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Oregon 2000 ballot measures
In 2000, voters decided on 31 statewide ballot measures in Oregon. On May 16, voters decided on six measures. On November 7, voters decided on 25 measures.
- 10 of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
- Seven of the measures were initiated state statutes.
- 10 of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Two of the measures were legislatively referred state statutes.
- Two of the measures were veto referendums.
- Voters approved 10 (31.25%) and rejected 22 (68.75%) measures.
On the ballot
May 16, 2000
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure 77 | Taxes; Property | Change some of certain local districts' property tax authority from temporary to permanent. |
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336,253 (44%) |
432,541 (56%) |
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Measure 78 | Initiative process | Lengthen the period of time for verifying signatures on initiative and referendum petitions by 15 more days. |
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528,129 (62%) |
327,440 (38%) |
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Measure 79 | Initiative 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 |
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356,912 (41%) |
505,081 (59%) |
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Measure 80 | Taxes; Transportation | Allow fuel taxes and vehicle fees to be used for policing highways, roads, streets, and roadside rest areas. |
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310,640 (36%) |
559,941 (64%) |
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Measure 81 | Trials | Allow the legislature to limit recovery of damages in civil actions. |
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219,009 (25%) |
650,348 (75%) |
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Measure 82 | Taxes; Transportation | Repeal the weight-mile tax, replacing it with a 29 cent per gallon diesel fuel tax, and increase registration fees on most heavy vehicles. |
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109,741 (13%) |
767,329 (87%) |
November 7, 2000
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure 1 | Education | Require the legislature to fund school quality goals adequately, issue reports, and establish equalization grants. |
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940,223 (66%) |
477,461 (34%) |
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Measure 2 | Administration; Legislature | Create a new process to review administrative rules by the legislature upon the petition of at least 10,000 voters. |
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605,575 (44%) |
779,190 (56%) |
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Measure 3 | Property | Require a conviction before property forfeiture and reporting of forfeitures and restrict the use of proceeds from forfeitures. |
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952,792 (67%) |
465,081 (33%) |
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Measure 4 | Budgets; Healthcare facility | Create the Oregon Health Plan Trust Fund from tobacco settlement proceeds to be used for public low-income health care. |
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650,850 (45%) |
789,543 (55%) |
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Measure 5 | Firearms | Expand current background-check requirement beyond handgun transfers by gun dealers. |
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921,926 (62%) |
569,996 (38%) |
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Measure 6 | Elections | Provide campaign funds to qualifying candidates who limit the amount of political contributions they receive and their campaign spending. |
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586,910 (41%) |
838,011 (59%) |
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Measure 83 | Veterans | Allow the Director of Veterans’ Affairs to establish standards for granting veterans’ loans and eliminate specific active duty date requirements. |
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1,084,870 (75%) |
365,203 (25%) |
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Measure 84 | Budgets; Local government | Require the state to pay for services that the state requires local governments to provide. |
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1,211,384 (84%) |
222,723 (16%) |
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Measure 85 | Local government | Allow counties with over 100,000 inhabitants to be established or reduced to an area smaller than 400 square miles. |
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634,307 (45%) |
767,366 (55%) |
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Measure 86 | Taxes; Budgets | Require refunds to taxpayers when general fund revenues exceed state estimates by two percent or more. |
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898,793 (62%) |
550,304 (38%) |
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Measure 87 | Sexual content regulations; Business | Allow the zoning of sexually oriented businesses without needing to demonstrate actual neighborhood harm. |
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694,410 (47%) |
771,901 (53%) |
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Measure 88 | Taxes | Increase the maximum deductible on state income tax returns for federal income taxes paid from $3000 to $5000. |
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739,270 (51%) |
724,097 (49%) |
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Measure 89 | Budgets; Tobacco | Create the Health Security Fund from tobacco settlement proceeds to be allocated to health, housing, and transportation programs. |
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622,814 (43%) |
828,117 (57%) |
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Measure 8 | Budgets | Limit state appropriations to 15 percent of Oregonian's total personal income earned in the past two years. |
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608,090 (44%) |
789,699 (56%) |
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Measure 90 | Utilities | Allow regulated utilities to set rates that allow for returns on their undepreciated investments in retired property. |
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158,810 (12%) |
1,208,545 (88%) |
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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. |
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661,342 (45%) |
814,885 (55%) |
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Measure 92 | Elections | Prohibit employee payroll deductions if any portion of the money will be used for a political purpose, unless the employee gives written permission. |
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656,250 (45%) |
815,338 (55%) |
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Measure 93 | Taxes; Elections | Require voter approval matching this measure's approval percentage for new state and local taxes, fees, or charges, unless exempted. |
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581,186 (40%) |
865,091 (60%) |
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Measure 94 | Criminal sentencing | Repeal mandatory minimum sentences for certain felonies and require resentencing for individuals subjected to previous mandatory minimums. |
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387,068 (27%) |
1,073,275 (73%) |
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Measure 95 | Education; Labor | Prohibit schools from basing teacher pay on tenure or additional courses taken, instead requiring compensation and increases to be based on job performance |
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514,926 (35%) |
962,250 (65%) |
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Measure 96 | Initiative process; Legislature | Prohibit the legislature from imposing restrictions that hinder initiative and referendum accessibility or affordability for amending the Oregon Constitution. |
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527,613 (38%) |
866,588 (62%) |
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Measure 97 | Business; Hunting | Prohibit the use of certain animal poisons, body-gripping traps for trapping, and the fur trade involving animals caught in these traps. |
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606,939 (41%) |
867,219 (59%) |
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Measure 98 | Elections | Prohibit the use of public resources, including money, employee time, buildings, and equipment, for collecting political funds. |
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678,024 (47%) |
776,489 (53%) |
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Measure 99 | Public assistance; Healthcare governance | Create a public Home Care Commission to oversee quality services for elderly and disabled individuals receiving publicly funded personal care at home. |
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911,217 (63%) |
539,414 (37%) |
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Measure 9 | LGBTQ; Education | Prohibit public school instruction encouraging, promoting, or sanctioning homosexual/bisexual behaviors and provide penalties. |
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702,572 (47%) |
788,691 (53%) |
Not on the ballot
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Status |
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CICA | Oregon Measure 7 | Property | Require state and local governments to pay property owners for the decreased market value of their properties due to regulation or restriction | ![]() |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
- Types of ballot measures in Oregon
- List of Oregon ballot measures
- 2000 ballot measures
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