date | measure | passed | Yes votes |
No votes |
% YES |
Const. Amd.? |
type[1] | description |
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1902 | 1 | YES | 62,024 | 5,668 | 91.63% | Yes | Leg | Limits Uses Initiative and Referendum |
1904 | 1 | YES | 45,334 | 14,031 | 76.36% | Yes | Leg | Office of State Printer |
1904 | 2 | YES | 56,205 | 16,354 | 77.46% | No | Init | Direct Primary Nominating Convention Law |
1904 | 3 | YES | 43,316 | 40,198 | 51.87% | No | Init | Local Option Liquor law |
1906 | 1 | YES | 43,918 | 26,758 | 62.14% | No | Ref | Shall act appropriating money maintaining Insane Asylum, Penitentiary, Deaf-Mute, Blind School, University, Agricultural College, and Normal Schools be approved |
1906 | 2 | No | 36,902 | 47,075 | 43.94% | Yes | Init | Equal Suffrage Constitutional Amendment |
1906 | 3 | No | 35,297 | 45,144 | 43.88% | No | Init | Amendment to local option law giving anti-prohibitionists and prohibitionists equal privileges |
1906 | 4 | No | 31,525 | 44,527 | 41.45% | No | Init | Law to abolish tolls on the Mount Hood and Barlow Road and providing for its ownership by the State |
1906 | 5 | YES | 47,661 | 18,751 | 71.77% | Yes | Init | Constitutional amendment providing method of amending constitution and applying the referendum to all laws affecting constitutional conventions and amendments |
1906 | 6 | YES | 52,567 | 19,852 | 72.59% | Yes | Init | Constitutional amendment giving cities and towns exclusive power to enact and amend their charters |
1906 | 7 | YES | 63,749 | 9,571 | 86.95% | Yes | Init | Constitutional amendment to allow the state printing, binding, and Printers' compensation to be regulated by law at any time |
1906 | 8 | YES | 47,678 | 16,735 | 74.02% | Yes | Init | Constitutional amendment for the initiative and referendum on local, special, and municipal laws and parts of laws |
1906 | 9 | YES | 57,281 | 16,779 | 77.34% | No | Init | Bill for a law prohibiting free passes and discrimination by railroad companies and other public service corporations |
1906 | 10 | YES | 69,635 | 6,441 | 91.53% | No | Init | An act requiring sleeping car companies, refrigerator car companies, and oil companies to pay an annual license upon gross earnings |
1906 | 11 | YES | 70,872 | 6,360 | 91.77% | No | Init | An act requiring express companies, telegraph companies, and telephone companies to pay an annual license upon gross earnings |
1908 | 1 | No | 19,691 | 68,892 | 22.23% | Yes | Leg | To Increase Compensation of Legislators from $120 to $400 Per Session |
1908 | 2 | YES | 41,975 | 40,868 | 50.67% | Yes | Leg | Permitting Location of State Institutions at Places Other than the State Capitol |
1908 | 3 | No | 30,243 | 50,591 | 37.41% | Yes | Leg | Reorganization System of Courts and Increasing the Number of Supreme Judges from Three to Five |
1908 | 4 | YES | 65,728 | 18,590 | 77.95% | Yes | Leg | Changing Date of General Elections from June to November |
1908 | 5 | YES | 60,443 | 30,033 | 66.81% | No | Ref | Giving Sheriffs Control of County Prisoners |
1908 | 6 | No | 28,856 | 59,406 | 32.69% | No | Ref | Requiring Railroads to Give Public Officials Free Passes |
1908 | 7 | No | 33,507 | 54,848 | 37.92% | No | Ref | Appropriating $100,000 for Building Armories |
1908 | 8 | YES | 44,115 | 40,535 | 52.11% | No | Ref | Increasing Annual Appropriation for University of Oregon from $47,500 to $125,000 |
1908 | 9 | No | 36,858 | 58,670 | 38.58% | Yes | Init | Equal Suffrage |
1908 | 10 | YES | 46,582 | 40,720 | 53.36% | No | Init | Fishery Law Proposed by Fishwheel Operators |
1908 | 11 | No | 39,442 | 52,346 | 42.97% | Yes | Init | Giving Cities Control of Liquor Selling, Poolrooms, Theaters, etc., subject to local option law |
1908 | 12 | No | 32,066 | 60,871 | 34.50% | Yes | Init | Modified Form of Single Tax Amendment |
1908 | 13 | YES | 58,381 | 31,002 | 65.32% | Yes | Init | Recall Power on Public Officials |
1908 | 14 | YES | 69,668 | 21,162 | 76.70% | No | Init | Instructing Legislature to Vote for People Choice for United States Senator |
1908 | 15 | YES | 48,868 | 34,128 | 58.88% | Yes | Init | Authorizing Proportional Representation Law |
1908 | 16 | YES | 54,042 | 31,301 | 63.32% | No | Init | Corrupt Practices Act Governing Elections |
1908 | 17 | YES | 56,130 | 30,280 | 64.96% | No | Init | Fishery Law Proposed by Gillnet Operators |
1908 | 18 | YES | 52,214 | 28,487 | 64.70% | Yes | Init | Requiring Indictment To Be By Grand Jury |
1908 | 19 | YES | 43,948 | 26,778 | 62.14% | No | Init | Creating Hood River County |
1910 | 1 | No | 35,270 | 59,065 | 37.39% | Yes | Init | Permitting Female Taxpayers to Vote |
1910 | 2 | YES | 50,134 | 41,504 | 54.71% | No | Leg | Establishing Branch Insane Asylum in Eastern Oregon |
1910 | 3 | No | 23,143 | 59,974 | 27.84% | No | Leg | Calling Convention to Revise State Constitution |
1910 | 4 | No | 24,000 | 54,252 | 30.67% | Yes | Leg | Providing Separate Districts for Election of Each State Senator and Representative |
1910 | 5 | No | 37,619 | 40,172 | 48.36% | Yes | Leg | Repealing Requirements That All Taxes Shall Be Equal and Uniform |
1910 | 6 | No | 32,884 | 46,070 | 41.65% | Yes | Leg | Permitting Organized Districts to Vote Bonds for Construction of Railroads by Such Districts |
1910 | 7 | No | 31,629 | 41,692 | 43.14% | Yes | Leg | Authorizing Collection of State and County Taxes on Separate Classes of Property |
1910 | 8 | No | 13,161 | 71,503 | 15.54% | No | Ref | Requiring Baker County to Pay $1,000 a Year to Circuit Judge in Addition to His State Salary |
1910 | 9 | No | 22,866 | 60,951 | 27.28% | No | Init | Creating Nesmith County From Parts of Lane and Douglas |
1910 | 10 | YES | 50,191 | 40,044 | 55.62% | No | Init | To Establish a State Normal School at Monmouth |
1910 | 11 | No | 17,426 | 62,016 | 21.94% | No | Init | Creating Otis County From Parts of Harney, Malheur and Grant |
1910 | 12 | No | 16,250 | 69,002 | 19.06% | No | Init | Annexing Part of Clackamas County to Multnomah |
1910 | 13 | No | 14,508 | 64,090 | 18.46% | No | Init | Creating Williams County From Parts of Lane and Douglas |
1910 | 14 | YES | 44,171 | 42,127 | 51.18% | Yes | Init | Permitting People of Each County to Regulate Taxation for County Purposes and Abolishing Poll Taxes |
1910 | 15 | YES | 53,321 | 50,779 | 51.22% | Yes | Init | Giving Cities and Towns Exclusive Power to Regulate Liquor Traffic Within Their Limits |
1910 | 16 | YES | 56,258 | 33,943 | 62.37% | No | Init | For Protection of Laborers in Hazardous Employment, Fixing Employers' Liability, etc. |
1910 | 17 | No | 15,664 | 62,712 | 19.99% | No | Init | Creating Orchard County From Part of Umatilla |
1910 | 18 | No | 15,613 | 61,704 | 20.19% | No | Init | Creating Clark County From Part of Grant |
1910 | 19 | No | 40,898 | 46,201 | 46.96% | No | Init | To Establish State Normal School at Weston |
1910 | 20 | No | 14,047 | 68,221 | 17.07% | No | Init | To Annex Part of Washington County to Multnomah |
1910 | 21 | No | 38,473 | 48,655 | 44.16% | No | Init | To Establish State Normal School at Ashland |
1910 | 22 | No | 43,540 | 61,221 | 41.56% | Yes | Init | Prohibiting Liquor Traffic |
1910 | 23 | No | 42,651 | 63,564 | 40.16% | No | Init | Prohibiting the Sale of Liquors and Regulating Shipments of Same, and Providing for Search for Liquor |
1910 | 24 | No | 32,224 | 51,719 | 38.39% | No | Init | Creating Board to Draft Employers' Liability Law for Submission to Legislature |
1910 | 25 | YES | 49,712 | 33,397 | 59.82% | No | Init | Prohibiting Taking of Fish in Rogue River Except With Hook and Line |
1910 | 26 | No | 17,592 | 60,486 | 22.53% | No | Init | Creating Deschutes County Out of Part of Crook |
1910 | 27 | No | 37,129 | 42,327 | 46.73% | No | Init | Bill for General Law Under Which New Counties May Be Created or Boundaries Changed |
1910 | 28 | YES | 51,275 | 32,906 | 60.91% | Yes | Init | Permitting Counties to Vote Bonds for Permanent Road Improvement |
1910 | 29 | YES | 43,353 | 41,624 | 51.02% | No | Init | Permitting Voters in Direct Primaries to Express Choice for President and Vice President, to Select Delegates to National Convention and Nominate Candidates for Presidential Electors |
1910 | 30 | No | 29,955 | 52,538 | 36.31% | No | Init | Creating Board of People's Inspectors of Government, Providing for Reports of Board in Official State Gazette to be Mailed to All Registered Voters Bi-monthly |
1910 | 31 | No | 37,031 | 44,366 | 45.49% | Yes | Init | Extending Initiative and Referendum, Making Term of Members of Legislature Six Years, Increasing Salaries, Requiring Proportional Representation in Legislature, Election of President of Senate and Speaker of House Outside of Members, etc. |
1910 | 32 | YES | 44,538 | 39,399 | 53.06% | Yes | Init | Permitting Three-Fourths Verdict in Civil Cases |
1912 | 1 | YES | 61,265 | 57,104 | 51.76% | Yes | Init | Equal Suffrage Amendment |
1912 | 2 | No | 50,562 | 61,644 | 45.06% | Yes | Leg | Creating Office of Lieutenant Governor |
1912 | 3 | No | 51,582 | 56,671 | 47.65% | Yes | Leg | Divorce of Local and State Taxation |
1912 | 4 | No | 52,045 | 54,483 | 48.86% | Yes | Leg | Permitting Different Tax Rates on Classes of Property |
1912 | 5 | YES | 63,881 | 47,150 | 57.53% | Yes | Leg | Repeal of County Tax Option |
1912 | 6 | No | 32,934 | 70,325 | 31.89% | Yes | Leg | Majority Rule on Constitutional Amendments |
1912 | 7 | YES | 82,981 | 21,738 | 79.24% | Yes | Leg | Double Liability on Bank Stockholders |
1912 | 8 | YES | 65,985 | 40,956 | 61.70% | No | Ref | Statewide Public Utilities Regulation |
1912 | 9 | No | 26,463 | 71,239 | 27.09% | No | Init | Creating Cascade County |
1912 | 10 | No | 48,701 | 57,279 | 45.95% | No | Init | Millage Tax for University and Agricultural College |
1912 | 11 | No | 35,721 | 68,861 | 34.16% | Yes | Init | Majority Rule on Initiated Laws |
1912 | 12 | No | 49,699 | 56,713 | 46.70% | No | Init | County Bond and Road Construction Act--Grange Bill |
1912 | 13 | No | 23,872 | 83,846 | 22.16% | No | Init | Creating State Highway Department--Grange Bill |
1912 | 14 | No | 34,793 | 69,542 | 33.35% | No | Init | Changing Date State Printer Bill Becomes Effective |
1912 | 15 | No | 16,910 | 91,995 | 15.53% | No | Init | Creating Office of Hotel Inspector |
1912 | 16 | YES | 64,508 | 48,078 | 57.30% | No | Init | Eight-hour Day on Public Works |
1912 | 17 | No | 48,765 | 57,293 | 45.98% | No | Init | Blue Sky Law |
1912 | 18 | YES | 73,800 | 37,492 | 66.31% | No | Init | Relating to Employment of State Prisoners |
1912 | 19 | YES | 71,367 | 37,731 | 65.42% | No | Init | Relating to Employment of County and City Prisoners |
1912 | 20 | No | 30,897 | 75,590 | 29.01% | No | Init | State Road Bonding Act |
1912 | 21 | YES | 59,452 | 43,447 | 57.78% | Yes | Init | Limiting State Road Indebtedness |
1912 | 22 | No | 43,611 | 60,210 | 42.01% | No | Init | County Bonding Act |
1912 | 23 | YES | 57,258 | 43,858 | 56.63% | Yes | Init | Limiting County Road Indebtedness |
1912 | 24 | No | 40,199 | 56,992 | 41.36% | No | Init | Providing Method for Consolidating Cities and Creating New Counties |
1912 | 25 | No | 52,702 | 52,948 | 49.88% | Yes | Init | Income Tax Amendment |
1912 | 26 | YES | 60,357 | 51,826 | 53.80% | No | Init | Tax Exemption on Household Effects |
1912 | 27 | No | 42,491 | 66,540 | 38.97% | No | Init | Tax Exemption on Moneys and Credits |
1912 | 28 | No | 38,609 | 63,839 | 37.69% | No | Init | Revising Inheritance Tax Laws |
1912 | 29 | YES | 58,306 | 45,534 | 56.15% | No | Init | Freight Rates Act |
1912 | 30 | No | 38,568 | 63,481 | 37.79% | Yes | Init | County Road Bonding Act |
1912 | 31 | No | 31,020 | 71,183 | 30.35% | Yes | Init | Abolishing Senate; Proxy Voting; U'Rren Constitution |
1912 | 32 | No | 31,534 | 82,015 | 27.77% | Yes | Init | Statewide Single Tax with Graduated Tax Provision |
1912 | 33 | No | 41,951 | 64,578 | 39.38% | No | Init | Abolishing Capital Punishment |
1912 | 34 | No | 49,826 | 60,560 | 45.14% | No | Init | Prohibits Boycotts and Pickets |
1912 | 35 | No | 48,987 | 62,532 | 43.93% | No | Init | Prohibits Use of Public Streets, Parks and Grounds in Cities over 5,000 Without Permit |
1912 | 36 | No | 29,437 | 78,985 | 27.15% | No | Ref | Appropriation for University of Oregon |
1912 | 37 | No | 27,310 | 79,376 | 25.60% | No | Ref | Appropriation for University of Oregon |
1913 | 1 | YES | 56,659 | 40,600 | 58.26% | No | Ref | State University Building Repair Fund |
1913 | 2 | YES | 53,569 | 43,014 | 55.46% | No | Ref | University of Oregon New Building Appropriation |
1913 | 3 | No | 41,767 | 53,319 | 43.93% | No | Ref | Sterilization Act |
1913 | 4 | YES | 54,179 | 38,159 | 58.67% | No | Ref | County Attorney Act |
1913 | 5 | YES | 67,814 | 28,608 | 70.33% | No | Ref | Workmen's Compensation Act |
1914 | 1 | YES | 164,879 | 39,847 | 80.54% | Yes | Leg | Requiring Voters to be Citizens of the United States |
1914 | 2 | No | 52,040 | 143,804 | 26.57% | Yes | Leg | Creating Office of Lieutenant Governor |
1914 | 3 | No | 77,392 | 103,194 | 42.86% | Yes | Leg | Permitting Certain City and County Boundaries to be Made Identical, and Governments Consolidated |
1914 | 4 | No | 49,759 | 135,550 | 26.85% | Yes | Leg | Permitting State to Create an Indebtedness Not to Exceed Two Percent of Assessed Valuation for Irrigation and Power Projects and Development of Untilled Lands |
1914 | 5 | No | 59,206 | 116,490 | 33.70% | Yes | Leg | Omitting Requirement that "All Taxation Shall Be Equal And Uniform" |
1914 | 6 | No | 52,362 | 122,704 | 29.91% | Yes | Leg | Changing Existing Rule of Uniformity and Equality of Taxation--Authorizing Classification of Property for Taxation Purposes |
1914 | 7 | No | 84,041 | 109,643 | 43.39% | No | Leg | To Establish State Normal School at Ashland |
1914 | 8 | YES | 96,116 | 77,671 | 55.31% | Yes | Leg | Enabling Incorporated Municipalities to Surrender Charters and To Be Merged in Adjoining City or Town |
1914 | 9 | No | 87,450 | 105,345 | 45.36% | No | Leg | To Establish State Normal School at Weston |
1914 | 10 | No | 41,087 | 146,278 | 21.93% | Yes | Leg | Providing Compensation for Members of Legislature at Five Dollars Per Day |
1914 | 11 | No | 49,360 | 167,888 | 22.72% | Yes | Init | Universal Constitutional Eight Hour Day Amendment |
1914 | 12 | No | 88,480 | 120,296 | 42.38% | No | Init | Eight-hour Day and Room-Ventilation Law for Female Workers |
1914 | 13 | No | 74,323 | 107,263 | 40.93% | No | Init | Nonpartisan Judiciary Bill Prohibiting Party Nominations for Judicial Officers |
1914 | 14 | No | 65,495 | 136,193 | 32.47% | Yes | Init | $1500 Tax Exemption Amendment |
1914 | 15 | No | 67,128 | 114,564 | 36.95% | Yes | Init | Public Docks and Water Frontage Amendment |
1914 | 16 | No | 67,110 | 111,113 | 37.66% | No | Init | Municipal Wharves and Docks Bill |
1914 | 17 | YES | 136,842 | 100,362 | 57.69% | Yes | Init | Prohibition Constitutional Amendment |
1914 | 18 | YES | 100,552 | 100,395 | 50.04% | Yes | Init | Abolishing Death Penalty |
1914 | 19 | No | 59,186 | 124,943 | 32.14% | Yes | Init | Specific Personal Graduated Extra-tax Amendment of Article IX, Oregon Constitution |
1914 | 20 | No | 55,469 | 120,154 | 31.58% | No | Init | Consolidating Corporation and Insurance Departments |
1914 | 21 | No | 92,722 | 110,404 | 45.65% | No | Init | Dentistry Bill |
1914 | 22 | No | 82,841 | 107,039 | 43.63% | Yes | Init | County Officers Term Amendment |
1914 | 23 | No | 34,436 | 143,468 | 19.36% | No | Init | A Tax Code Commission Bill |
1914 | 24 | No | 32,701 | 143,366 | 18.57% | No | Init | Abolishing Desert Land Board and Reorganizing Certain State Offices |
1914 | 25 | No | 39,740 | 137,116 | 22.47% | Yes | Init | Proportional Representation Amendment to Oregon Constitution |
1914 | 26 | No | 62,376 | 123,429 | 33.57% | Yes | Init | State Senate Constitutional Amendment |
1914 | 27 | No | 57,859 | 126,201 | 31.43% | Yes | Init | Department of Industry and Public Works Amendment |
1914 | 28 | No | 25,058 | 153,638 | 14.02% | No | Init | Primary Delegate Election Bill |
1914 | 29 | No | 43,280 | 140,507 | 23.55% | Yes | Init | Equal Assessment and Taxation and $300 Exemption Amendment |
1916 | 1 | YES | 141,773 | 53,207 | 72.71% | Yes | Leg | Single Item Veto Amendment |
1916 | 2 | YES | 119,652 | 65,410 | 64.66% | Yes | Leg | Ship Tax Exemption Amendment |
1916 | 3 | No | 100,027 | 100,701 | 49.83% | Yes | Leg | Negro and Mulatto Suffrage Amendment |
1916 | 4 | No | 43,390 | 154,980 | 21.87% | Yes | Init | Full Rental Value Land Tax and Homemakers' Loan Fund Amendment |
1916 | 5 | No | 96,829 | 109,523 | 46.92% | Yes | Init | For Pendleton Normal School and Ratifying Location Certain State Institutions |
1916 | 6 | No | 99,745 | 100,119 | 49.91% | No | Init | Anti-compulsory Vaccination Bill |
1916 | 7 | YES | 125,836 | 93,076 | 57.48% | No | Init | Bill Repealing and Abolishing the Sunday Closing Law |
1916 | 8 | No | 85,973 | 140,599 | 37.95% | Yes | Init | Permitting Manufacture and Regulating Sale 4 Percent Malt Liquors |
1916 | 9 | YES | 114,932 | 109,671 | 51.17% | Yes | Init | Prohibition Amendment Forbidding Importation of Intoxicating Liquors for Beverage Purposes |
1916 | 10 | YES | 107,488 | 83,887 | 56.17% | Yes | Init | Rural Credits Amendment |
1916 | 11 | YES | 99,536 | 84,031 | 54.22% | Yes | Init | State-wide Tax and Indebtedness Limitation Amendment |
1917 | 1 | YES | 67,445 | 54,864 | 55.14% | Yes | Leg | Authorizing Ports to Create Limited Indebtedness to Encourage Water Transportation |
1917 | 2 | No | 22,276 | 103,238 | 17.75% | Yes | Leg | Limiting Number of Bills Introduced and Increasing Pay of Legislators |
1917 | 3 | No | 37,187 | 72,445 | 33.92% | Yes | Leg | Declaration Against Implied Repeal of Constitutional Provisions by Amendments Thereto |
1917 | 4 | YES | 62,118 | 53,245 | 53.85% | Yes | Leg | Uniform Tax Classification Amendment |
1917 | 5 | YES | 83,630 | 42,296 | 66.41% | Yes | Leg | Requiring Election City, Town and State Officers at Same Time |
1917 | 6 | No | 46,666 | 86,165 | 35.13% | No | Leg | Four Hundred Thousand Dollar Tax Levy for a New Penitentiary |
1917 | 7 | YES | 77,316 | 63,803 | 54.79% | No | Leg | Six Million Dollar State Road Bond Issue and Highway Bill |
1918 | 1 | No | 49,935 | 66,070 | 43.05% | Yes | Leg | Establishing and Maintaining Southern and Eastern Oregon Normal Schools |
1918 | 2 | No | 43,441 | 65,299 | 39.95% | No | Leg | Establishing Dependent, Delinquent and Defective Children's Home, Appropriating Money Therefor |
1918 | 3 | No | 45,511 | 50,227 | 47.54% | No | Ref | Prohibiting Seine and Setnet Fishing in Rogue River and Tributaries |
1918 | 4 | YES | 55,555 | 40,908 | 57.59% | No | Ref | Closing the Willamette River to Commercial Fishing South of Oswego |
1918 | 5 | YES | 66,652 | 41,594 | 61.57% | No | Init | Delinquent Tax Notice Bill |
1918 | 6 | YES | 50,073 | 41,816 | 54.49% | No | Init | Fixing Compensation for Publication of Legal Notice |
1918 | 7 | No | 41,364 | 56,974 | 42.06% | ? | ? | Authorizing Increase in Amount of Levy of State Taxes for Year 1919 (submitted by state tax commission under chapter 150, Laws 1917) |
1919 | 1 | YES | 49,728 | 33,561 | 59.71% | Yes | Leg | Six Percent County Indebtedness for Permanent Roads Amendment |
1919 | 2 | No | 38,204 | 40,707 | 48.41% | Yes | Leg | Industrial and Reconstruction Hospital Amendment |
1919 | 3 | YES | 43,010 | 35,948 | 54.47% | Yes | Leg | State Bond Payment of Irrigation and Drainage District Bond Interest |
1919 | 4 | No | 39,130 | 40,580 | 49.09% | Yes | Leg | Five Million Dollar Reconstruction Bonding Amendment |
1919 | 5 | No | 32,653 | 46,861 | 41.07% | Yes | Leg | Lieutenant Governor Constitutional Amendment |
1919 | 6 | YES | 56,966 | 29,159 | 66.14% | No | Leg | The Roosevelt Coast Military Highway Bill |
1919 | 7 | No | 37,294 | 42,792 | 46.57% | No | Leg | Reconstruction Bonding Bill |
1919 | 8 | YES | 49,158 | 33,513 | 59.46% | No | Leg | Soldiers', Sailors' and Marines' Educational Financial Aid Bill |
1919 | 9 | YES | 53,191 | 28,039 | 65.48% | No | Leg | Market Roads Tax Bill |
1920 | 1 | YES | 100,256 | 35,655 | 73.77% | Yes | Leg | Extending Eminent Domain Over Roads and Ways |
May 1920 | 2 | YES | 93,392 | 46,084 | 66.96% | Yes | Leg | Limitation of 4 Percent State Indebtedness for Permanent Roads |
May 1920 | 3 | YES | 81,756 | 64,589 | 55.87% | Yes | Leg | Restoring Capital Punishment |
May 1920 | 4 | YES | 72,378 | 36,699 | 66.35% | Yes | Leg | Crook and Curry Counties Bonding Amendment |
May 1920 | 5 | YES | 78,241 | 56,946 | 57.88% | Yes | Leg | Successor to Governor |
May 1920 | 6 | YES | 102,722 | 46,577 | 68.80% | No | Leg | Higher Educational Tax Act |
May 1920 | 7 | YES | 91,294 | 50,482 | 64.39% | No | Leg | Soldiers', Sailors' and Marines' Educational Aid Revenue Bill |
May 1920 | 8 | YES | 110,263 | 39,593 | 73.58% | No | Leg | State Elementary School Fund Tax |
May 1920 | 9 | YES | 115,337 | 30,739 | 78.96% | No | Leg | Blind School Tax Measure |
1920 | 1 | No | 61,258 | 131,603 | 31.76% | Yes | Leg | Compulsory Voting and Registration Amendment |
1920 | 2 | No | 80,342 | 85,524 | 48.44% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Regulating Legislative Sessions and the Payment of Legislators |
1920 | 3 | No | 67,101 | 119,126 | 36.03% | No | Ref | Oleomargarine Bills |
1920 | 4 | No | 37,283 | 147,426 | 20.18% | Yes | Init | Single Tax Constitutional Amendment |
1920 | 5 | YES | 97,854 | 80,983 | 54.72% | Yes | Init | Fixing Term of Certain County Officers |
1920 | 6 | No | 80,493 | 84,830 | 48.69% | No | Init | Port of Portland Dock Commission Consolidation |
1920 | 7 | No | 63,018 | 127,570 | 33.07% | Yes | Init | Anti-compulsory Vaccination Amendment |
1920 | 8 | No | 28,976 | 158,673 | 15.44% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment Fixing Legal Rate of Interest in Oregon |
1920 | 9 | No | 78,961 | 107,383 | 42.37% | No | Init | Roosevelt Bird Refuge |
1920 | 10 | No | 57,791 | 101,179 | 36.35% | Yes | Init | Divided Legislative Session Constitutional Amendment |
1920 | 11 | No | 51,605 | 119,464 | 30.17% | No | Init | State Market Commission Act |
1921 | 1 | No | 42,924 | 72,596 | 37.16% | Yes | Leg | Legislative Regulation and Compensation Amendment |
1921 | 2 | YES | 88,219 | 37,866 | 69.97% | Yes | Leg | World War Veterans' State Aid Fund, Constitutional Amendment |
1921 | 3 | YES | 62,621 | 45,537 | 57.90% | Yes | Leg | Emergency Clause Veto Constitutional Amendment |
1921 | 4 | No | 56,858 | 65,793 | 46.36% | No | Leg | Hygiene Marriage Examination and License Bill |
1921 | 5 | YES | 59,882 | 59,265 | 50.26% | No | Leg | Women Jurors and Revised Jury Law |
1922 | 1 | YES | 89,177 | 57,049 | 60.99% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Permitting Linn County Tax Levy to Pay Outstanding Warrants |
1922 | 2 | YES | 86,547 | 53,844 | 61.65% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Permitting Linn and Benton Counties to Pay Outstanding Warrants |
1922 | 3 | No | 39,231 | 132,021 | 22.91% | Yes | Init | Single Tax Amendment |
1922 | 4 | No | 82,837 | 95,587 | 46.43% | No | Init | 1925 Exposition Tax Amendment |
1922 | 5 | No | 54,803 | 112,197 | 32.82% | No | Init | Income Tax Amendment |
1922 | 6 | YES | 115,506 | 103,685 | 52.70% | No | Init | Compulsory Education Bill |
1923 | 1 | YES | 58,647 | 58,131 | 50.22% | No | Leg | Income Tax Act |
1924 | 1 | YES | 184,031 | 48,645 | 79.09% | Yes | Leg | Voters' Literacy Amendment |
1924 | 2 | YES | 134,071 | 65,133 | 67.30% | Yes | Leg | Public Use and Welfare Amendment |
1924 | 3 | YES | 131,199 | 92,446 | 58.66% | Yes | Leg | Bonus Amendment |
1924 | 4 | No | 91,597 | 157,324 | 36.80% | No | Ref | Oleomargarine Condensed Milk Bill |
1924 | 5 | No | 75,159 | 122,839 | 37.96% | No | Init | Naturopath Bill |
1924 | 6 | No | 73,270 | 151,862 | 32.55% | Yes | Init | Workmen's Compulsory Compensation Law for Hazardous Occupations |
1924 | 7 | YES | 123,799 | 111,055 | 52.71% | No | Init | Income Tax Repeal |
1926 | 1 | YES | 81,954 | 68,128 | 54.61% | Yes | Leg | Klamath County Bonding Amendment |
1926 | 2 | No | 54,624 | 99,125 | 35.53% | Yes | Leg | Six Percent Limitation Amendment |
1926 | 3 | YES | 108,332 | 64,954 | 62.52% | Yes | Leg | Repeal of Free Negro and Mulatto Section of the Constitution |
1926 | 4 | No | 59,442 | 121,973 | 32.77% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Prohibiting Inheritance and Income Taxes |
1926 | 5 | No | 47,878 | 124,811 | 27.72% | No | Leg | The Seaside Normal School Act |
1926 | 6 | YES | 101,327 | 80,084 | 55.85% | No | Leg | The Eastern Oregon State Normal School Act |
1926 | 7 | YES | 100,324 | 61,307 | 62.07% | Yes | Leg | The Recall Amendment |
1926 | 8 | YES | 78,823 | 61,472 | 56.18% | Yes | Leg | Curry County Bonding or Tax Levy Amendment |
1926 | 9 | YES | 100,397 | 54,474 | 64.83% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Relating to Elections to Fill Vacancies in Public Offices |
1926 | 10 | YES | 75,229 | 61,718 | 54.93% | Yes | Leg | Klamath and Clackamas County Bonding Amendment |
1926 | 11 | YES | 131,296 | 48,490 | 73.03% | No | Leg | The Eastern Oregon Tuberculosis Hospital Act |
1926 | 12 | No | 62,254 | 123,208 | 33.57% | No | Ref | Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Bill |
1926 | 13 | YES | 99,746 | 78,685 | 55.90% | No | Ref | Motor Bus and Truck Bill |
1926 | 14 | No | 46,389 | 97,460 | 32.25% | No | Ref | Act Appropriating Ten Percent of Self-sustaining Boards' Receipts |
1926 | 15 | No | 50,199 | 122,512 | 29.07% | No | Init | Income Tax Bill With Property Tax Offset |
1926 | 16 | No | 76,164 | 94,533 | 44.62% | No | Init | Bus and Truck Operating License Bill |
1926 | 17 | YES | 102,119 | 73,086 | 58.29% | No | Init | Fish Wheel, Trap, Seine and Gillnet Bill |
1926 | 18 | No | 83,991 | 93,997 | 47.19% | No | Init | Income Tax Bill |
1926 | 19 | No | 35,313 | 147,092 | 19.36% | Yes | Init | Oregon Water and Power Board Development Measure |
1926 | 20 | No | 1,988 | 2,646 | 42.90% | No | Leg | Amendment Fixing Salaries of County Officers of Umatilla County |
1926 | 21 | No | 2,826 | 6,199 | 31.31% | No | Leg | To Provide Salaries for Certain Officials of Clackamas County |
1927 | 1 | YES | 69,373 | 41,887 | 62.35% | Yes | Leg | Repeal of Negro, Chinaman and Mulatto Suffrage Section of Constitution |
1927 | 2 | No | 46,784 | 55,817 | 45.60% | Yes | Leg | Portland School District Tax Levy Amendment |
1927 | 3 | YES | 64,956 | 38,774 | 62.62% | Yes | Leg | Criminal Information Amendment |
1927 | 4 | No | 28,380 | 81,215 | 25.90% | Yes | Leg | Legislators' Pay Amendment |
1927 | 5 | YES | 55,802 | 49,682 | 52.90% | Yes | Leg | Voters' Registration Amendment |
1927 | 6 | No | 46,999 | 61,838 | 43.18% | Yes | Leg | State and County Officers, Salary Amendment |
1927 | 7 | No | 41,309 | 57,613 | 41.76% | Yes | Leg | City and County Consolidation Amendment |
1927 | 8 | No | 25,180 | 80,476 | 23.83% | Yes | Leg | Veterans' Memorial and Armory Amendment |
1927 | 9 | No | 19,393 | 84,697 | 18.63% | Yes | Leg | State Tax Limitation Amendment |
1927 | 10 | No | 48,745 | 67,039 | 42.10% | No | Leg | Income Tax Bill |
1927 | 11 | No | 31,957 | 70,871 | 31.08% | No | Leg | Property Assessment and Taxation Enforcement Bill |
1927 | 12 | YES | 53,684 | 47,552 | 53.03% | No | Ref | Nestucca Bay Fish Closing Bill |
1928 | 1 | No | 71,824 | 198,798 | 26.54% | Yes | Init | Five Cent Gasoline Tax Bill |
1928 | 2 | No | 98,248 | 174,219 | 36.06% | Yes | Init | Bill for Reduction of Motor Vehicle License Fees |
1928 | 3 | No | 118,696 | 132,961 | 47.17% | No | Init | Income Tax Bill |
1928 | 4 | No | 108,230 | 124,200 | 46.56% | Yes | Init | Limiting Power of Legislature Over Laws Approved by the People |
1928 | 5 | No | 78,317 | 157,398 | 33.23% | No | Init | Deschutes River Water and Fish Bill |
1928 | 6 | No | 79,028 | 156,009 | 33.62% | No | Init | Rogue River Water and Fish Bill |
1928 | 7 | No | 76,108 | 154,345 | 33.03% | No | Init | Umpqua River Water and Fish Bill |
1928 | 8 | No | 77,974 | 153,418 | 33.70% | No | Init | McKenzie River Water and Fish Bill |
1930 | 1 | YES | 96,061 | 74,892 | 56.19% | Yes | Leg | Repeal of State Payment of Irrigation and Drainage District Interest |
1930 | 2 | No | 51,248 | 135,412 | 27.46% | Yes | Leg | State Cabinet Form of Government Constitutional Amendment |
1930 | 3 | No | 92,602 | 101,785 | 47.64% | Yes | Leg | Bonus Loan Constitutional Amendment |
1930 | 4 | No | 71,557 | 115,480 | 38.26% | Yes | Leg | Motor Vehicle License Tax Constitutional Amendment |
1930 | 5 | No | 63,683 | 111,441 | 36.36% | Yes | Leg | Motor Vehicle License Tax Constitutional Amendment |
1930 | 6 | YES | 85,836 | 76,455 | 52.89% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment for Filling Vacancies in the Legislature |
1930 | 7 | No | 70,937 | 108,070 | 39.63% | Yes | Leg | Legislators' Compensation Constitutional Amendment |
1930 | 8 | No | 39,770 | 137,549 | 22.43% | No | Ref | Two Additional Circuit Judges Bill |
1930 | 9 | YES | 105,189 | 95,207 | 52.49% | No | Ref | Income Tax Bill |
1930 | 10 | No | 54,231 | 156,265 | 25.76% | Yes | Init | Anti-cigarette Constitutional Amendment |
1930 | 11 | No | 96,596 | 99,490 | 49.26% | Yes | Init | Rogue River Fishing Constitutional Amendment |
1930 | 12 | No | 92,707 | 95,277 | 49.32% | Yes | Init | Lieutenant Governor Constitutional Amendment |
1930 | 13 | YES | 117,776 | 84,778 | 58.15% | Yes | Init | People's Water and Power Utility Districts Constitutional Amendment |
1932 | 1 | YES | 189,321 | 124,160 | 60.39% | Yes | Leg | Taxpayer Voting Qualification Amendment |
1932 | 2 | YES | 191,042 | 111,872 | 63.07% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Authorizing Criminal Trials Without Juries by Consent of Accused |
1932 | 3 | YES | 149,833 | 121,852 | 55.15% | Yes | Leg | Six Percent Tax Limitation Amendment |
1932 | 4 | No | 131,273 | 200,496 | 39.57% | No | Ref | Oleomargarine Tax Bill |
1932 | 5 | No | 127,445 | 180,527 | 41.38% | No | Ref | Bill Prohibiting Commercial Fishing on the Rogue River |
1932 | 6 | No | 58,076 | 237,218 | 19.67% | No | Ref | Higher Education Appropriation Bill |
1932 | 7 | YES | 206,619 | 138,775 | 59.82% | No | Init | Bill to Repeal State Prohibition Law of Oregon |
1932 | 8 | No | 151,790 | 180,609 | 45.66% | No | Init | The Freight Truck and Bus Bill |
1932 | 9 | No | 47,275 | 292,486 | 13.91% | No | Init | Bill Moving University, Normal and Law Schools, Establishing Junior Colleges |
1932 | 10 | No | 99,171 | 162,552 | 37.89% | Yes | Init | Tax and Debt Control Constitutional Amendment |
1932 | 11 | No | 117,940 | 154,206 | 43.34% | No | Init | Tax Supervising and Conservation Bill |
1932 | 12 | No | 144,502 | 162,468 | 47.07% | No | Init | Personal Income Tax Law Amendment |
1932 | 13 | YES | 168,937 | 130,494 | 56.42% | Yes | Init | State Water Power and Hydroelectric Constitutional Amendment |
1933 | 1 | YES | 136,713 | 72,854 | 65.24% | No | Leg | An Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America |
1933 | 2 | YES | 113,267 | 75,476 | 60.01% | Yes | Leg | Soldiers and Sailors Bonus Limitation Amendment |
1933 | 3 | No | 66,425 | 117,148 | 36.18% | Yes | Leg | County Manager Form of Government Constitutional Amendment |
1933 | 4 | No | 67,192 | 110,755 | 37.76% | Yes | Leg | Prosecution by Information and Grand Jury Modification Amendment |
1933 | 5 | No | 82,996 | 91,671 | 47.52% | Yes | Leg | Debt and Taxation Limitations for Municipal Corporations Constitutional Amendment |
1933 | 6 | No | 73,756 | 106,153 | 41.00% | No | Leg | State Power Fund Bonds |
1933 | 7 | No | 45,603 | 167,512 | 21.40% | No | Leg | Sales Tax Bill |
1933 | 8 | YES | 143,044 | 72,745 | 66.29% | Yes | Leg | Repeal of Oregon Prohibition Constitutional Amendment |
1933 | 9 | No | 66,880 | 144,542 | 31.63% | No | Ref | Oleomargarine Tax Bill |
1934 | 1 | No | 83,424 | 96,629 | 46.33% | Yes | Leg | County Indebtedness and Funding Bond Constitutional Amendment |
May 1934 | 2 | YES | 117,446 | 83,430 | 58.47% | Yes | Leg | Criminal Trial Without Jury and Non-unanimous Verdict Constitutional Amendment |
May 1934 | 3 | YES | 104,459 | 98,815 | 51.39% | No | Leg | Bill Authorizing a State Tuberculosis Hospital in Multnomah County |
May 1934 | 4 | No | 92,575 | 108,816 | 45.97% | No | Leg | Bill Authorizing a State Insane Hospital in Multnomah County |
May 1934 | 5 | No | 64,677 | 156,182 | 29.28% | No | Ref | School Relief Sales Tax Bill |
1934 | 1 | No | 124,518 | 139,283 | 47.20% | No | Ref | Grange Power Bill |
1934 | 2 | No | 100,565 | 161,644 | 38.35% | Yes | Init | Limitations of Taxes on Taxable Property Constitutional Amendment |
1934 | 3 | No | 70,626 | 191,836 | 26.91% | Yes | Init | Healing Arts Constitutional Amendment |
1936 | 1 | No | 61,270 | 155,922 | 28.21% | No | Leg | Bill Changing Primary Elections to September With Other Resulting Changes |
January 1936 | 2 | No | 28,661 | 184,332 | 13.46% | Yes | Leg | Compensation of Members of the Legislature Constitutional Amendment |
January 1936 | 3 | No | 32,106 | 187,319 | 14.63% | No | Leg | Sales Tax Bill |
January 1936 | 4 | No | 50,971 | 163,191 | 23.80% | No | Ref | Bill Authorizing Student Activity Fees in State Higher Educational Institutions |
1936 | 1 | No | 174,293 | 179,236 | 49.30% | No | Ref | Bill Amending Old Age Assistance Act of 1935 |
1936 | 2 | No | 100,141 | 222,897 | 31.00% | Yes | Init | Amendment Forbidding Prevention or Regulation of Certain Advertising If Truthful |
1936 | 3 | No | 112,546 | 203,693 | 35.59% | Yes | Init | Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment for School Districts Having 100,000 Population |
1936 | 4 | No | 131,917 | 214,246 | 38.11% | No | Init | Noncompulsory Military Training Bill |
1936 | 5 | No | 79,604 | 241,042 | 24.83% | Yes | Init | Amendment Limiting and Reducing Permissible Taxes on Tangible Property |
1936 | 6 | No | 131,489 | 208,179 | 38.71% | No | Init | State Power Bill |
1936 | 7 | No | 100,356 | 208,741 | 32.47% | Yes | Init | State Hydroelectric Temporary Administrative Board Constitutional Amendment |
1936 | 8 | No | 82,869 | 250,777 | 24.84% | No | Init | State Bank Bill |
1938 | 1 | YES | 233,384 | 93,752 | 71.34% | Yes | Leg | Governor's 20-day Bill Consideration Amendment |
1938 | 2 | No | 133,525 | 165,797 | 44.61% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Repealing the Double Liability of Stockholders in Banking Corporations |
1938 | 3 | No | 149,356 | 169,131 | 46.90% | Yes | Leg | Legislators Compensation Constitutional Amendments |
1938 | 4 | YES | 277,099 | 66,484 | 80.65% | No | Leg | Bill Requiring Marriage License Applicants Medically Examined; Physically and Mentally |
1938 | 5 | YES | 204,561 | 126,580 | 61.77% | No | Ref | Slot Machines Seizure by Sheriffs and Destruction on Court Order |
1938 | 6 | YES | 197,912 | 129,043 | 60.53% | No | Ref | Prohibiting Slot Machines, Pin-ball, Dart and Other Similar Games |
1938 | 7 | YES | 183,781 | 149,711 | 55.11% | No | Init | Townsend Plan Bill |
1938 | 8 | No | 112,172 | 219,557 | 33.81% | No | Init | Citizens' Retirement Annuity Bill; Levying Transactions Tax to Provide Fund |
1938 | 9 | YES | 197,771 | 148,460 | 57.12% | No | Init | Bill Regulating Picketing and Boycotting by Labor Groups and Organizations |
1938 | 10 | YES | 247,685 | 75,295 | 76.69% | No | Init | Water Purification and Prevention of Pollution Bill |
1938 | 11 | No | 118,282 | 222,221 | 34.74% | No | Init | Bill Regulating Sale of Alcoholic Liquor for Beverage Purposes |
1938 | 12 | No | 141,792 | 180,329 | 44.02% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment Legalizing Certain Lotteries and Other Forms of Gambling |
1940 | 1 | No | 163,942 | 213,797 | 43.40% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Removing Office Time Limit of State Secretary and Treasurer |
1940 | 2 | No | 129,699 | 183,488 | 41.41% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Making Three Years' Average People's Voted Levies, Tax Base |
1940 | 3 | No | 157,891 | 191,290 | 45.22% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Repealing the Double Liability of Stockholders of State Banks |
1940 | 4 | No | 186,830 | 188,031 | 49.84% | Yes | Leg | Legislators' Compensation Constitutional Amendment |
1940 | 5 | No | 156,421 | 221,203 | 41.42% | No | Ref | Bill Changing the Primary Nominating Elections from May to September |
1940 | 6 | No | 158,004 | 235,128 | 40.19% | No | Ref | Bill to Further Regulate Sale and Use of Alcoholic Liquor |
1940 | 7 | No | 90,681 | 309,183 | 22.68% | No | Init | Bill Repealing Present Liquor Law; Authorizing Private Sale, Licensed, Taxed |
1940 | 8 | No | 150,157 | 258,010 | 36.79% | Yes | Init | Amendment Legalizing Certain Gambling and Gaming Devices and Certain Lotteries |
1940 | 9 | No | 201,983 | 213,838 | 48.57% | No | Init | Bill to Repeal the Oregon Milk Control Law |
1942 | 1 | YES | 129,318 | 109,898 | 54.06% | Yes | Leg | Legislators' Compensation Constitutional Amendment |
1942 | 2 | YES | 101,425 | 88,857 | 53.30% | Yes | Leg | Rural Credits Loan Fund Repeal Amendment |
1942 | 3 | YES | 125,990 | 86,332 | 59.34% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Specifying Exclusive Uses of Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Taxes |
1942 | 4 | No | 101,508 | 103,404 | 49.54% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Authorizing Regulation by Law of Voting Privilege Forfeiture |
1942 | 5 | No | 110,643 | 127,366 | 46.49% | No | Ref | Cigarette Tax Bill |
1942 | 6 | No | 97,212 | 137,177 | 41.47% | No | Ref | Bill Restricting and Prohibiting Net Fishing Coastal Streams and Bays |
1942 | 7 | YES | 136,321 | 92,623 | 59.54% | No | Init | Bill Distributing Surplus Funds to School Districts, Reducing Taxes Therein |
1944 | 1 | YES | 228,744 | 115,745 | 66.40% | Yes | Leg | Amendment To Provide Alternative Means for Securing Bank Deposits |
1944 | 2 | YES | 175,716 | 154,504 | 53.21% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Authorizing Change to Managerial Form of County Government |
1944 | 3 | YES | 190,520 | 178,581 | 51.62% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Authorizing "Oregon War Veterans' Fund," Providing Tax Therefor |
1944 | 4 | YES | 183,855 | 156,219 | 54.06% | Yes | Leg | Amendment to Authorize Legislative Regulation of Voting Privilege Forfeiture |
1944 | 5 | YES | 238,350 | 135,317 | 63.79% | No | Leg | Bill Providing Educational Aid to Certain Veterans World War II |
1944 | 6 | No | 96,697 | 269,276 | 26.42% | No | Leg | Bill Imposing Tax on Retail Sales of Tangible Personal Property |
1944 | 7 | YES | 228,853 | 180,158 | 55.95% | No | Ref | Burke Bill; Only State Selling Liquor over 14 Hundredths Alcohol |
1944 | 8 | No | 177,153 | 186,976 | 48.65% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment Increasing State Tax Fund for Public School Support |
1944 | 9 | No | 180,691 | 219,981 | 45.10% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment Providing Monthly Annuities From a Gross Income Tax |
1945 | 1 | YES | 78,269 | 49,565 | 61.23% | No | Leg | Bill Authorizing Tax Levy for State Building Fund |
1945 | 2 | No | 60,321 | 67,542 | 47.18% | No | Leg | Bill Authorizing Cigarette Tax to Support Public Schools |
1946 | 1 | YES | 221,547 | 70,322 | 75.91% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Providing for Succession to Office of Governor |
1946 | 2 | No | 75,693 | 219,006 | 25.68% | No | Leg | Bill Authorizing Tax for Construction and Equipment of State Armories |
1946 | 3 | YES | 155,733 | 134,673 | 53.63% | No | Leg | Bill Establishing Rural School Districts and School Boards |
1946 | 4 | YES | 161,865 | 133,111 | 54.87% | Yes | Leg | Bill Authorizing Chinamen to Hold Real Estate and Mining Claims |
1946 | 5 | YES | 145,248 | 113,279 | 56.18% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Permitting Legislative Bills to be Read by Title Only |
1946 | 6 | No | 88,717 | 185,247 | 32.38% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Increasing Number of Senators to Thirty-one |
1946 | 7 | YES | 196,195 | 101,398 | 65.93% | No | Ref | Bill Regulating Fishing in Coastal Streams and Inland Waters |
1946 | 8 | No | 86,374 | 244,960 | 26.07% | No | Init | To Create State Old-age and Disability Pension Fund |
1946 | 9 | YES | 157,904 | 151,765 | 50.99% | No | Init | To Create Basic School Support Fund by Annual Tax Levy |
1947 | 1 | No | 67,514 | 180,333 | 27.24% | No | Leg | Bill Taxing Retail Sales for School, Welfare and Governmental Purposes |
1947 | 2 | No | 103,794 | 140,876 | 42.42% | No | Ref | Cigarette Tax Bill |
1948 | 1 | No | 150,032 | 268,155 | 35.88% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Six Percent Tax Limitation Amendment |
1948 | 2 | YES | 211,912 | 209,317 | 50.31% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Authorizing Indebtedness for State Forestation |
1948 | 3 | YES | 227,638 | 219,196 | 50.94% | No | Leg | Bill Authorizing State Boys' Camp Near Timber, Oregon |
1948 | 4 | No | 173,004 | 242,100 | 41.68% | No | Ref | Bill Amending Licensing and Acquisition Provisions for Hydroelectric Commission Act |
1948 | 5 | YES | 284,776 | 164,025 | 63.45% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment Fixing Qualifications of Voters in School Elections |
1948 | 6 | YES | 313,212 | 172,531 | 64.48% | No | Init | Oregon Old Age Pension Act |
1948 | 7 | YES | 405,842 | 63,373 | 86.49% | No | Init | Bill Increasing Personal Income Tax Exemptions |
1948 | 8 | No | 210,108 | 273,621 | 43.44% | No | Init | Oregon Liquor Dispensing Licensing Act |
1948 | 9 | No | 198,283 | 265,805 | 42.73% | Yes | Init | World War II Veterans' Bonus Amendment |
1948 | 10 | YES | 273,140 | 184,834 | 59.64% | No | Init | Prohibiting Salmon Fishing in Columbia River With Fixed Appliances |
1948 | 11 | No | 143,856 | 256,167 | 35.96% | No | Ref | Question of Authorizing Additional State Tax, to be Offset by Income Tax Funds |
1950 | 1 | YES | 243,518 | 205,361 | 54.25% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Fixing Legislators' Annual Compensation |
1950 | 2 | No | 256,895 | 192,573 | 57.16% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Lending State Tax Credit for Higher Education Buildings |
1950 | 3 | YES | 268,171 | 183,724 | 59.34% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Augmenting "Oregon War Veterans' Fund" |
1950 | 4 | No | 234,394 | 231,856 | 50.27% | Yes | Leg | Increasing Basic School Support Fund by Annual Tax Levy |
1950 | 5 | YES | 310,143 | 158,939 | 66.12% | No | Ref | Needy Aged Persons Public Assistance Act |
1950 | 6 | YES | 277,633 | 195,319 | 58.70% | No | Ref | Providing Uniform Standard Time in Oregon |
1950 | 7 | YES | 239,553 | 216,958 | 52.47% | Yes | Init | World War II Veterans' Compensation Fund |
1950 | 8 | No | 190,992 | 215,302 | 47.01% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment for Legislative Representation Reapportionment |
1950 | 9 | No | 113,524 | 378,732 | 23.06% | No | Init | Making Sale of Promotively Advertised Alcoholic Beverage Unlawful |
1952 | 1 | No | 282,882 | 326,199 | 46.44% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Making Superintendent of Public Instruction Appointive |
1952 | 2 | YES | 454,898 | 147,128 | 75.56% | Yes | Leg | World War Veterans' State Aid Sinking Fund Repeal |
1952 | 3 | YES | 480,479 | 153,402 | 75.80% | No | Leg | Act Authorizing Domiciliary State Hospital for Aged Mentally Ill |
1952 | 4 | YES | 355,136 | 210,373 | 62.80% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Legal Voters of Taxing Unit Establish Tax Base |
1952 | 5 | YES | 465,605 | 132,363 | 77.86% | Yes | Leg | Amendment to Augment Oregon War Veterans' Fund |
1952 | 6 | YES | 364,539 | 194,492 | 65.21% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Creating Legislative Assembly Emergency Committee |
1952 | 7 | YES | 483,356 | 103,357 | 82.38% | Yes | Leg | Amendment Fixing Elective Terms of State Senators and Representatives |
1952 | 8 | YES | 315,071 | 191,087 | 62.25% | Yes | Leg | Amendatory Act Title Subject Amendment |
1952 | 9 | YES | 318,948 | 272,145 | 53.96% | No | Leg | Act Limiting State Property Tax |
1952 | 10 | YES | 409,588 | 230,241 | 64.02% | No | Ref | Motor Carrier Highway Transportation Tax Act |
1952 | 11 | No | 295,700 | 301,974 | 49.48% | No | Ref | School District Reorganization Act |
1952 | 12 | No | 233,226 | 413,137 | 36.08% | No | Ref | Cigarette Stamp Tax Revenue Act |
1952 | 13 | YES | 399,981 | 256,981 | 60.88% | No | Init | Establishing United States Standard Time in Oregon |
1952 | 14 | No | 230,097 | 411,884 | 35.84% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Lotteries, Bookmaking, Pari-mutuel Betting on Animal Racing |
1952 | 15 | YES | 369,127 | 285,446 | 56.39% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment Authorizing Alcoholic Liquor Sale by Individual Glass |
1952 | 16 | No | 135,468 | 484,730 | 21.84% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment Providing Equitable Taxing Method for Use of Highways |
1952 | 17 | No | 313,629 | 337,750 | 48.15% | No | Init | Milk Production and Marketing Act Bill |
1952 | 18 | YES | 357,550 | 194,292 | 64.79% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Legislative Senator and Representative Apportionment Enforcement Amendment |
1954 | 1 | No | 216,545 | 296,008 | 42.25% | Yes | Leg | Salaries of State Legislators |
1954 | 2 | YES | 268,337 | 208,077 | 56.32% | Yes | Leg | Subdividing Counties for Electing State Legislators |
1954 | 3 | YES | 397,625 | 128,685 | 75.55% | No | Leg | Mental Hospital In or Near Portland |
1954 | 4 | YES | 251,078 | 230,770 | 52.11% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendments--How Proposed by People |
1954 | 5 | No | 208,419 | 264,569 | 44.06% | Yes | Leg | State Property Tax |
1954 | 6 | No | 252,305 | 300,007 | 45.68% | No | Init | Establishing Daylight Saving Time |
1954 | 7 | No | 232,775 | 278,805 | 45.50% | No | Init | Prohibiting Certain Fishing in Coastal Streams |
1954 | 8 | YES | 293,745 | 247,591 | 54.26% | No | Init | Repealing Milk Control Law |
1956 | 1 | No | 175,932 | 487,550 | 26.52% | Yes | Leg | State Tax Laws--Immediate Effect Authorized |
1956 | 2 | YES | 498,633 | 153,033 | 76.52% | Yes | Leg | Authorizing State Acceptance of Certain Gifts |
1956 | 3 | YES | 390,338 | 263,155 | 59.73% | Yes | Leg | Salaries of Certain State Officers |
1956 | 4 | YES | 455,485 | 182,550 | 71.39% | Yes | Leg | Qualifications for County Coroner and Surveyor- |
1956 | 5 | No | 320,741 | 338,365 | 48.66% | Yes | Leg | Salaries of State Legislators |
1956 | 6 | No | 280,055 | 414,613 | 40.31% | No | Ref | Cigarette Tax |
1956 | 7 | YES | 401,882 | 259,309 | 60.78% | No | Init | Prohibiting Certain Fishing in Coastal Streams |
1958 | 1 | YES | 399,396 | 114,318 | 77.75% | Yes | Leg | Fixing State Boundaries |
1958 | 2 | No | 232,246 | 318,685 | 42.16% | Yes | Leg | Increasing Funds for War Veterans' Loans |
1958 | 3 | No | 236,000 | 316,437 | 42.72% | Yes | Leg | Salaries of State Legislators |
1958 | 4 | No | 264,434 | 276,487 | 48.89% | Yes | Leg | Capital Punishment Bill |
1958 | 5 | No | 221,330 | 268,716 | 45.17% | Yes | Leg | Financing Urban Redevelopment Projects |
1958 | 6 | YES | 252,347 | 224,426 | 52.93% | Yes | Leg | Modifying County Debt Limitation |
1958 | 7 | YES | 357,792 | 136,745 | 72.35% | Yes | Leg | Special Grand Jury Bill |
1958 | 8 | YES | 303,282 | 193,177 | 61.09% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes Different Use of State Institution |
1958 | 9 | YES | 373,466 | 125,898 | 74.79% | Yes | Leg | Temporary Appointment and Assignment of Judges |
1958 | 10 | No | 218,662 | 291,210 | 42.89% | Yes | Leg | State Power Development |
1958 | 11 | YES | 311,516 | 157,023 | 66.49% | Yes | Leg | County Home Rule Amendment |
1958 | 12 | YES | 319,790 | 195,945 | 62.01% | Yes | Leg | Authorizing Discontinuing Certain State Tuberculosis Hospitals |
1958 | 13 | YES | 320,751 | 201,700 | 61.39% | Yes | Init | Persons Eligible to Serve in Legislature |
May 1960 | 1 | No | 250,456 | 281,542 | 47.08% | Yes | Leg | Salaries of State Legislators |
1960 | 1 | YES | 579,022 | 92,187 | 86.27% | Yes | Leg | Fixing Commencement of Legislators' Term |
1960 | 2 | No | 357,499 | 393,652 | 47.59% | No | Leg | Daylight Saving Time |
1960 | 3 | YES | 335,792 | 312,187 | 51.82% | Yes | Leg | Financing Urban Redevelopment Projects |
1960 | 4 | No | 306,190 | 340,197 | 47.37% | Yes | Leg | Permitting Prosecution by Information or Indictment |
1960 | 5 | YES | 358,367 | 289,895 | 55.28% | Yes | Leg | Authorizing Legislature to Propose Revised Constitution |
1960 | 6 | YES | 467,557 | 233,759 | 66.67% | Yes | Leg | State Bonds for Higher Education Facilities |
1960 | 7 | YES | 508,108 | 183,977 | 73.42% | Yes | Leg | Voter Qualification Amendment |
1960 | 8 | No | 232,250 | 433,515 | 34.88% | Yes | Leg | Authorizing Bonds for State Building Program |
1960 | 9 | YES | 578,471 | 123,283 | 82.43% | Yes | Leg | Compulsory Retirement for Judges |
1960 | 10 | YES | 486,019 | 169,865 | 74.10% | Yes | Leg | Elective Offices: When to Become Vacant |
1960 | 11 | YES | 399,210 | 222,736 | 64.19% | Yes | Leg | Financing Improvements in Home Rule Counties |
1960 | 12 | YES | 578,266 | 88,995 | 86.66% | Yes | Leg | Continuity of Government in Enemy Attack |
1960 | 13 | YES | 415,931 | 266,630 | 60.94% | Yes | Leg | War Veterans' Bonding and Loan Amendment |
1960 | 14 | No | 115,610 | 570,025 | 16.86% | No | Ref | Personal Income Tax Bill |
1960 | 15 | No | 261,735 | 475,290 | 35.51% | No | Init | Billboard Control Measure |
May 1962 | 1 | No | 141,728 | 262,140 | 35.09% | Yes | Leg | Six Percent Limitation Amendment |
May 1962 | 2 | YES | 241,171 | 178,749 | 57.43% | Yes | Leg | Salaries of State Legislators |
1962 | 1 | No | 312,680 | 234,440 | 57.15% | Yes | Leg | Reorganize State Militia |
1962 | 2 | YES | 323,799 | 199,174 | 61.92% | Yes | Leg | Forest Rehabilitation Debt Limit Amendment |
1962 | 3 | YES | 319,956 | 200,236 | 61.51% | Yes | Leg | Permanent Road Debt Limit Amendment |
1962 | 4 | YES | 298,255 | 208,755 | 58.83% | Yes | Leg | Power Development Debt Limit Amendment |
1962 | 5 | YES | 307,855 | 193,487 | 61.41% | Yes | Leg | State Courts Creation and Jurisdiction |
1962 | 6 | YES | 388,154 | 229,661 | 62.83% | No | Leg | Daylight Saving Time |
1962 | 7 | YES | 270,637 | 219,509 | 55.22% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Six Percent Limitation Amendment |
1962 | 8 | No | 197,322 | 325,182 | 37.76% | Yes | Init | Legislative Apportionment Constitutional Amendment |
1962 | 9 | No | 206,540 | 320,917 | 39.16% | No | Init | Repeals School District Reorganization Law |
1963 | 1 | No | 103,737 | 362,845 | 22.23% | No | Ref | Personal and Corporation Income Tax Bill |
1964 | 1 | YES | 327,220 | 252,372 | 56.46% | Yes | Leg | Authorize Bonds for Education Building Program |
1964 | 1 | YES | 455,654 | 302,105 | 60.13% | Yes | Leg | Capital Punishment Bill |
1964 | 2 | YES | 477,031 | 238,241 | 66.69% | Yes | Leg | Leasing Property for State Use |
1964 | 3 | No | 205,182 | 549,414 | 27.19% | No | Init | Amending State Workmen's Compensation Law |
1964 | 4 | No | 221,797 | 534,731 | 29.32% | No | Init | Prohibiting Commercial Fishing for Salmon, Steelhead |
May 1966 | 1 | YES | 310,743 | 181,957 | 63.07% | No | Leg | Cigarette Tax Bill |
May 1966 | 2 | No | 197,096 | 267,319 | 42.44% | Yes | Leg | Superintendent of Public Instruction Constitutional Amendment |
1968 | 1 | YES | 468,103 | 123,964 | 79.06% | Yes | Leg | Public Transportation System Employees Constitutional Amendment |
1968 | 2 | No | 237,282 | 332,983 | 41.61% | Yes | Leg | State Bonds for Educational Facilities |
May 1968 | 1 | YES | 372,915 | 226,191 | 62.25% | Yes | Leg | Common School Fund Constitutional Amendment |
May 1968 | 2 | YES | 321,731 | 244,750 | 56.79% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Changing Initiative--Referendum Requirements |
May 1968 | 3 | YES | 353,383 | 261,014 | 57.52% | Yes | Leg | Higher Education and Community College Bonds |
1968 | 1 | YES | 651,250 | 96,065 | 87.15% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Broadening Veterans Loan Eligibility |
1968 | 2 | YES | 690,989 | 56,973 | 92.38% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment for Removal of Judges |
1968 | 3 | YES | 588,166 | 143,768 | 80.36% | Yes | Leg | Empowering Legislature to Extend Ocean Boundaries |
1968 | 4 | No | 331,617 | 348,866 | 48.73% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Broadening County Debt Limitation |
1968 | 5 | YES | 393,789 | 278,483 | 58.58% | Yes | Leg | Government Consolidation City-County Over 300,000 |
1968 | 6 | No | 315,175 | 464,140 | 40.44% | Yes | Init | Bond Issue to Acquire Ocean Beaches |
1968 | 7 | No | 276,451 | 503,443 | 35.45% | Yes | Init | Constitutional Amendment Changing Property Tax Limitation |
1969 | 1 | No | 65,077 | 504,274 | 11.43% | Yes | Leg | Property Tax Relief and Sales Tax |
May 1970 | 1 | No | 190,257 | 300,126 | 38.80% | Yes | Leg | Capital Construction Bonds for State Government |
May 1970 | 2 | YES | 326,374 | 168,464 | 65.96% | Yes | Leg | Repeals "White Foreigner" Section of Constitution |
May 1970 | 3 | No | 182,074 | 322,682 | 36.07% | Yes | Leg | Revised Constitution for Oregon |
May 1970 | 4 | YES | 292,234 | 213,835 | 57.75% | Yes | Leg | Pollution Control Bonds |
May 1970 | 5 | No | 202,018 | 336,527 | 37.51% | Yes | Leg | Lowers Oregon Voting Age to 19 |
May 1970 | 6 | No | 180,602 | 323,189 | 35.85% | Yes | Leg | Local School Property Tax Equalization Measure |
1970 | 1 | No | 261,428 | 340,104 | 43.46% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Concerning Convening of Legislature |
1970 | 2 | YES | 342,138 | 269,467 | 55.94% | Yes | Leg | Automatic Adoption, Federal Income Tax Amendments |
1970 | 3 | No | 283,659 | 294,186 | 49.09% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Concerning County Debt Limitation |
1970 | 4 | YES | 332,188 | 268,588 | 55.29% | Yes | Leg | Investing Funds Donated to Higher Education |
1970 | 5 | YES | 481,031 | 133,564 | 78.27% | Yes | Leg | Veterans' Loan Amendment |
1970 | 6 | YES | 436,897 | 158,409 | 73.39% | Yes | Leg | Limits Term of Defeated Incumbents |
1970 | 7 | No | 269,372 | 318,651 | 45.81% | Yes | Leg | Constitutional Amendment Authorizing Education Bonds |
1970 | 8 | YES | 352,771 | 260,100 | 57.56% | Yes | Leg | Allows Penal Institutions Anywhere in Oregon |
1970 | 9 | YES | 406,315 | 214,243 | 65.48% | No | Init | Scenic Waterways Bill |
1970 | 10 | No | 223,735 | 405,437 | 35.56% | Yes | Init | New Property Tax Bases for Schools |
1970 | 11 | No | 272,765 | 342,503 | 44.33% | Yes | Init | Restricts Governmental Powers Over Rural Property |
January 1972 | 1 | YES | 245,717 | 236,937 | 50.91% | No | Ref | Increases cigarette tax |
May 1972 | 1 | No | 327,231 | 349,746 | 48.34% | Yes | Leg | Eliminates literacy requirement; lowers voting age |
May 1972 | 2 | YES | 420,568 | 206,436 | 67.08% | Yes | Leg | Repeals requirement for decennial state census |
May 1972 | 3 | No | 241,371 | 391,698 | 38.13% | Yes | Leg | Allows legislators to call special sessions |
May 1972 | 4 | No | 232,391 | 364,323 | 38.95% | Yes | Leg | Capital construction bonds for state government |
May 1972 | 5 | No | 233,175 | 374,295 | 38.38% | Yes | Leg | Irrigation and water development bonds |
May 1972 | 6 | No | 120,027 | 491,551 | 19.63% | Yes | Leg | Enabling county-city vehicle registration tax |
1972 | 1 | YES | 594,080 | 232,948 | 71.83% | Yes | Leg | Eliminates location requirements for state institutions |
1972 | 2 | YES | 572,619 | 281,720 | 67.02% | Yes | Leg | Qualifications for sheriff set by legislature |
1972 | 3 | No | 329,669 | 462,932 | 41.59% | Yes | Leg | Amends county purchase and lease limitations |
1972 | 4 | No | 336,382 | 519,196 | 39.32% | Yes | Leg | Changes provision regarding religion |
1972 | 5 | YES | 591,191 | 265,636 | 69.00% | Yes | Leg | Minimum jury size of six members |
1972 | 6 | YES | 736,802 | 133,139 | 84.70% | Yes | Leg | Broadens eligibility for veterans loans |
1972 | 7 | YES | 571,959 | 292,561 | 66.16% | Yes | Leg | Repeals governor's retirement act |
1972 | 8 | YES | 697,297 | 151,174 | 82.18% | Yes | Leg | Changes succession to office of governor |
1972 | 9 | No | 342,885 | 558,136 | 38.06% | Yes | Leg | Prohibits property tax for school operations |
May 1973 | 1 | No | 253,682 | 358,219 | 41.46% | No | Leg | Property tax limitation; school tax revision |
May 1974 | 1 | No | 136,851 | 410,733 | 24.99% | No | Leg | Income, corporate tax, school support increase |
May 1974 | 2 | No | 190,899 | 369,038 | 34.09% | Yes | Leg | Highway fund use for mass transit |
May 1974 | 3 | No | 166,363 | 371,897 | 30.91% | Yes | Leg | New school district tax base limitation |
May 1974 | 4 | No | 198,563 | 328,221 | 37.69% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes bonds for water development fund |
May 1974 | 5 | YES | 381,559 | 164,953 | 69.82% | Yes | Leg | Increases veteran's loan bonding authority |
May 1974 | 6 | No | 246,525 | 298,373 | 45.24% | Yes | Leg | Permits legislature to call special session |
1974 | 1 | No | 353,357 | 384,521 | 47.89% | Yes | Leg | Liquor licenses for public passenger carriers |
1974 | 2 | YES | 546,255 | 165,778 | 76.72% | Yes | Leg | Opens all legislative deliberations to public |
1974 | 3 | YES | 437,557 | 246,902 | 63.93% | Yes | Leg | Revises constitutional requirements for grand juries |
1974 | 4 | YES | 381,593 | 331,756 | 53.49% | Yes | Leg | Governor vacancy successor age requirement eliminated |
1974 | 6 | YES | 552,737 | 146,364 | 79.06% | Yes | Leg | Permits establishing qualifications for county assessors |
1974 | 7 | No | 322,023 | 329,858 | 49.40% | Yes | Leg | Tax base includes revenue sharing money |
1974 | 8 | No | 337,565 | 378,071 | 47.17% | Yes | Leg | Revises school district election voting requirements |
1974 | 9 | No | 218,846 | 476,547 | 31.47% | Yes | Leg | Permits state employes to be legislators |
1974 | 10 | YES | 362,731 | 355,506 | 50.50% | Yes | Leg | Revises Oregon voter qualification requirements |
1974 | 11 | YES | 480,631 | 216,853 | 68.91% | Yes | Leg | Right to jury in civil cases |
1974 | 12 | No | 277,723 | 376,747 | 42.43% | Yes | Leg | Community development fund bonds |
1974 | 13 | YES | 393,743 | 352,958 | 52.73% | No | Ref | Obscenity and sexual conduct bill |
1974 | 14 | YES | 498,002 | 177,946 | 73.67% | No | Leg | Public officials' financial ethics and reporting; also referred to all 36 counties and 243 cities with governing bodies |
1974 | 15 | YES | 458,417 | 274,182 | 62.57% | No | Init | Prohibits purchase or sale of Steelhead |
May 1976 | 1 | YES | 549,553 | 158,997 | 77.56% | Yes | Leg | Expands Veterans' home-farm loan eligibility |
May 1976 | 2 | YES | 639,977 | 59,774 | 91.46% | Yes | Leg | Discipline of judges |
May 1976 | 3 | YES | 315,588 | 362,414 | 46.55% | Yes | Leg | Housing bonds |
May 1976 | 4 | No | 170,331 | 531,219 | 24.28% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes vehicle tax mass transit use |
1976 | 1 | YES | 607,325 | 247,843 | 71.02% | Yes | Leg | Validates inadvertently superseded statutory amendments |
1976 | 2 | No | 376,489 | 536,967 | 41.22% | Yes | Leg | Allows changing city, county election days |
1976 | 3 | No | 285,777 | 679,517 | 29.61% | Yes | Leg | Lowers minimum age for legislative service |
1976 | 4 | YES | 507,308 | 368,646 | 57.91% | Yes | Leg | Repeals emergency succession provision |
1976 | 5 | YES | 549,126 | 377,354 | 59.27% | Yes | Leg | Permits legislature to call special session |
1976 | 6 | YES | 682,252 | 281,696 | 70.78% | Yes | Leg | Allows charitable, fraternal, religious organizations bingo |
1976 | 7 | No | 263,738 | 659,327 | 28.57% | No | Leg | Partial public funding of election campaigns |
1976 | 8 | No | 465,143 | 505,124 | 47.94% | No | Ref | Increases motor fuel, ton-mile taxes |
1976 | 9 | No | 423,008 | 584,845 | 41.97% | No | Init | Regulates nuclear power plant construction approval |
1976 | 10 | No | 402,608 | 536,502 | 42.87% | No | Init | Repeals land use planning coordination statutes |
1976 | 11 | No | 419,567 | 555,981 | 43.01% | No | Init | Prohibits adding fluorides to water systems |
1976 | 12 | No | 333,933 | 525,868 | 38.84% | No | Init | Repeals intergovernmental cooperation, planning district statutes |
May 1977 | 1 | No | 112,570 | 252,061 | 30.87% | Yes | Leg | School operating levy measure |
May 1977 | 2 | YES | 200,270 | 158,436 | 55.83% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes additional veterans' fund uses |
May 1977 | 3 | YES | 250,783 | 106,953 | 70.10% | Yes | Leg | Increases Veterans' loan bonding authority |
1977 | 1 | YES | 124,484 | 118,953 | 51.14% | Yes | Leg | Water development loan fund created |
1977 | 2 | No | 105,219 | 137,693 | 43.32% | Yes | Leg | Development of nonnuclear energy resources |
May 1978 | 1 | YES | 306,506 | 156,623 | 66.18% | Yes | Leg | Home rule county initiative-referendum requirements |
May 1978 | 2 | YES | 435,338 | 80,176 | 84.45% | Yes | Leg | Open meetings rules for legislature |
May 1978 | 3 | YES | 291,778 | 250,810 | 53.78% | Yes | Leg | Housing for low income elderly |
May 1978 | 4 | No | 148,822 | 351,843 | 29.72% | Yes | Leg | Domestic water fund created |
May 1978 | 5 | No | 190,301 | 365,170 | 34.26% | No | Leg | Highway repair priority, gas tax increase |
May 1978 | 6 | YES | 110,600 | 91,090 | 54.84% | No | Leg | Reorganizes metropolitan service district, abolishes CRAG |
1978 | 1 | No | 358,504 | 449,132 | 44.39% | Yes | Leg | Appellate judge selection, running on record |
1978 | 2 | YES | 468,458 | 349,604 | 57.26% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes senate confirmation of governor's appointments |
1978 | 3 | No | 208,722 | 673,802 | 23.65% | No | Ref | Vehicle and fee increase referendum |
1978 | 4 | No | 375,587 | 471,027 | 44.36% | No | Init | Shortens formation procedures for people's utility districts |
1978 | 5 | YES | 704,480 | 201,463 | 77.76% | No | Init | Authorizes, regulates practice of denture technology |
1978 | 6 | No | 424,029 | 453,741 | 48.31% | Yes | Init | Limitations on ad valorem property taxes |
1978 | 7 | No | 431,577 | 461,542 | 48.32% | Yes | Init | Prohibits state expenditures, programs or services for abortion |
1978 | 8 | YES | 573,707 | 318,610 | 64.29% | No | Init | REquires death penalty for murder under specified conditions |
1978 | 9 | YES | 589,361 | 267,132 | 68.81% | No | Init | Limitations of public utility rate base |
1978 | 10 | No | 334,523 | 515,138 | 39.37% | Yes | Init | Land use planning, zoning consitutional amendment |
1978 | 11 | No | 383,532 | 467,765 | 45.05% | Yes | Leg | Reduces property tax payable by homeowner and renter |
1978 | 12 | YES | 641,862 | 134,758 | 82.65% | No | Leg | Support of federal constitutional amendment requiring balanced budget |
May 1980 | 1 | YES | 451,695 | 257,230 | 63.72% | Yes | Leg | Limits uses of gasoline and highway user taxes |
May 1980 | 2 | No | 325,030 | 384,346 | 45.82% | Yes | Leg | Amends liquor by the drink |
May 1980 | 3 | YES | 394,466 | 278,125 | 58.65% | Yes | Leg | State bonds for small scale local energy project loan fund |
May 1980 | 4 | YES | 574,148 | 130,452 | 81.49% | Yes | Leg | Veterans' home and farm loan eligibility changes |
May 1980 | 5 | YES | 636,565 | 64,979 | 90.74% | No | Leg | Continues tax reduction program |
May 1980 | 6 | YES | 536,002 | 138,675 | 79.45% | Yes | Leg | Definition of multifamily low income elderly housing |
1980 | 1 | No | 291,142 | 820,892 | 26.18% | Yes | Leg | Repeal constitutional provision requiring elected superintendent of public instruction |
1980 | 2 | YES | 678,573 | 455,020 | 59.86% | Yes | Leg | Guarantees mentally handicapped voting rights, unless adjudged incompetent to vote |
1980 | 3 | YES | 594,520 | 500,586 | 54.29% | Yes | Leg | Dedicates oil, natural gas taxes to common school fund |
1980 | 4 | No | 298,421 | 849,745 | 25.99% | No | Leg | Increases gas tax from seven to nine cents per gallon |
1980 | 5 | No | 425,890 | 728,173 | 36.90% | No | Init | Forbids use, sale of snare, leghold traps for most purposes |
1980 | 6 | No | 416,029 | 711,617 | 36.89% | Yes | Init | Real property tax limit preserving 85% Districts' 1977 revenue |
1980 | 7 | YES | 608,412 | 535,049 | 53.21% | No | Init | Nuclear plant licensing requires voter approval, waste disposal facility existence |
1980 | 8 | No | 523,955 | 551,383 | 48.72% | Yes | Leg | State bonds for fund to finance correctional facilities |
May 1982 | 1 | YES | 333,656 | 267,137 | 55.54% | Yes | Leg | Use of state bond proceeds to finance municipal water projects |
May 1982 | 2 | YES | 389,820 | 229,049 | 62.99% | Yes | Leg | Multifamily housing for elderly and disabled persons |
May 1982 | 3 | No | 281,548 | 333,476 | 45.78% | Yes | Leg | State bonds to fund corrections facilities |
May 1982 | 4 | No | 308,574 | 323,268 | 48.84% | No | Leg | Raises taxes on commercial vehicles, motor vehicles fuels for roads |
May 1982 | 5 | No | 159,811 | 453,415 | 26.06% | No | Leg | Governor to appoint chief justice of Oregon Supreme Court |
1982 | 1 | No | 219,034 | 768,150 | 22.19% | Yes | Leg | Increases tax base when new property construction increases district's value |
1982 | 2 | No | 385,672 | 604,864 | 38.94% | Yes | Leg | Lengthens Governor's time for postsession veto or approval of bills |
1982 | 3 | No | 504,836 | 515,626 | 49.47% | Yes | Init | Real property tax limit preserving 85% districts' 1979 revenue |
1982 | 4 | No | 440,824 | 597,970 | 42.44% | No | Init | Permits self-service dispensing of motor vehicle fuel at retail |
1982 | 5 | YES | 623,089 | 387,907 | 61.63% | n/a | Init | People of Oregon urge mutual freeze on nuclear weapons development |
1982 | 6 | No | 461,271 | 565,056 | 44.94% | No | Init | Ends state's land use planning powers, retains local planning |
May 1984 | 1 | No | 332,175 | 365,571 | 47.61% | Yes | Leg | State may borrow and lend money for public works projects |
May 1984 | 2 | No | 234,060 | 487,457 | 32.44% | No | Leg | Increases fees for licensing and registration of motor vehicles |
1984 | 1 | YES | 664,464 | 470,139 | 58.56% | Yes | Leg | Change minimum requirements for recall of public officers |
1984 | 2 | No | 599,424 | 616,252 | 49.31% | Yes | Leg | Real property tax limit |
1984 | 3 | YES | 637,968 | 556,826 | 53.40% | No | Init | Create Citizens' Utility Board |
1984 | 4 | YES | 794,441 | 412,341 | 65.83% | Yes | Init | Establish state lottery, commission, profits for economic development |
1984 | 5 | YES | 786,933 | 399,231 | 66.34% | No | Init | Provisions for state operated lottery if authorized |
1984 | 6 | YES | 653,009 | 521,687 | 55.59% | Yes | Init | Exempts death sentences from constitutional guarantees against cruel, vindictive punishments |
1984 | 7 | YES | 893,818 | 295,988 | 75.12% | No | Init | Requres by statute death or mandatory imprisonment for aggravated murder |
1984 | 8 | No | 552,410 | 597,964 | 48.02% | No | Init | Revises numerous criminal laws concerning police powers, trials, evidence, sentencing |
1984 | 9 | YES | 655,973 | 524,214 | 55.58% | No | Init | Adds requirements for disposing wastes containing naturally occurring radioactive isotopes |
September 1985 | 1 | No | 189,733 | 664,365 | 22.21% | Yes | Leg | Allow 5% sales tax for local education |
May 1986 | 1 | YES | 534,476 | 118,766 | 81.82% | Yes | Leg | Bans Income Tax on Social Security Benefits |
May 1986 | 2 | YES | 333,277 | 230,886 | 59.07% | Yes | Leg | Effect on Merger of Taxing Units on Tax Base |
May 1986 | 3 | YES | 460,148 | 132,101 | 77.70% | Yes | Leg | Verification of Signatures on Initiative and Referendum Petitions |
May 1986 | 4 | YES | 343,005 | 269,305 | 56.02% | Yes | Leg | Requires Special Election for US Senator Vacancy, Removes Constitutional Provision |
May 1986 | 5 | No | 300,674 | 330,429 | 47.64% | Yes | Leg | $96 Million Bonds for State-County Prison Buildings |
Nov 1986 | 1 | YES | 771,959 | 265,999 | 74.37% | Yes | Leg | Deletes Constitutional Requirement that Secretary of State Live in Salem |
Nov 1986 | 2 | YES | 637,410 | 291,355 | 68.63% | Yes | Leg | Revises Legislative District Reapportionment Procedures After Federal Census |
Nov 1986 | 3 | YES | 736,739 | 302,957 | 70.86% | Yes | Leg | Allows Charitable, Fraternal, Religious Organizations to Conduct Raffles |
Nov 1986 | 4 | YES | 724,577 | 297,973 | 70.86% | No | Leg | Replaces Public Utility Commissioner with Three Member Public Utility Commission |
Nov 1986 | 5 | No | 279,479 | 781,922 | 26.33% | No | Init | Legalizes Private Possession and Growing of Marijuana for Personal Use |
1986 | 6 | No | 477,920 | 580,163 | 45.17% | Yes | Init | Prohibits State Funding Abortions. Exception: Prevent Mother's Death |
1986 | 7 | No | 234,804 | 816,369 | 22.34% | Yes | Init | 5% Sales Tax, Funds Schools, Reduces Property Tax |
1986 | 8 | YES | 802,099 | 201,918 | 79.89% | No | Init | Prohibits Mandatory Local Measured Telephone Service Except Mobile Phone Service |
1986 | 9 | No | 449,548 | 584,396 | 43.48% | Yes | Init | Limits Property Tax Rates and Assessed Value Increases |
1986 | 10 | YES | 774,766 | 251,509 | 75.49% | No | Init | Revises Many Criminal Laws Concerning Victims' Rights, Evidence, Sentencing, Parole |
1986 | 11 | No | 381,727 | 639,034 | 37.40% | Yes | Init | Homeowner's, Renter's Property Tax Relief Program; Sales Tax Limitation Measure |
1986 | 12 | No | 299,551 | 720,034 | 29.38% | No | Init | State Income Tax Changes, Increased Revenue to Property Tax Relief |
1986 | 13 | YES | 693,460 | 343,450 | 66.88% | Yes | Init | Twenty Day Pre-election Voter Registration Cutoff |
1986 | 14 | No | 375,241 | 674,641 | 35.74% | No | Init | Prohibits Nuclear Power Plant Operation Until Permanent Waste Site Licensed |
1986 | 15 | No | 424,099 | 558,741 | 43.15% | No | Init | Supersedes "Radioactive Waste" Definition; Changes Energy Facility Payment Procedure |
1986 | 16 | No | 400,119 | 590,971 | 40.37% | No | Init | Phases Out Nuclear Weapons Manufactured With Tax Credits, Civil Penalty |
May 1987 | 1 | YES | 299,581 | 100,854 | 74.81% | No | Leg | State role in selecting nuclear waste repository |
May 1987 | 2 | YES | 223,417 | 178,839 | 55.54% | Yes | Leg | Continue existing tax base levies to prevent school closures |
May 1988 | 1 | YES | 485,629 | 191,008 | % | Yes | Leg | Authorizes Water Development Fund Loans for Fish Protection, Watershed Restoration |
May 1988 | 2 | YES | 486,401 | 224,655 | % | No | Leg | Protective Headgear for Motorcycle Operators and Passengers and Moped Riders |
1988 | 1 | YES | 615,012 | 520,939 | % | Yes | Leg | Extends Governor's Veto Deadline After Legislature Adjourns; Requires Prior Announcement |
1988 | 2 | YES | 621,894 | 510,694 | % | Yes | Leg | Common School Fund Investments; Using Income for State Lands Management |
1988 | 3 | No | 528,324 | 684,747 | % | No | Leg | Requires the Use of Safety Belts |
1988 | 4 | YES | 947,805 | 252,985 | % | No | Init | Requires Full Sentences Without Parole, Probation for Certain Repeat Felonies |
1988 | 5 | No | 449,797 | 759,360 | % | No | Init | Finances Intercollegiate Athletic Fund by Increasing Malt Beverage, Cigarette Taxes |
1988 | 6 | No | 430,147 | 737,779 | 36.83% | No | Init | Indoor Clean Air Law Revisions Banning Public Smoking |
1988 | 7 | YES | 663,604 | 516,998 | 56.21% | No | Init | Oregon Scenic Waterway System |
1988 | 8 | YES | 626,751 | 561,355 | 52.75% | No | Init | Revokes Ban on Sexual Orientation Discrimination in State Executive Branch |
May 1989 | 1 | No | 183,818 | 263,283 | 41.11% | Yes | Leg | Establishes New Tax Base Limits on Schools |
June 1989 | 1 | YES | 340,506 | 141,649 | 70.62% | Yes | Leg | Removes Constitutional Limitation on Use of Property Forfeited To State |
June 1989 | 2 | YES | 446,151 | 48558 | 90.18% | Yes | Leg | Prohibits Selling/Exporting Timber from State Lands Unless Oregon Processed |
May 1990 | 1 | No | 294,099 | 324,458 | 47.5 | Yes | Leg | Permits Using Local Vehicle Taxes for Transit if Voters Approve |
May 1990 | 2 | YES | 352,922 | 248,123 | 58.7 | Yes | Leg | Allows Pollution Control Bond Use for Related Activities |
May 1990 | 3 | No | 294,664 | 299,831 | 49.6 | Yes | Leg | Requires Annual Legislative Sessions of Limited Duration |
May 1990 | 4 | No | 4234 | 4745 | 47.2 | No | Leg | Amends Laws on Organization of International Port of Coos Bay |
May 1990 | 5A | YES | 462,090 | 140,747 | 76.7 | No | Leg | Advisory Vote: Changing the School Finance System |
May 1990 | 5B | No | 177,964 | 408,842 | 30.3 | No | Leg | Advisory Vote: Income Tax Increase Reducing Homeowner School Property Taxes |
May 1990 | 5C | No | 128,642 | 449,725 | 22.2 | No | Leg | Advisory Vote: Income Tax Increase Eliminating Homeowner School Property Taxes |
May 1990 | 5D | No | 202,367 | 385,820 | 34.4 | No | Leg | Advisory Vote: Sales Tax Reducing School Property Taxes |
May 1990 | 5E | No | 222,611 | 374,466 | 37.3 | No | Leg | Advisory Vote: Sales Tax Eliminating School Property Taxes |
May 1990 | 1 | YES | 510,947 | 491,170 | 51 | Yes | Leg | Grants Metropolitan Service District Electors Right to Home Rule |
May 1990 | 2 | YES | 680,463 | 354,288 | 65.8 | Yes | Leg | Allows Merged School Districts to Combine Tax Bases |
May 1990 | 3 | No | 406,372 | 617,586 | 39.7 | ? | REF | Repeals Tax Exemption, Grants Additional Benefit Payments for PERS Retirees |
May 1990 | 4 | No | 446,795 | 660,992 | 40.3 | No | Init | Prohibits Trojan Operation Until Nuclear Waste, Cost, Earthquake Standards Met |
1990 | 5 | YES | 574,833 | 522,022 | 52.4 | Yes | Init | Limit on Property Taxes for Schools, Government Operations |
May 1990 | 6 | No | 467,418 | 636,804 | 42.3 | No | Init | Product Packaging Must Meet Recycling Standards or Receive Hardship Waiver |
May 1990 | 7 | YES | 624,744 | 452,853 | 58 | No | Init | Six-County Work in Lieu of Welfare Benefits Pilot Program |
May 1990 | 8 | No | 355,963 | 747,599 | 32.3 | Yes | Init | Prohibit Abortion With Three Exceptions |
May 1990 | 9 | YES | 598,460 | 512,872 | 53.9 | No | Init | Requires the Use of Safety Belts |
May 1990 | 10 | No | 530,851 | 577,806 | 47.9 | No | Init | Doctor Must Give Parent Notice Before Minor's Abortion |
May 1990 | 11 | No | 351,977 | 741,863 | 32.2 | Yes | Init | School Choice System, Tax Credit for Education Outside Public Schools |
May 1992 | 1 | No | 244,173 | 451,715 | 35.1 | Yes | Leg | Future Fuel Taxes May Go to Police |
1992 | 1 | No | 653,062 | 786,017 | 45.4 | Yes | Leg | Bonds May be Issued for State Parks |
1992 | 2 | No | 399,259 | 1,039,322 | 27.8 | Yes | Leg | Future Fuel Taxes May Go to Parks |
1992 | 3 | YES | 1,003,706 | 439,694 | 69.5 | Yes | Init | Limits Terms for Legislature, Statewide Offices, Congressional Offices |
1992 | 4 | No | 567,467 | 896,778 | 38.8 | No | Init | Bans Operation of Triple Truck-Trailer Combinations on Oregon Highways |
1992 | 5 | No | 585,051 | 874,636 | 40.1 | No | Init | Closes Trojan Until Nuclear Waste, Cost, Earthquake, Health Conditions Met |
1992 | 6 | No | 619,329 | 830,850 | 42.7 | No | Init | Bans Trojan Power Operation Unless Earthquake, Waste Storage Conditions Met |
1992 | 7 | No | 362,621 | 1,077,206 | 25.2 | Yes | Init | Raises Tax Limit on Certain Property; Residential Renters' Tax Relief |
1992 | 8 | No | 576,633 | 828,096 | 41 | No | Init | Restricts Lower Columbia Fish Harvests to Most Selective Means Available |
1992 | 9 | No | 638,527 | 828,290 | 43.5 | Yes | Init | Government Cannot Facilitate, Must Discourage Homosexuality, Other "Behaviors" |
June 1993 | 1 | No | 180,070 | 482,714 | 27.2 | No | Leg | Allows Voter Approval of Urban Renewal Bond Repayment Outside Limit |
1993 | 1 | No | 240,991 | 721,930 | 25.0 | No | Leg | Should We Pass A 5% Sales Tax for Public Schools with these Restrictions? |
1994 | 2 | No | 158,028 | 446,665 | 26.1 | No | Leg | Allows New Motor Vehicle Fuel Revenues for Dedicated Purposes |
1994 | 3 | YES | 776,197 | 382,126 | 67.0 | Yes | Leg | Changes Deadline for Filling Vacancies at General Election |
1994 | 4 | YES | 1,055,111 | 145,499 | 87.9 | Yes | Leg | Creates Vacancy if State Legislator Convicted of Felony |
1994 | 5 | No | 543,302 | 671,025 | 44.7 | Yes | Init | Bars New or Increased Taxes without Voter Approval |
1994 | 6 | YES | 628,180 | 555,019 | 53.1 | Yes | Init | Candidates May Use Only Contributions from District Residents |
1994 | 7 | No | 512,980 | 671,021 | 43.3 | Yes | Init | Guarantees Equal Protection: Lists Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination |
1994 | 8 | YES | 611,760 | 610,776 | 50.0 | Yes | Init | Public Employees Pay Part of Salary for Pension |
1994 | 9 | YES | 851,014 | 324,224 | 72.4 | No | Init | Adopts Contribution and Spending Limits, Other Campaign Finance Law Changes. Limited contributions to $100 for legislative candidates, $500 for statewide candidates. Most provisions struck down by Oregon Supreme Court in February 1997. |
1994 | 10 | YES | 763,507 | 415,678 | 64.7 | Yes | Init | Legislature Cannot Reduce Voter-Approved Sentence Without 2/3 Vote |
1994 | 11 | YES | 788,695 | 412,816 | 65.6 | No | Init | Mandatory Sentences for Listed Felonies; Covers Persons 15 and Up |
1994 | 12 | No | 450,553 | 731,146 | 38.1 | No | Init | Repeals Prevailing Rate Wage Requirement for Workers on Public Works |
1994 | 13 | No | 592,746 | 630,628 | 48.5 | Yes | Init | Governments Cannot Approve, Create Classifications Based on, Homosexuality |
1994 | 14 | No | 500,005 | 679,936 | 42.4 | Yes | Init | Amends Chemical Process Mining Laws: Adds Requirements, Prohibitions, Standards, Fees |
1994 | 15 | No | 438,018 | 760,853 | 36.5 | Yes | Init | State Must Maintain Funding for Schools, Community Colleges |
1994 | 16 | YES | 627,980 | 596,018 | 51.3 | No | Init | Allows Terminally Ill Adults to Obtain Prescription for Lethal Drugs |
1994 | 17 | YES | 859,896 | 350,541 | 71.0 | Yes | Init | Requires State Prison Inmates to Work Full Time |
1994 | 18 | YES | 629,527 | 586,026 | 51.8 | No | Init | Bans Hunting Bears with Bait, Hunting Bears, Cougars with Dogs |
1994 | 19 | No | 549,754 | 652,139 | 45.7 | Yes | Init | No Free Speech Protection for Obscenity, Child Pornography |
1994 | 20 | No | 284,195 | 898,416 | 24.0 | Yes | Init | Equal Tax on Trade Replaces Current Taxes |
May 1995 | 21 | YES | 671,027 | 99,728 | 87.06% | Yes | Leg | Dedicates portion of lottery funds to education |
May 1995 | 22 | YES | 709,931 | 45,311 | 94.00% | Yes | Leg | Inhabitancy in state legislative districts |
May 1996 | 23 | YES | 466,580 | 177,218 | 72.47 | Yes | Leg | Increases Minimum Value in Controversy Required to Obtain Jury Trial |
May 1996 | 24 | No | 279,399 | 360,592 | 43.66 | Yes | Leg | Initiative Petition Signatures Must Be Collected From Each Congressional District |
May 1996 | 25 | YES | 349,918 | 289,930 | 54.69 | Yes | Leg | Requires 3/5 Majority in Legislature to Pass Revenue-Raising Bills |
1996 | 26 | YES | 878,677 | 440,283 | 66.62 | Yes | Leg | Changes the Principles that Govern Laws for Punishment of Crime |
1996 | 27 | No | 349,050 | 938,819 | 27.1 | Yes | Leg | Grants Legislature New Power Over Both New, Existing Administrative Rules |
1996 | 28 | YES | 708,341 | 593,136 | 54.43 | Yes | Leg | Repeals Certain Residency Requirements for State Veterans' Loans |
1996 | 29 | No | 335,057 | 958,947 | 25.89 | Yes | Leg | Governor's Appointees Must Vacate Office If Successor Not Timely Confirmed |
1996 | 30 | YES | 731,127 | 566,168 | 56.36 | Yes | Leg | State Must Pay Local Governments Costs of State-Mandated Programs |
1996 | 31 | No | 630,980 | 706,974 | 47.16 | Yes | Leg | Obscenity May Receive No Greater Protection Than Under Federal Constitution |
1996 | 32 | No | 622,764 | 704,970 | 46.9 | No | REF | Authorizes Bonds for Portland Region Light Rail, Transportation Projects Elsewhere |
1996 | 33 | No | 638,824 | 652,811 | 49.46 | Yes | Init | Limits Legislative Change to Statutes Passed by Voters |
1996 | 34 | No | 570,803 | 762,979 | 42.8 | No | Init | Wildlife Management Exclusive to Commission; Repeals1994 Bear/Cougar Initiative |
1996 | 35 | No | 441,108 | 807,987 | 35.31 | No | Init | Restricts Bases for Providers to Receive Pay for Health Care |
1996 | 36 | YES | 769,725 | 584,303 | 56.85 | No | Init | Increases Minimum Hourly Wage to $6.50 Over Three Years |
1996 | 37 | No | 540,645 | 818,336 | 39.78 | No | Init | Broadens Types of Beverage Containers Requiring Deposit and Refund Value |
1996 | 38 | No | 479,921 | 852,661 | 36.01 | No | Init | Prohibits Livestock in Certain Polluted Waters or on Adjacent Lands |
1996 | 39 | No | 569,037 | 726,824 | 43.91 | Yes | Init | Government, Private Entities Cannot Discriminate Among Health Care Provider Categories |
1996 | 40 | YES | 778,574 | 544,301 | 58.85 | Yes | Init | Gives Crime Victims Rights, Expands Admissible Evidence, Limits Pretrial Release |
1996 | 41 | No | 446,115 | 838,088 | 34.74 | Yes | Init | States How Public Employee Earnings Must Be Expressed |
1996 | 42 | No | 460,553 | 857,878 | 34.93 | Yes | Init | Requires Testing of Public School Students; Public Report |
1996 | 43 | No | 547,131 | 707,586 | 43.61 | No | Init | Amends Collective Bargaining Law for Public Safety Employees |
1996 | 44 | YES | 759,048 | 598,543 | 55.91 | No | Init | Increases, Adds Cigarette and Tobacco Taxes; Changes Tax Revenue Distribution |
1996 | 45 | No | 458,238 | 866,461 | 34.59 | Yes | Init | Raises Public Employees' Normal Retirement Age; Reduces Benefits |
1996 | 46 | No | 158,555 | 1,180,148 | 11.84 | Yes | Init | Counts Non-Voters As "No" Votes on Tax Measures |
1996 | 47 | YES | 704,554 | 642,613 | 52.3 | Yes | Init | Reduces and Limits Property Taxes; Limits Local Revenues, Replacement Fees |
1996 | 48 | No | 624,771 | 671,095 | 48.21 | Yes | Init | Instructs State, Federal Legislators to Vote for Congressional Term Limits |
May 1997 | 49 | YES | 699,813 | 70940 | 90.8 | Yes | Leg | Restricts Inmate Lawsuits; Allows Interstate Shipment of Prison Made Products |
1997 | 50 | YES | 429,943 | 341,781 | 55.71 | Yes | Leg | Limits Assessed Value of Property for Tax Purposes; Limits Property Tax Rates |
1997 | 51 | No | 445,830 | 666,275 | 40.09 | No | Leg | Repeals Law Allowing Terminally Ill Adults To Obtain Lethal Prescription |
1997 | 52 | YES | 805,742 | 293,425 | 73.3 | No | Leg | Authorizes State Lottery Bond Program To Finance Public School Projects |
May 1998 | 53 | No | 303,539 | 319,871 | 48.69 | Yes | Leg | Eliminates Voter Turnout Requirement For Passing Certain Property Tax Measures |
1998 | 54 | YES | 569,982 | 474,727 | 54.56 | Yes | Leg | Authorizes State To Guarantee Bonded Indebtedness Of Certain Education Districts |
1998 | 55 | No | 456,464 | 579,251 | 44.07 | Yes | Leg | Permits State To Guarantee Earnings On Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund |
1998 | 56 | YES | 874,547 | 212,737 | 80.43 | No | Leg | Expands Notice To Landowners Regarding Changes To Land Use Laws |
1998 | 57 | No | 371,967 | 736,968 | 33.54 | No | REF | Makes Possession Of Limited Amount Of Marijuana Class C Misdemeanor |
1998 | 58 | YES | 621,832 | 462,084 | 57.37 | No | Init | Requires Issuing Copy Of Original Oregon Birth Certificate to Adoptees |
1998 | 59 | No | 539,757 | 561,952 | 48.99 | Yes | Init | Prohibits Using Public Resources To Collect Money For Political Purposes |
1998 | 60 | YES | 757,204 | 334,021 | 69.39 | No | Init | Requires Vote By Mail In Biennial Primary, General Elections |
1998 | 61 | No | No | Init | Changes minimum sentences for listed crimes, including certain repeat offenses (Vote not tallied by court order) | |||
1998 | 62 | YES | 721,448 | 347,112 | 67.52 | Yes | Init | Requires Campaign Finance Disclosures; Regulates Signature Gathering; Guarantees Contribution Methods |
1998 | 63 | YES | 566,064 | 457,762 | 55.29 | Yes | Init | Measures Proposing Supermajority Voting Requirements Require Same Supermajority For Passage |
1998 | 64 | No | 215,491 | 897,535 | 19.36 | No | Init | Prohibits Many Present Timber Harvest Practices, Imposes More Restrictive Regulations |
1998 | 65 | No | 483,811 | 533,948 | 47.54 | Yes | Init | Creates Process For Requiring Legislature To Review Administrative Rules - sought to restrict Legislature's ability to regulate land use |
1998 | 66 | YES | 742,038 | 362,247 | 67.2 | Yes | Init | Dedicates Some Lottery Funding To Parks, Beaches; Habitat, Watershed Protection |
1998 | 67 | YES | 611,190 | 508,263 | 54.6 | No | Init | Allows Medical Use Of Marijuana Within Limits; Establishes Permit System - legalized medical marijuana |
1999 | 68 | YES | 406,526 | 289,407 | 58.41 | Yes | Leg | Allows Protecting Business, Certain Government Programs From Prison Work Programs |
1996 | 69 | YES | 406,393 | 292,419 | 58.15 | Yes | Leg | Grants Victims Constitutional Rights In Criminal Prosecutions, Juvenile Court Delinquency Proceedings |
1996 | 70 | No | 289,783 | 407,429 | 41.56 | Yes | Leg | Gives Public, Through Prosecutor, Right To Demand Jury Trial In Criminal Cases |
1996 | 71 | YES | 404,404 | 292,696 | 58.01 | Yes | Leg | Limits Pretrial Release Of Accused Person To Protect Victims, Public |
1996 | 72 | No | 316,351 | 382,685 | 45.26 | Yes | Leg | Allows Murder Conviction By 11 To 1 Jury Verdict |
1996 | 73 | No | 320,160 | 369,843 | 46.4 | Yes | Leg | Limits Immunity From Criminal Prosecution Of Person Ordered To Testify About His Or Her Conduct |
1996 | 74 | YES | 368,899 | 325,078 | 53.16 | Yes | Leg | Requires Terms Of Imprisonment Announced In Court Be Fully Served, With Exceptions |
1996 | 75 | YES | 399,671 | 292,445 | 57.75 | Yes | Leg | Persons Convicted Of Certain Crimes Cannot Serve On Grand Juries, Criminal Trial Juries |
1999 | 76 | YES | 372,613 | 314,351 | 54.24 | Yes | Leg | Requires Light, Heavy Motor Vehicle Classes Proportionately Share Highway Costs |
May 2000 | 77 | No | 336,253 | 432,541 | 43.74% | Yes | Leg | Makes Certain Local Taxing Districts' Temporary Property Tax Authority Permanent |
May 2000 | 78 | YES | 528,129 | 327,440 | 61.73% | Yes | Leg | Lengthens Period For Verifying Signatures On Initiative And Referendum Petitions |
May 2000 | 79 | No | 356,912 | 505,081 | 41.41% | Yes | Leg | Increases Signatures Required To Place Initiative Amending Constitution On Ballot |
May 2000 | 80 | No | 310,640 | 559,941 | 35.68% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes Using Fuel Tax, Vehicle Fees For Increasing Highway Policing |
May 2000 | 81 | No | 219,009 | 650,348 | 25.19% | Yes | Leg | Allows Legislature To Limit Recovery Of Damages In Civil Actions |
May 2000 | 82 | No | 109,741 | 767,329 | 12.51% | No | Ref | Repeals Truck Weight-Mile Tax; Establishes And Increases Fuel Taxes |
2000 | 83 | YES | 1,084,870 | 365,203 | 74.81% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes New Standards, Priorities For Veterans' Loans; Expands Qualified Recipients |
2000 | 84 | YES | 1,211,384 | 222,723 | 84.47% | Yes | Leg | State Must Continue Paying Local Governments For State--Mandated Programs |
2000 | 85 | No | 634,307 | 767,366 | 45.25% | Yes | Leg | Modifies Population, Minimum Area Requirements For Formation Of New Counties |
2000 | 86 | YES | 898,793 | 550,304 | 62.02% | Yes | Leg | mandated kicker checks in the state Constitution. (Previous kicker law was a statute.) |
2000 | 87 | No | 694,410 | 771,901 | 47.36% | Yes | Leg | Allows Regulation Of Location Of Sexually Oriented Businesses Through Zoning |
2000 | 88 | YES | 739,270 | 724,097 | 50.52% | No | Leg | Increases Maximum Deductible In Oregon For Federal Income Taxes Paid |
2000 | 89 | No | 622,814 | 828,117 | 42.93% | No | Leg | Dedicates Tobacco Settlement Proceeds To Specified Health, Housing, Transportation Programs |
2000 | 90 | No | 158,810 | 1,208,545 | 11.61% | No | Ref | Authorizes Rates Giving Utilities Return On Investments In Retired Property |
2000 | 91 | No | 661,342 | 814,885 | 44.80% | Yes | Init | Makes Federal Income Taxes Fully Deductible On Oregon Tax Returns |
2000 | 92 | No | 656,250 | 815,338 | 44.59% | Yes | Init | Prohibits Payroll Deductions For Political Purposes Without Specific Written Authorization |
2000 | 93 | No | 581,186 | 865,091 | 40.18% | Yes | Init | Voters Must Approve Most Taxes, Fees; Requires Certain Approval Percentage |
2000 | 94 | No | 387,068 | 1,073,275 | 26.51% | No | Init | would have repealed 1994's Measure 11. |
2000 | 95 | No | 514,926 | 962,250 | 34.86% | Yes | Init | Student Learning Determines Teacher Pay; Qualifications, Not Seniority, Determine Retention |
2000 | 96 | No | 527,613 | 866,588 | 37.84% | Yes | Init | Prohibits Making Initiative Process Harder, Except Through Initiative; Applies Retroactively |
2000 | 97 | No | 606,939 | 867,219 | 41.17% | No | Init | Bans Body--Gripping Animal Traps, Some Poisons; Restricts Fur Commerce |
2000 | 98 | No | 678,024 | 776,489 | 46.62% | Yes | Init | Prohibits Using Public Resources For Political Purposes; Limits Payroll Deductions |
2000 | 99 | YES | 911,217 | 539,414 | 62.82% | Yes | Init | Creates Commission Ensuring Quality Home Care Services For Elderly, Disabled |
2000 | 1 | YES | 940,223 | 477,461 | 66.32% | Yes | Init | Legislature Must Fund School Quality Goals Adequately; Report; Establish Grants |
2000 | 2 | No | 605,575 | 779,190 | 43.73% | Yes | Init | sought to restrict Legislature's ability to regulate land use |
2000 | 3 | YES | 952,792 | 465,081 | 67.20% | Yes | Init | prohibited forfeiture without conviction. |
2000 | 4 | No | 650,850 | 789,543 | 45.19% | No | Init | Dedicates Tobacco-Settlement Proceeds; Earnings Fund Low-Income Health Care |
2000 | 5 | YES | 921,926 | 569,996 | 61.79% | No | Init | Expands Circumstances Requiring Background Checks Before Transfer Of Firearm |
2000 | 6 | No | 586,910 | 838,011 | 41.19% | No | Init | Provides Public Funding To Candidates Who Limit Spending, Private Contributions |
2000 | 7 | YES | unavailable | unavailable | 53% | Yes | Init | Just Compensation For Regulatory Takings |
2000 | 8 | No | 608,090 | 789,699 | 43.50% | Yes | Init | would have capped state spending |
2000 | 9 | No | 702,572 | 788,691 | 47.11% | No | Init | would have prohibited "encouragement" of homosexuality by public schools. |
May 2002 | 10 | YES | 608,640 | 177,004 | 77.47% | Yes | Leg | Allows Public Universities To Receive Equity In Private Companies As Compensation For Publicly Created Technology |
May 2002 | 11 | YES | 589,869 | 190,226 | 75.62% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes Less Expensive General Obligation Bond financing for OHSU Medical Research and other Capital Costs |
May 2002 | 13 | No | 376,605 | 411,923 | 47.76% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes Using Education Fund Principal In Specified Circumstances; Transfers $220 Million To School Fund (referred to as "rainy day fund" in media) |
2002 | 19 | YES | 496,815 | 306,440 | 61.85% | Yes | Leg | similar to Measure 13, but transferred less money. |
September 2002 | 20 | YES | 522,613 | 289,119 | 64.38% | No | Leg | Increases Cigarette Tax; Uses Revenue for Health Plan, Other Programs |
2002 | 14 | YES | 867,901 | 352,027 | 71.14% | Yes | Leg | Removes Historical Racial References in Obsolete Sections of Constitution |
2002 | 15 | YES | 671,640 | 535,638 | 55.63% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes State to Issue General Obligation Bonds for Seismic Rehabilitation of Public Education Buildings |
2002 | 16 | YES | 669,451 | 530,587 | 55.79% | Yes | Leg | Authorizes State to Issue General Obligation Bonds for Seismic Rehabilitation of Emergency Services Buildings |
2002 | 17 | No | 341,717 | 910,331 | 27.29% | Yes | Leg | would have lowered minimum age for serving in state legislature from 21 to 18. |
2002 | 18 | No | 450,444 | 704,116 | 39.01% | Yes | Leg | Allows Certain Tax Districts to Establish Permanent Property Tax Rates and Divide into Tax Zones |
2002 | 21 | No | 526,450 | 668,256 | 44.07% | Yes | Init | Revises Procedure for Filling Judicial Vacancies, Electing Judges; Allows Vote for "None of the Above" |
2002 | 22 | No | 595,936 | 610,063 | 49.41% | Yes | Init | Requires Supreme Court Judges and Court of Appeals Judges to be Elected by District |
2002 | 23 | No | 265,310 | 969,537 | 21.49% | No | Init | Creates Health Care Finance Plan for Medically Necessary Services; Creates Additional Income, Payroll Taxes |
2002 | 24 | YES | 907,979 | 286,492 | 76.02% | No | Init | Allows Licensed Denturists to Install Partial Dentures; Authorizes Cooperative Dentist--Denturist Business Ventures |
2002 | 25 | YES | 645,016 | 611,658 | 51.33% | No | Init | raised minimum wage to $6.90, tied it to the consumer price index. |
2002 | 26 | YES | 921,606 | 301,415 | 75.35% | Yes | Init | prohibited paying signature gatherers (for initiative petitions) per signature |
2002 | 27 | No | 371,851 | 886,806 | 29.54% | No | Init | Requires Labeling of Genetically-Engineered Foods (as Defined) Sold or Distributed in or From Oregon |
January 2003 | 28 | No | 575,846 | 676,312 | 45.99% | No | Leg | would have created a temporary (3-year) 1% income tax increase to balance state budgets. |
September 2003 | 29 | YES | 360,209 | 291,778 | 55.25% | Yes | Leg | authorize state to incur general obligation debt for savings on pension liabilities. |
February 2004 | 30 | No | 481,315 | 691,462 | 41.04% | No | Ref | Create a temporary income tax surcharge to balance state budgets. |
2004 | 31 | YES | 112,2852 | 588,502 | 65.61% | Yes | Leg | Postpone certain elections in the event of a candidate's death. |
2004 | 32 | YES | 104,8090 | 661,576 | 61.30% | Yes | Leg | Mobile home taxes and fees. |
2004 | 33 | No | 764,015 | 1,021,814 | 42.78% | No | Init | Expand Oregon Medical Marijuana Act to allow for the creation of nonprofit dispensaries. |
2004 | 34 | No | 659,467 | 1,060,496 | 38.34% | No | Init | Timber production/Resource conservation. |
2004 | 35 | No | 869,054 | 896,857 | 49.21% | Yes | Init | Malpractice lawsuit limits. |
2004 | 36 | YES | 1,028,546 | 787,556 | 56.63% | Yes | Init | Define marriage as between one man and one woman. |
2004 | 37 | YES | 1,054,589 | 685,079 | 60.62% | No | Init | Require governments to pay owners when condemning or taking private property, including laws precluding many economically viable or otherwise owner-beneficial uses. |
2004 | 38 | No | 670,935 | 1,037,722 | 39.27% | No | Init | Abolish SAIF, the state-run workers' compensation provider. |
2006 | 39 | YES | 881,820 | 431,844 | 67.13% | No | Init | Restrict the use of Eminent Domain |
2006 | 40 | No | 576,153 | 749,404 | 43.46% | Yes | Init | Restrict eligibility to the Oregon Supreme Court based on geographic origin |
2006 | 41 | No | 483,443 | 818,452 | 37.13% | No | Init | Allow Federal Tax Credit on Oregon Taxes |
2006 | 42 | No | 479,935 | 876,075 | 35.39% | No | Init | Ban the use of credit reports in determining insurance premiums |
2006 | 43 | No | 616,876 | 746,606 | 45.24% | No | Init | Require parental notification for abortions for girls aged 15-17 |
2006 | 44 | YES | 1,049,594 | 296,649 | 77.96% | No | Init | Extend discount prescription drug program to all Oregon citizens |
2006 | 45 | No | 555,016 | 788,895 | 41.30% | Yes | Init | Require term limits for Oregon Legislative Assembly |
2006 | 46 | No | 520,342 | 770,251 | 40.32% | Yes | Init | Permit laws that limit campaign contributions |
2006 | 47 | YES | 694,918 | 615,256 | 53.04% | No | Init | Revise campaign finance laws to limit or prohibit campaign contributions for state and local elections |
2006 | 48 | No | 379,971 | 923,629 | 29.15% | Yes | Init | Create a state spending cap indexed to inflation and population growth |
2007 | 49 | YES | 718,023 | 437,351 | 62.15% | No | Leg | Modifies 2004's Measure 37, altering land-use regulations |
2007 | 50 | No | 472,063 | 686,470 | 40.75% | Yes | Leg | Increases the tobacco tax to fund various programs, including health coverage & Healthy Kids Program |
May 2008 | 51 | YES | 744,195 | 249,143 | 74.92% | Yes | Leg | Enables crime victims to enforce existing constitutional rights in prosecutions, delinquency proceedings; authorizes implementing legislation. |
May 2008 | 52 | YES | 738,092 | 247,738 | 74.87% | Yes | Leg | Enables crime victims to enforce existing constitutional rights in prosecutions, delinquency proceedings; authorizes implementing legislation. |
May 2008 | 53 | YES | 489,592 | 489,042 | 50.03% | Yes | Leg | Modifies provisions governing civil forfeitures related to crimes; permits use of proceeds by law enforcement. |
2008 | 54 | YES | 1,194,173 | 450,979 | 72.59% | Yes | Leg | Standardizes voting eligibility for school board elections with other state and local elections |
2008 | 55 | YES | 1,251,478 | 364,993 | 77.42% | Yes | Leg | Changes operative date of redistricting plans; allows affected legislators to finish term in original district |
2008 | 56 | YES | 959,118 | 735,500 | 56.60% | Yes | Leg | Provides that May and November property tax elections are decided by majority of voters voting |
2008 | 57 | YES | 1,058,955 | 665,942 | 61.39% | Yes | Leg | Increases sentences for drug trafficking, theft against elderly and specified repeat property and identity theft crimes; requires addiction treatment for certain offenders. |
2008 | 58 | No | 756,903 | 977,696 | 43.64% | No | Init | Prohibits teaching public school student in language other than English for more than two years |
2008 | 59 | No | 615,894 | 1,084,422 | 36.22% | No | Init | Creates an unlimited deduction for federal income taxes on individual taxpayers' Oregon income-tax returns |
2008 | 60 | No | 673,296 | 1,070,682 | 38.61% | No | Init | Teacher "classroom performance," not seniority, determines pay raises; "most qualified" teachers retained, regardless of seniority |
2008 | 61 | No | 848,901 | 887,165 | 48.90% | No | Init | Creates mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain theft, identity theft, forgery, drug, and burglary crimes |
2008 | 62 | No | 674,428 | 1,035,756 | 39.44% | Yes | Init | Allocates 15% of lottery proceeds to public safety fund for crime prevention, investigation, prosecution |
2008 | 63 | No | 784,376 | 928,721 | 45.79% | No | Init | Exempts specified property owners from building permit requirements for improvements valued at/under 35,000 dollars |
2008 | 64 | No | 835,563 | 854,327 | 49.44% | No | Init | Penalizes person, entity for using funds collected with "public resource" (defined) for "political purpose" (defined) |
2008 | 65 | No | 553,640 | 1,070,580 | 34.09% | No | Init | Changes general election nomination processes for major/minor party, independent candidates for most partisan offices |