Oregon 2008 ballot measures

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15 statewide ballot measures were on the 2008 ballot in Oregon. This included three statewide measures on a May ballot and 12 on the November 4 ballot.

2008 ballot measures

Ballot Initiative Report, 2008

State-by-state chart

2008 ballot measure lawsuits

On the ballot

May 20:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 51	Victims' rights	Enforcement of constitutional rights of crime victims	a
LRCA	Measure 52	Victims' rights	Constitutional rights of crime victims	a
LRCA	Measure 53	Judiciary	Provisions governing civil forfeitures related to crimes	a

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 54	Elections	Voting eligibility for school board elections	a
LRCA	Measure 55	Legislatures	Operative dates of legislative redistricting	a
LRCA	Measure 56	Tax votes	Remove supermajority requirement for approving property tax votes	a
LRSS	Measure 57	Law enforcement	Sentences for drug trafficking, theft against elderly, and specific repeat property and identity theft crimes, more.	a
CISS	Measure 58	Education	Requires english immersion for non-english speaking students	d
CISS	Measure 59	Taxes	Federal income taxes fully deductible on state return	d
CISS	Measure 60	Education	"Teacher compensation must be based on classroom performance"	d
CISS	Measure 61	Judiciary	"Mandatory sentences for drug dealers, identity thieves, burglars and car thieves"	d
CICA	Measure 62	State budget	"15% of lottery profits for crime prevention, investigation and prosecution"	d
CISS	Measure 63	Property	Minor improvements to property without building permit	d
CISS	Measure 64	Labor	Prohibit taxpayer-funded resources to collect political funds	d
CISS	Measure 65	Elections	Voters able to vote in all state and local partisan elections, regardless of party affiliation.	d

Initiatives

• Through 2006 the total of initiatives that made the ballot in Oregon since 1904, when the process began, was 342.

• In 2008, 8 initiatives qualified for the November ballot, which brought Oregon's historical total to 350.

• The deadline for submitting signatures in 2008 was July 3, 2008.

Newspaper endorsements

See also: Oregon 2008 statewide measures, newspaper endorsements

Measure number	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65
Oregonian	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Portland Tribune (also see [1] and [2])	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	?	no	yes
Willamette Week	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Eugene Register Guard	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Salem Statesman Journal	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no
Bend Bulletin	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Daily Astorian	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Cascade Business News	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Corvallis Gazette Times	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Yamhill Valley News Register	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes
Southern Oregon Mail Tribune	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes

Didn't make ballot

Type	Title	Description
CISS	Measure 5	Campaign Contributions Creating Conflict Of Interest
CISS	Measure 6	Public Resources To Collect Political Funds
	Measure 35	Privately-Owned Casino Near Portland; Creates Gaming Commission Oversight; Allocates Portion Of Casino Revenues
	Measure 37	Single Privately-Owned Casino Near Portland; Allocates Percentage Of Casino Revenue To Lottery Commission
CISS	Measure 44	Sentencing powers of the Juvenile Court of Oregon
CISS	Measure 51	Caps on attorney fees
CISS	Measure 53	Lawyers accountable for lawsuit abuses
CISS	Measure 61	$100,000 plus incremental senior citizen homestead exemption act
CISS	Measure 67	Collision Repair Quality Assurance Act
CICA	Measure 78	Legislative supermajority required to declare emergency
CISS	Measure 84	Forest restoration
CISS	Measure 99	Legislative conflict of interest in public employee retirement benefits
CISS	Measure 105	State Consent To Federal Land Ownership In Oregon, With Exceptions; Counties To Own Instead
CICA	Measure 108	Monetary consideration for taking of human life prohibited
CISS	Measure 112	Local police to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport people
CISS	Measure 124	License and regulated medical marijuana supply system
CISS	Measure 134	Oregon Initiative Restorative Act
CISS	Measure 135	Commission to develop, generate, sell, buy, distribute electricity and renewable energy, bonds
CISS	Measure 144	Repeal Laws Granting State Privileges, Immunities, Rights, Benefits, Responsibilities Of Marriage To Domestic Partners
CISS	Measure 145	Remove sexual orientation from statutes listing impermissible discrimination grounds

See also

• 2008 ballot measures
• Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Oregon
• Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
• List of Oregon ballot measures

External links

• 2008 General Election Measures: Voter Guide
• Initiative, Referendum, and Recall from the Secretary of State
• Activists' initiatives to dominate Oregon ballot
• Conservatives dominating Oregon initiatives
• Oregon's ballot could see 10 initiative proposals

Additional reading

• Signature-gathering fueled by handful of donors
• Democracy Indirect
• Small group of donors contribute big to Oregon ballot measures
• Groups jockey for ballot measure edge
• Oregon's Nov. 4 measures get numbers
• Is direct democracy in Oregon too much of a good thing?
• Oregon Ballot Measures 2008