Oregon 2008 citizen initiatives
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Please see the table below for all the Oregon 2008 citizen initiatives. This list shows all measures for 2008 proposed only by citizens, and includes initiatives that have been already withdrawn or rejected and will not appear on the ballot this year.
All measures currently in circulation or already approved for ballot status, including legislatively-referred measures, can be found here: Oregon 2008 ballot measures.
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In the table below:
- CICA stands for Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment
- CISS stands for Citizen-Initiated State Statute
- VR stands for Veto referendum
For a chart of all the ballot measures for 2008, including legislatively-referred measures, go to Oregon 2008 ballot measures.
2008
| Year | Type | Title of measure | Subject | Description | Ballot Status | Pass or Fail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 1 (2008) | Initiative and Referendum | Secretary Of State Must Scrutinize Every Signature of every Initiative | Withdrawn | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 2 (2008) | Judicial reform | Appointed Judges Shall Not Be Labeled Incumbent On Ballot | Withdrawn | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 3 (2008) | Taxes | Makes Federal Income Taxes Fully Deductible On State Return | Qualified for November ballot | - |
| 2008 | CICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 4 (2008) | Initiative and Referendum | Initiatives May Contain Provision Saying Courts Cannot Throw It Out | Rejected | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 5 (2008) | Campaign Finance Reform | Prohibits Campaign Contributions Creating Conflict Of Interest | Not likely to make the ballot | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 6 (2008) | Campaign Finance Reform | Prohibits Using Public Resources To Collect Political Funds | Not likely to make the ballot | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 7 (2008) | Administration of Government | Prohibits Political Payroll Deductions without Employee Consent Constitutional | Withdrawn | - |
| 2008 | CICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 8 (2008) | Initiative and Referendum | Initiative Embracing Only One Subject May Affect More Than One Part Of Constitution | Withdrawn | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 13 (2008) | Campaign Finance Reform Political | Contributions Creating Conflict Of Interest Declared Bribery | Withdrawn | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 19 (2008) | Education | Requires One To Two Years English Immersion For Non-English Speaking Students | Qualified for November ballot | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 20 (2008) | Education | Teacher Pay Raises & Job Security Must Be Based On Classroom Performance | Qualified for November ballot | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 21 (2008) | Property Rights | Allows Minor Improvements To Property Without Building Permit | Qualified for November ballot | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 25 (2008) | Campaign Finance Reform | No Taxpayer Resources To Collect Political Funds | Qualified for November ballot | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 32 (2008) | Initiative and Referendum | Secretary Of State Must Scrutinize Every Signature of every Initiative | withdrawn | - |
| 2008 | Part 1:CISS Part 2: ICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 35 (2008) | Oregon Revenue Enhancement And Protection Act of 2008, Part l or II | Establishes Privately-Owned Casino Near Portland; Creates Gaming Commission Oversight; Allocates Portion Of Casino Revenues | Prohibited from obtaining further signatures until accounts are produced | |
| 2008 | Part 1:CISS Part 2: ICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 37 (2008) | The Oregon Lottery Revenue Enhancement And Protection Act Of 2008, Part I or II | Establishes Single Privately-Owned Casino Near Portland; Allocates Percentage Of Casino Revenue To Lottery Commission | Prohibited from obtaining further signatures until accounts are produced | |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 40 (2008) | Judicial reform | "Mandatory sentences for drug dealers, identity thieves, burglars and car thieves" | Qualified for November ballot | - |
| 2008 | CICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 41 (2008) | Gaming | "15% of lottery profits for crime prevention, investigation and prosecution" | Signatures submitted. Awating Verification | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 44 (2008) | Judicial reform | Limits sentencing powers of the Juvenile Court of Oregon | Prohibited from attaining more signatures until accounts are produced | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 51 (2008) | Judicial reform | Protects citizens from excessive attorney fees | Signatures submitted. Awating Verification | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 53 (2008) | Judicial reform | Make lawyers accountable for lawsuit abuses | Signatures submitted. Awating Verification | - |
| 2008 | CICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 54 (2008) | Business Regulations | Allows regulation of strip acts | withdrawn | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 61 (2008) | Property taxes | $100,000 plus incremental senior citizen homestead exemption act | Circulation approved | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 67 (2008) | Business regulations | Collision Repair Quality Assurance Act | Prohibited from attaining more signatures until accounts are produced | - |
| 2008 | CICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 78 (2008) | Administration of Government | Requires Legislative Super-Majority to declare Emergency | Circulation approved | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 81 (2008) | Law Enforcement | Rebuild our state police patrol division | Withdrawn | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 84 (2008) | Environment | Forest restoration | Prohibited from attaining more signatures until accounts are produced | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 99 (2008) | Administration of Government | Eliminates legislators conflict of interest in public employee retirement benefits | Circulation approved | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 105 (2008) | County ownership of land | Revokes State Consent To Federal Land Ownership In Oregon, With Exceptions; Counties To Own Instead | Approved for circulation | |
| 2008 | CICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 108 (2008) | Health / Medical | Monetary consideration for taking of human life prohibited | Circulation approved | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 109 (2008) | Administration of Government | Creates open primary elections | Signatures submitted. Awating Verification | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 112 (2008) | Illegal Immigration | Would allow local police to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport people who are in the country illegally | Circulation approved | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 124 (2008) | Drug Policy | License and regulated medical marijuana supply system | Circulation approved | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 131 (2008) | Oregon Crimefighting Act | Modifies Certain Criminal Sentencing Laws; Repeals Medical Marijuana Act, Replaces With Subsidized Cannabinoids Prescription Program | Withdrawn | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 135 (2008) | Renewable Energy Development Act of 2008 | Creates Commission Authorized To: Develop, Generate, Sell, Buy, Distribute Electricity And Renewable Energy; Issue Bonds | Approved for circulation | |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 134 (2008) | Initiative & Referendum | Oregon Initiative Restorative Act | Circulation approved | - |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 144 (2008) | Repeal HB 2007- 2007 Legislature domestic partnership law | Retroactively Repeals Laws Granting State Privileges, Immunities, Rights, Benefits, Responsibilities Of Marriage To Domestic Partners | Withdrawn | |
| 2008 | CISS | Oregon Ballot Measure 145 (2008) | Repeal Of SB 2- 2007 Leg. Session anti-discrimination law | Removes Sexual Orientation From Statutes Listing Impermissible Discrimination Grounds; Deletes Other Sexual-Orientation-Related Provisions | Withdrawn | |
| 2008 | VR | Oregon Ballot Measure 303 (2008) | Marriage amendment | HB 2007 | Insufficient number of signatures | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | VR | Oregon Ballot Measure 304 (2008) | Affirmative action | SB 2 (addition of sexual orientation to equality statement) | Insufficient number of signatures | Did not qualify |
For a chart of all the ballot measures for 2008, including legislatively-referred measures, go to Oregon 2008 ballot measures.
Finding further information
The Oregon Secretary of State maintains an ongoing, current file of initiatives, referendum and legislatively referred potential ballot measures.
Their search function allows you to search under the categories of active, withdrawn, qualified, citizen initiative, veto referendum, legislative referral, approved to circulate, and whether the measure's proponents have indicated to the Secretary of State that they intend to pay circulators.
See also
- Oregon 2008 ballot measures
- List of Oregon ballot measures
- Oregon signature requirements
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
- Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Oregon
- Oregon Ballot News
