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There is surprising consensus among Oregon newspaper endorsements, for the 2008 statewide ballot measures. Most newspapers support all four legislative referrals (54, 55, 56, and 57) and Measure 65; nearly all oppose all the remaining initiatives (58 through 64).

== Newspaper endorsements ==
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! Publication !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |54 !!style="background-color:#cedff2" | 55 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |56 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |57 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |58 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |59 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |60 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |61 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |62 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |63 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |64 !! style="background-color:#cedff2" |65
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| [http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/10/all_the_editorial_boards_endor.html  Oregonian] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=122410922821461100  Portland Tribune] (also see [http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=122349740383437400] and [http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=122289329756349700]) || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || ? || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://wweek.com/editorial/3449/11656/  Willamette Week] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/opinion/endorsements/index.csp  Eugene Register Guard] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/OPINION/81024010&theme=GENERALENDORSE&template=theme  Salem Statesman Journal] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no
|-
| [http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081020/NEWS0107/810200320/1073/NEWS0107&nav_category=1061  Bend Bulletin] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=55412&TM=65714.98  Daily Astorian] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
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| [http://cascadebusnews.com/index.php?m=2&s=3&id=552  Cascade Business News] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2008/10/17/news/opinion/4edi01_editorial1016.txt  Corvallis Gazette Times] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.newsregister.com/article/22603-newsregistercom-election-endorsements  Yamhill Valley News Register] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081019/OPINION/810190318  Southern Oregon Mail Tribune] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.theoutlookonline.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=122221614334453000 Gresham Outlook] (see also [http://www.theoutlookonline.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=122368215159162000]) || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=14&SubSectionID=50&ArticleID=84398 East Oregonian] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://www.wallowacountychieftain.com/main.asp?SectionID=47&TM=68155.55 Wallowa County Chieftain] (see also [http://wallowa.com/main.asp?SectionID=47&SubSectionID=183&ArticleID=17225&TM=71754.55]) || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|-
| [http://hermistonherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=99 Hermiston Herald] (see also [http://hermistonherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=7116] and [http://hermistonherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=7115]) || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" | yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|- 
| [http://bluemountaineagle.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=317 Blue Mountain Eagle] || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:red;" | no || style="background:lightgreen;" |yes
|}

==Ballot measure summaries==
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! style="background-color:#cedff2" | Title 
! style="background-color:#cedff2" | Subject 
! style="background-color:#cedff2" | Description

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| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 54 (2008)|54]] || [[:Category:Elections and campaigns|Elections]] || Standardizes voting eligibility for school board elections with other state and local elections

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| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 55 (2008)|55]] || [[:Category:State legislatures|Legislatures]] || Change operative date of redistricting plans to allow affected legislators to finish term in original district

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| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 56 (2008)|56]] || [[Double majority]] || May and November [[property tax]] elections are to be decided by majority of voters voting in the relevant election (removes [[wikipedia:supermajority|supermajority]] requirement established by [[wikipedia: Oregon Ballot Measures 47 (1996) and 50 (1997)|Measure 47 in 1996]].

|-valign="top"
| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 57 (2008)|57]] || [[:Category:Law enforcement|Law enforcement]] || Increases  sentences for drug trafficking, theft against elderly, and specific repeat property and identity theft crimes, more.

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|| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 58 (2008)|58]] || [[:Category:Education|Education]]  || Requires English immersion for non-English speaking students

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| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 59 (2008)|59]] || [[Taxation reform initiatives|Tax reform]]  || Makes federal income taxes fully deductible on state return

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|| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 60 (2008)|60]] || [[:Category:Education|Education]] || "Teacher compensation must be based on classroom performance"

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|| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 61 (2008)|61]] || [[:Category:Judicial reform|Judicial reform]] || "Mandatory sentences for drug dealers, identity thieves, burglars and car thieves"

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| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 62 (2008)|62]] || [[:Category:State budgets|State budget]] || "15% of lottery profits for crime prevention, investigation and prosecution"

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|| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 63 (2008)|63]] || [[Property rights initiatives|Property Rights]] || Allows minor improvements to property without building permit

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|| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 64 (2008)|64]] || Payroll Deductions || Prohibits using taxpayer-funded resources to collect political funds

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|| [[Oregon Ballot Measure 65 (2008)|65]] || [[:Category:Elections and campaigns|Conduct of elections]] || The "top-two" measure; creates open primaries. All voters would be able to vote in all state and local partisan elections, regardless of party affiliation.
|}

== See also ==
* [[Endorsements of Oregon ballot measures]]

[[category:oregon 2008 ballot measures]]