, 1912 and fix the salary of the State Printer at $4,000 and the Secretary of the Board at $2,000.| d|

34,793 (33%)

69,542 (67%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 330-331| Administration of government; Business regulations| Create the Office of Hotel Inspector and provide for their duties and salary.| d|

16,910 (16%)

91,995 (84%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 332-333| Working hours regulations| Require laborers employed by the state, county, school district, or municipality to work no more than an eight-hour day.|

64,508 (57%)

48,078 (43%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 334-335| Business regulations| Regulate corporations selling corporate stocks and securities to protect stocks purchasers and establish a corporation department.| d|

48,765 (46%)

57,293 (54%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 336-337| Prison work regulations| Prohibit private firms from employing state prisoners, except for public projects.|

73,800 (66%)

37,492 (34%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 338-339| Prison work regulations| Prohibit private firms from employing county, city, or town prisoners, except for public projects.|

71,367 (65%)

37,731 (35%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 340-341| Transportation; Administration of government; Bond issues| Create the State Road Board, authorize bond sales to build public roads, and create the office of State Highway Commissioner.| d|

30,897 (29%)

75,590 (71%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 342-343| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Prohibit the state from increasing its indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property of the state.|

59,452 (58%)

43,447 (42%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 344-345| Bond issues| Authorize counties to issue twenty-year bonds for road construction and county courts to levy taxes to pay bond interest.| d|

43,611 (42%)

60,210 (58%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 346-347| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Prohibit counties from increasing their indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property within the county.|

57,258 (57%)

43,858 (43%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 348-349| County and municipal governance| Provide methods for the creation and organization of new counties and municipalities| d|

40,199 (41%)

56,992 (59%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 350-351| Income taxes| Implement a graduated income tax.| d|

52,702 (50%)

52,948 (50%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 352-353| Property tax exemptions| Exempt household furniture, domestic fixtures, and household goods in use at home, clothing, watches, jewelry, and similar personal objects from taxation|

60,357 (54%)

51,826 (46%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 354-355| Taxes| Exempt all debts, public stocks and securities, bonds, and warrants and moneys due to the state from taxation.| d|

42,491 (39%)

66,540 (61%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 356-357| Taxes| Revise state inheritance tax laws, reclassify rates, and transfer administrative authority to the State Tax Commission.| d|

38,609 (38%)

63,839 (62%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 358-359| Transportation; Business regulations| Regulate freight rates on carload type and weight|

58,306 (56%)

45,534 (44%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 360-361| Bond issues; Transportation; County and municipal governance| Authorize county courts to issue and sell bonds to build and maintain roads within the county with voter approval.| d|

38,568 (38%)

63,481 (62%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 362-363| State legislative structure; Proportional representation; State legislative term limits| Create a 60-member unicameral legislature with proportional representation| d|

31,020 (30%)

71,183 (70%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 364-365| Taxes; Property| Implement graduated taxes for franchises, lands, and other natural resources exceeding $10,000 and exempt personal property.| d|

31,534 (28%)

82,015 (72%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 366-367| Death penalty| Abolish the death penalty in Oregon.| d|

41,951 (39%)

64,578 (61%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 368-369| Labor disputes and strikes| Prohibit boycotting or picketing any industry, workshop, store, business, or factory.| d|

49,826 (45%)

60,560 (55%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 370-371| Property| Prohibit public speech gatherings in cities or towns on public streets, parks, or lands without a written permit from the mayor.| d|

48,987 (44%)

62,532 (56%)

| Measure Nos. 372-373| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Appropriate $175,000 to build an administration building for the University of Oregon and $153,259 for repairs and improvements.| d|

29,437 (27%)

78,985 (73%)

| Measure Nos. 374-375| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Appropriate $175,000 to construct and furnish a modern fire-proof library and museum at the University of Oregon.| d|

27,310 (26%)

79,376 (74%)

### 1910

See also: Oregon 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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CICA

| Measure 1| Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage| Provide for suffrage for women taxpayers in state constitution| d|

35,270 (37%)

59,065 (63%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Healthcare facility funding| Authorize the construction and maintenance of an "insane asylum" to be called "The Eastern Oregon State Hospital."|

50,134 (55%)

41,504 (45%)

LRSS

| Measure Nos. 304-305| State constitutional conventions| Call for a constitutional convention to take place in October 1911 and elect its delegates.| d|

23,143 (28%)

59,974 (72%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| State legislatures measures; Redistricting policy| Create separate districts for the election of each state senator and each state representative.| d|

24,000 (31%)

54,252 (69%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Taxes| Repeal uniform taxation requirement and mandate taxes only for public purposes, with no surrender or suspension of taxation power.| d|

37,619 (48%)

40,172 (52%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Transportation; Taxes| Authorize the creation of railroad districts and railroad purchase, construction, and related taxes.| d|

32,884 (42%)

46,070 (58%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Property; Taxes| Exempt property from uniform taxation and allow property to be categorized into classes and taxed.| d|

31,629 (43%)

41,692 (57%)

| Measure Nos. 314-315| State judiciary; Salaries of government officials| Require Baker County to pay the Judge of the Eighth Judicial District an additional $1,000 in addition to the judge's annual salary.| d|

13,161 (16%)

71,503 (84%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| County and municipal governance| Create the County of Nesmith out of the northern part of Douglas County and the southern part of Lane County.| d|

22,866 (27%)

60,951 (73%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Taxes; Education| Provide state support for the Oregon State Normal School at Monmouth, Polk County.|

50,191 (56%)

40,044 (44%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 320-321| County and municipal governance| Create the County of Otis out of territory included in Harney County, Malheur County, and Grant County.| d|

17,426 (22%)

62,016 (78%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 322-323| County and municipal governance| Annex the northern part of Clackamas County to Multnomah County, Oregon.| d|

16,250 (19%)

69,002 (81%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 322-323| County and municipal governance| Create the County of Orchard out of the northeastern portion of Umatilla County, Oregon.| d|

15,664 (20%)

62,712 (80%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 324-325| County and municipal governance| Create the County of Williams out of a portion of Lane County and Douglas County.| d|

14,508 (18%)

64,090 (82%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 326-327| County and municipal governance; Taxes| Allow counties to regulate taxation, regardless of constitutional restrictions or state statutes, and abolish the poll or head tax.|

44,171 (51%)

42,127 (49%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 328-329| County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws| Grant cities and towns the exclusive power to license, regulate, control, suppress or prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors.|

53,321 (51%)

50,779 (49%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 330-331| Labor and unions| Require protection for persons engaged in hazardous jobs, define and extend employers' liability, and eliminate contributory negligence as defense.|

56,258 (62%)

33,943 (38%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 334-335| County and municipal governance| Create the County of Clark out of the northern portion of Grant County, Oregon.| d|

15,613 (20%)

61,704 (80%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 336-337| Taxes; Education| Provide state support for the Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Weston, Umatilla County.| d|

40,898 (47%)

46,201 (53%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 338-339| County and municipal governance| Annex a portion of eastern Washington County to Multnomah County, Oregon.| d|

14,047 (17%)

68,221 (83%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 340-341| Taxes; Education| Provide state support for the Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Ashton, Jackson County.| d|

38,473 (44%)

48,655 (56%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 342-343| Alcohol laws| Prohibit the production, traffic, and sale of intoxicating liquors in Oregon.| d|

43,540 (42%)

61,221 (58%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 344-345| Alcohol laws| Prohibit, prevent, and suppress the production, sale, exchange and possession of intoxicating liquors in Oregon.| d|

42,651 (40%)

63,564 (60%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 346-347| Labor and unions| Create a Board of Commissioners to examine workplace injuries and to draft workplace liability laws for the legislature.| d|

32,224 (38%)

51,719 (62%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 348-349| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit the taking of fish from the Rogue River watershed by any means, except hook and line.|

49,712 (60%)

33,397 (40%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 350-351| County and municipal governance| Create the County of Deschutes out of the northwest portion of Crook County, Oregon.| d|

17,592 (23%)

60,486 (77%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 352-353| County and municipal governance| Provide the laws to create new towns, counties, and municipal districts, including a requirement of a majority vote from the territory's legal voters.| d|

37,129 (47%)

42,327 (53%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 354-355| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Permit counties to incur indebtedness to build permanent roads upon approval by a majority vote.|

51,275 (61%)

32,906 (39%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 356-357| Primary election systems| Provide for voters to designate their party’s candidates for President and Vice President|

43,353 (51%)

41,624 (49%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 358-359| Ethics rules and commissions; Open meetings and public information| Create the Board of People’s Inspectors of Government and an official state magazine for government transparency and accountability.| d|

29,955 (36%)

52,538 (64%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 360-361| Proportional representation; Elections and campaigns; Recall process; Initiative and referendum process| Provide election and legislature changes, such as increasing voters' initiative, referendum, and recall powers and requiring proportional representation of the legislature.| d|

37,031 (45%)

44,366 (55%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 362-363| State judiciary; Civil and criminal trials| Provide three-fourths jury verdicts in civil cases and six-year terms for state judges, prohibit re-trial without evidence, and increase the Oregon Supreme Court's jurisdiction.|

44,538 (53%)

39,399 (47%)

### 1908

See also: Oregon 1908 ballot measures

June 1

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|
|

CICA

| Measure 9| Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage| Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution| d|

36,858 (39%)

58,670 (61%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 300-301| Salaries of government officials| Increase legislator compensation from $120 to $400 for regular sessions and from $3 plus mileage to $10 for special sessions.| d|

19,691 (22%)

68,892 (78%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Administration of government; State capitals| Allow state institutions to be located outside of the state capital.|

41,975 (51%)

40,868 (49%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 304-305| State judiciary| Expand the Supreme Court to five judges and authorize the legislature to reorganize circuit courts' and county courts' powers.| d|

30,243 (37%)

50,591 (63%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Elections and campaigns| Move the general biennial election from the first Monday of June to the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.|

65,728 (78%)

18,590 (22%)

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Prison work regulations; Corrections governance| Provide for the compensation of prison employees and regulate prison labor and costs of prisoners' food and boarding.|

60,443 (67%)

30,033 (33%)

| Measure Nos. 310-311| Eminent domain policy; Transportation| Require railway firms to grant free transportation to state officers, county judges, and sheriffs in order to acquire land through eminent domain.| d|

28,856 (33%)

59,406 (67%)

| Measure Nos. 312-313| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Appropriate $25,00 annually for four years to purchase land and build armories for the Oregon National Guard.| d|

33,507 (38%)

54,848 (62%)

| Measure Nos. 314-315| Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance| Increase the annual appropriation for the University of Oregon from $47,500 to $125,000.|

44,115 (52%)

40,535 (48%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Restrict salmon and sturgeon fishing for conservation purposes.|

46,582 (53%)

40,720 (47%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 320-321| County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws| Empower voters of every city and town to license, regulate, tax, and prohibit the sale of liquors within their municipalities.| d|

39,442 (43%)

52,346 (57%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 322-323| Agriculture policy; Property tax exemptions| Provide tax exemptions for farm housing, equipment, livestock, and crops.| d|

32,066 (35%)

60,871 (65%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 324-325| Recall process; Elections and campaigns| Grant voters the power to call for a special election to recall an elected official and elect the official's successor at any time.|

58,381 (65%)

31,002 (35%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 326-327| Federal government issues; State legislative authority| Instruct legislators to vote for and elect as U.S. Senator the candidate who received the highest number of votes at the general election|

69,668 (77%)

21,162 (23%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 328-329| Ranked-choice voting; Elections and campaigns; Proportional representation| Allow for alternative state electoral systems|

48,868 (59%)

34,128 (41%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 330-331| Elections and campaigns; Open meetings and public information; Ethics rules and commissions| Provide campaign rules and regulations such as campaign contribution limits and punishments for corrupting use of money.|

54,042 (63%)

31,301 (37%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 332-333| Fisheries and fishing regulations| Prohibit salmon and sturgeon fishing except by hook and line in the Columbia River and Sandy River and prohibit salmon fishing during spawning season.|

56,130 (65%)

30,280 (35%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 334-335| Civil and criminal trials| Mandate that no person shall be charged of a crime without indictment by a grand jury and provide jury selection methods.|

52,214 (65%)

28,487 (35%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 336-337| County and municipal governance| Create the County of Hood River out of the western portion of Wasco County in Oregon.|

43,948 (62%)

26,778 (38%)

### 1906

See also: Oregon 1906 ballot measures

June 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Measure Nos. 300-301| State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; School choice policy; Public education funding; Higher education funding; Prison and jail funding| Uphold an act that appropriated funds to maintain psychiatric hospitals; deaf, mute, and blind schools; penitentiaries; universities; agricultural colleges; and other schools|

43,918 (62%)

26,758 (38%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues| Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution| d|

36,902 (44%)

47,075 (56%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 304-305| Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance| Allow voters in dry counties to vote on the legality of liquor in their local municipalities.| d|

35,297 (44%)

45,144 (56%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 306-307| Transportation| Allow the state to purchase the Mount Hood and Barlow Road Tolls and abolish the tolls upon purchase.| d|

31,525 (41%)

44,527 (59%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 308-309| Ballot measure process| Provide rules for amending the state constitution.|

47,661 (72%)

18,751 (28%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 310-311| County and municipal governance| Empower voters of every city and town to enact and amend their municipal charters.|

52,567 (73%)

19,852 (27%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 312-313| Salaries of government officials| Allow the state legislature to regulate the compensation of the State Printer.|

63,749 (87%)

9,571 (13%)

CICA

| Measure Nos. 314-315| County and municipal governance; Initiative and referendum process| Create a referendum and initiative process for local and municipal laws.|

47,678 (74%)

16,735 (26%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 316-317| Ethics rules and commissions; Business regulations| Prohibit public firms from issuing any free or discounted pass, ticket, or service that is not also available to the general public.|

57,281 (77%)

16,779 (23%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 318-319| Transportation; Taxes| Provide a three percent license fee on the gross earnings of sleeping car, refrigerator car, and oil companies.|

69,635 (92%)

6,441 (8%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 320-321| Taxes| Provide a three percent tax and a two percent tax on the gross earnings of express companies and telephone and telegraph firms.|

70,872 (92%)

6,360 (8%)

### 1904

See also: Oregon 1904 ballot measures

June 6

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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CISS

| Measure Nos. 300-301| County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws| Allow for local option elections to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors|

43,316 (52%)

40,198 (48%)

CISS

| Measure Nos. 302-303| Primary election systems| Establish a direct primary system requiring party members to nominate candidates directly through primary elections|

56,205 (77%)

16,354 (23%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 55-56| Administration of government; Elections and campaigns| Provide the state legislature with the power to set the compensation, powers, duties, and the election of the State Printer|

45,334 (76%)

14,031 (24%)

### 1902

See also: Oregon 1902 ballot measures

June 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 105-106| Initiative and referendum process| Create a state initiative and referendum process|

62,024 (92%)

5,668 (8%)

### 1900

See also: Oregon 1900 ballot measures

June 4

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Measure Nos. 154-155| Local government finance and taxes; Debt limits| Change the municipal debt limit from a fixed cap of $5,000 to a limit of 5% of the assessed valuation of property| d|

16,147 (38%)

26,575 (62%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 156-157| State judiciary| Increase the size of the Oregon Supreme Court from three justices to five justices| d|

15,208 (37%)

26,262 (63%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 158-159| Environment; Water irrigation policy| Declare the use of land for irrigation infrastructure, including reservoirs, ditches, and flumes, as a public use| d|

16,346 (39%)

25,324 (61%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 160-161| Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional wording changes| Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No free negro or mulatto, not residing in this state at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall come, reside, or be within this state, or hold any real estate, or make any contracts, or maintain any suit therein"| d|

19,074 (49%)

19,999 (51%)

LRCA

| Measure Nos. 162-163| Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues| Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution| d|

26,265 (48%)

28,402 (52%)

### 1884

See also: Oregon 1884 ballot measures

June 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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|

LRCA

| Women's Suffrage Amendment| Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues| Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution| d|

11,223 (28%)

28,176 (72%)

## See also[edit]

* Oregon Historical Ballot Measures Factbook
* 2026 ballot measures

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