Oregon 1986 ballot measures

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In 1986, voters decided on 21 statewide ballot measures in Oregon. On May 20, voters decided on five measures. On November 4, voters decided on 16 measures.

• Six of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendments.
• Seven of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Nine of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved 11 (52.4%) and rejected 10 (47.6%) measures.

On the ballot

May 20, 1986

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Prohibit taxing social security or railroad retirement benefits	a	534,476 (82%)	118,766 (18%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Align the tax base of a merged taxing unit, without territory expansion, to include the sum of the previous year's tax bases of all units plus six percent.	a	333,277 (59%)	230,886 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Initiative process	Establish a method for the Secretary of State verify initiative and referendum petition signatures.	a	460,148 (78%)	132,101 (22%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Legislature	Require a special election for vacancies in the office of United States Senator.	a	343,005 (56%)	269,305 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Prison funding; Bonds	Authorize the issuance and sale of up to $96 million in bonds for state-county prison buildings.		300,674 (48%)	330,429 (52%)

November 4, 1986

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Measure 10	Crime victims	Expand crime victims’ rights and role in the criminal justice process, prosecution, and sentencing	a	774,766 (75%)	251,509 (25%)
CICA	Measure 11	Taxes; Property	Exempt part of an owner’s home value from property tax, require equivalent renter’s relief, and prohibit sales tax except by initiative.		381,727 (37%)	639,034 (63%)
CISS	Measure 12	Taxes	Reduce low bracket personal and corporate income tax rates, increase higher bracket rates, and increase revenue to provide property tax relief.		299,551 (29%)	720,034 (71%)
CICA	Measure 13	Voter registration	Require a voter to be registered at least twenty days before an election in order to vote.	a	693,460 (67%)	343,450 (33%)
CISS	Measure 14	Nuclear energy	Prohibit nuclear power plant operations until the federal government licenses a permanent radioactive waste disposal site.		375,241 (36%)	674,641 (64%)
CISS	Measure 15	Nuclear energy	Change the definition of radioactive waste to include waste generated before June 1, 1981 from zirconium, hafnium, or niobium production.		424,099 (43%)	558,741 (57%)
CISS	Measure 16	Nuclear weapons and missiles; Business; Taxes	Provide tax credits to nuclear weapons manufacturers transitioning to consumer goods and penalize those who did not transition after 1990.		400,119 (40%)	590,971 (60%)
LRCA	Measure 1	Executive	Remove the constitutional requirement for the Secretary of State live in the state capital, Salem.	a	771,959 (74%)	265,999 (26%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Redistricting	Revise the legislative district reapportionment procedures, shortening residency requirements for candidates and permitting voters to recall holdover senators.	a	637,410 (69%)	291,355 (31%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Gambling	Allow charitable, fraternal, and religious organizations to hold raffles, bing, and lotto games.	a	736,739 (71%)	302,957 (29%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Utilities; Administration	Replace the Public Utility Commissioner with a three member Public Utility Commission.	a	724,577 (71%)	297,973 (29%)
CISS	Measure 5	Marijuana	Allow persons 18 years or older to privately grow or possess marijuana for personal consumption.		279,479 (26%)	781,922 (74%)
CICA	Measure 6	Abortion	Prohibits the use of state funds for abortions		477,920 (45%)	580,163 (55%)
CICA	Measure 7	Taxes	Implement a 5% sales tax to shift school funding from property taxes to sales tax revenue, with a portion of these funds used for property tax relief for renters.		234,804 (22%)	816,369 (78%)
CISS	Measure 8	Utilities	Prohibit the Public Utility Commissioner from requiring local measured telephone service payments from customers.	a	802,099 (80%)	201,918 (20%)
CICA	Measure 9	Taxes; Property	Set maximum property tax rates, limit assessed property value increases to 2%, and require a majority popular vote for any new or increased property taxes.		449,548 (43%)	584,396 (57%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
• Types of ballot measures in Oregon
• List of Oregon ballot measures
• 1986 ballot measures

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (May 1986)
• Oregon Voter Guide (November 1986)