Oregon 1996 ballot measures

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List of measures

On the ballot

May 21:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Measure 23	Judiciary	Increase minimum amount in contention to obtain jury trial	a
	Measure 24	I&R Process	Impose a distribution requirement for initiative petitions based on congressional districts	d
	Measure 25	Taxes	Require a 60% supermajority vote in state legislature to pass tax increases	a

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Measure 26	Judiciary	Laws governing the punishment of crimes	a
	Measure 27	Admin of gov't	State legislature granted new authority over new and pre-existing administrative rules	d
	Measure 28	Veterans	Residency requirements to be eligible for state-funded veterans' loans	d
	Measure 29	Admin of gov't	Appointees of the Governor of Oregon must vacate office if successor is not confirmed	d
	Measure 30	Admin of gov't	State government must pay local governments for the costs of state-mandated programs	a
	Measure 31	Obscenity	Extent to which obscene materials may be protected by the state government	d
	Measure 32	Transportation	Bonds For Portland Region Light Rail and other transportation projects	d
	Measure 33	Elections	Limit the extent to which the state legislature can alter statutes passed by voters (legislative tampering)	d
	Measure 34	Hunting	Wildlife management by state commission; repeal of the 1994 bear/cougar initiative	d
	Measure 35	Healthcare	Restrictions on reimbursements to health care providers	d
	Measure 36	Minimum wage	Increases minimum hourly wage To $6.50 over a three-year period	a
	Measure 37	Admin of gov't	Broaden the types of beverage containers that require a deposit	d
	Measure 38	Environment	Prohibit raising livestock in or near polluted waters	d
	Measure 39	Healthcare	Government, private entities cannot discriminate among healthcare provider categories	d
	Measure 40	Judiciary	Rights for crime victims, limits on pre-trial release	a
	Measure 41	Admin of gov't	Rules governing how earnings of public employees are expressed	d
	Measure 42	Education	Testing of public school students with public reports made of overall test results	d
	Measure 43	Admin of gov't	Amendments to Oregon's collective bargaining laws for the state's public sector employees	d
	Measure 44	Taxes	Increase in cigarette and tobacco taxes	a
	Measure 45	Admin of gov't	Increase normal retirement age for public sector employees; reduction of their benefits	d
	Measure 46	Elections	Count non-voters as "no" votes on tax measures	d
	Measure 47	Taxes	Reduce and limit property taxes; limit local government revenues	a
	Measure 48	Term limits	Instruct state and federal legislators to vote for U.S. Congressional term limits	d

See also

• 1996 ballot measures

External links

• Oregon Blue Book: Historical ballot measures and election results 1996-1999