Oregon Ballot Measure 48 (2006)

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Oregon Ballot Measure 48 (2006) was sponsored by the Taxpayer Association of Oregon in 2006, where it was rejected.

  • Yes: 29.14
  • No: 70.86 Defeated[1]

Impact

Had it passed, it would have limited future increases in state government spending based on a formula of inflation plus population growth. It was a variant of the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) that passed in 1992.

Proponents of the measure were outspent by about $2 million. Supporters spent $1.3 million, including on the petition drive to put the measure on the ballot, and opponents of the measure spent $3.3 million to defeat it.

Introduction

Measure 48 limited the amount of money that the state of Oregon could spend year-after-year. More specifically, it would have inserted into the state's constitution a provision that would take the current year's budget and control, from that point forward, increases in spending by the government. It would not decrease the amount of money budgeted, but would have limited the amount by which it could be increased the following year according to a formula that takes into account the increase in population and the inflation rate.

Supporters

Ballot Measure 48 was referred to as the Rainy Day Amendment by supporters such as the Taxpayer Association of Oregon, the Oregon Republican Party and Americans for Limited Government.[2]. Various libertarian and conservative organizations supported the measure, and claimed that it would help put Oregon politicians on a budget, similar to that which Oregon families have in their own homes. In order to be placed on the ballot, Measure 48 supporters collected over 109,000 signatures of Oregon voters, which were approved in the summer prior to the election.[3]

Individual supporters included Don McIntire and Paul Farago.

Opponents

Unions, the Oregon Democratic Party, taxpayer-funded lobbying organizations such as the Oregon School Boards Association and chambers of commerce opposed the measure, claiming that it would take funding away from various state-run programs. Opponents cited studies that claimed that state revenue would fall in terms of billions of dollars. [4]

The Oregon Education Association was the largest donor to efforts to defeat the measure, donating approximately $723,000 to the opposition campaign.[5]


Press Reactions

Editorial boards throughout the state wrote unfavorably about Measure 48, citing examples from the TABOR in Colorado. For example, an editorial in the Oregonian wrote that Measure 48 "would steadily weaken Oregon and its public services."[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://egov.sos.state.or.us/division/elections/results/2006_G100_all_meas.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.portlandbridges.com/oregon-ballot-measures/measure-48.html
  3. ↑ http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/nov72006/sig_verify.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.osba.org/leginfo/measures/bm48res.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/ballot_committee.phtml?si=200637&c=434024
  6. ↑ http://www.google.com/url?q=http://w3.nexis.com/partnerfeed/getdoc.aspx%3Fid%3D22566781%26mtid%3D1%26ws%3D9j0hDk1UboE%3D%26ws_pub%3DThe%2520Oregonian%2520(Portland,%2520Oregon)%26ws_date%3DSeptember%252016,%25202006%26ws_len%3D653%26ws_lni%3D4KX6-KNY0-TX1M-R1S4-00000-00%26ws_lastupdate%3D20060917%26ws_title%3DEDITORIAL:%2520Measure%252048%2520would%2520be&sa=X&oi=archive&ct=result&cd=1&usg=AFQjCNFVpe3MFupg1YePUEL0iqYW3oULlA
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