Oregon 1986 ballot measures

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Twenty-one statewide ballot measures were on the 1986 ballot in Oregon.

On the ballot

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List of measures

May 20:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Prohibit charging state income tax on social security benefits	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Impact on tax base of the merger of taxing units	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Direct democracy	Rules for verifying signatures on ballot measure petitions	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Elections	Special election must be held to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy	a
LRCA	Measure 5	Bonds	$96 million in bonds for state-county prison construction	d

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Executive branch	Eliminate requirement that Oregon Secretary of State live in Salem	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Redistricting	Changes in state legislative redistricting procedures	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Gambling	Charitable, fraternal and religious organizations allowed to conduct raffles	a
LRSS	Measure 4	Admin of gov't	Replace Public Utility Commissioner with three-person Public Utility Commission	a
CISS	Measure 5	Marijuana	Legalize possession and growing of marijuana for private use	d
CICA	Measure 6	Abortion	Prohibition on state funding of abortions	d
CICA	Measure 7	Taxes	5% statewide sales tax to fund public education	d
CISS	Measure 8	Regulations	Prohibit mandatory local measure telephone service	a
CICA	Measure 9	Taxes	Limit on property tax rate and assessed value increases	d
CISS	Measure 10	Judiciary	Revision of criminal laws governing victims' rights, evidence, sentencing and parole	a
CICA	Measure 11	Taxes	Homeowner and renter property tax relief program; limitation on sales tax	d
CISS	Measure 12	Taxes	Change in state income tax law; increase revenue allocated to property tax relief	d
CICA	Measure 13	Elections	Set voter registration cut-off at twenty days before election	a
CISS	Measure 14	Nuclear	Prohibit nuclear power plant operation until licensing of permanent waste sites	d
CISS	Measure 15	Nuclear	Supersede prevailing definition of "radioactive waste"	d
CISS	Measure 16	Nuclear	Phase out nuclear weapons manufactured with tax credits	d

See also

• 1986 ballot measures

External links

• Oregon Blue Book: Historical ballot measures and election results 1980-1987