Oregon 2020 ballot measures

Elections in Oregon, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
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Four statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the ballot in Oregon on November 3, 2020. Voters approved all four measures.

HIGHLIGHTS

With the approval of Measure 109, Oregon became the first state to legalize psilocybin. With the approval of Measure 110, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize all drugs.

The state legislature referred to the ballot a constitutional amendment concerning campaign finance and a state statute concerning a tobacco tax.

From 1995 to 2018, a total of 183 measures appeared on the statewide ballot in Oregon. Through all years, odd and even, between 1995 and 2018, the approval rate for measures appearing on Oregon's ballot (all types) was 47.54%.

On the ballot

See also: 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 107	Campaign finance and Elections and campaigns	Authorizes the state legislature and local governments to (1) enact laws or ordinances limiting campaign contributions and expenditures; (2) require disclosure of contributions and expenditures; and (3) require that political advertisements identify the people or entities that paid for them	a
LRSS	Measure 108	Taxes and Tobacco	Increases cigarette tax from $1.33 per pack to $3.33 per pack; imposes tax on nicotine inhalant delivery systems such as e-cigarettes at a rate of 65% of the wholesale price; dedicates revenues to the Oregon Health Authority for medical and health programs	a
CISS	Measure 109	Law enforcement and Food and agriculture	Legalizes psilocybin mushrooms for Oregon Psilocybin Services Program under the Oregon Health Authority	a
CISS	Measure 110	Drug crime policy and Healthcare	Decriminalizes possession of certain drugs and establishes a drug addiction treatment and recovery program funded by the state's marijuana tax revenue	a

Summary of campaign contributions

See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2020

The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees received in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:

Ballot Measure	Support Contributions	Oppose Contributions	Outcome
Oregon Measure 107, Campaign Finance Limits Amendment (2020)	$179,249.09	$0.00
Oregon Measure 108, Tobacco and E-Cigarette Tax Increase for Health Programs Measure (2020)	$13,729,066.45	$8,000.00
Oregon Measure 109, Psilocybin Mushroom Services Program Initiative (2020)	$5,341,126.51	$0.00
Oregon Measure 110, Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative (2020)	$6,029,290.67	$167,740.00

Committees that supported and opposed Oregon 2020 ballot measures

Four committees had registered to support and/or oppose the four Oregon ballot measures appearing on the November 2020 ballot in Oregon. Many committees simultaneously supported and opposed multiple measures, which means it is impossible to distinguish between funds spent on a particular measure. Blank cells indicate that the committee had not taken a position on the corresponding measure.

Getting measures on the ballot

Citizens of Oregon have the powers of initiated state statute, initiated constitutional amendment, and veto referendum. The Oregon State Legislature may also place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments or legislatively referred state statutes with a majority vote of each chamber.

Oregon is one of several states that require a certain number of signatures to accompany prospective petition filings. The signatures of at least 1,000 electors are required. The number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute, constitutional amendment, or veto referendum measure for the ballot in Oregon is tied to the number of votes cast for the office of governor in the state's most recent gubernatorial election. Valid citizen signatures equaling eight (8) percent of these votes are needed for initiated constitutional amendments, six (6) percent for initiated state statutes, and four (4) percent for a veto referendum.

2020 signature requirements:

• initiated state statute: 112,020
• initiated constitutional amendment:149,360
• veto referendum: 74,680

Signatures for Oregon initiatives must be submitted four months prior to the next regular general election. For measures targeting the November 3, 2020, ballot, the deadline was Friday, July 2, 2020. If signatures are submitted at least 165 days before an election and the petition is found insufficient, additional signatures can be submitted prior to the final deadline.

Referral of 2020 constitutional amendment

The following table illustrates the vote requirements for the constitutional amendment certified for the ballot, the votes the amendment received, and how Democrats and Republicans voted on the amendment in each legislative chamber:

No measures to list

Historical facts

See also: History of Initiative & Referendum in Oregon and List of Oregon ballot measures

• A total of 183 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Oregon from 1995 to 2018.
• Through all years, odd and even, between 1995 and 2018, the approval rate for measures appearing on Oregon's ballot (all types) was 47.54 percent.
• From 1995 to 2018, the number of measures on statewide ballots during even-numbered years ranged from six to 32.
• Between 1995 and 2018, an average of 14 measures appeared on the ballot in Oregon during even-numbered election years.
• Between 1995 and 2018, about 45 percent (74 of 164) of the total number of measures that appeared on statewide ballots during even-numbered years were approved, and about 55 percent (90 of 164) were defeated.

Local ballot measures

See also: November 3, 2020 ballot measures in Oregon

In 2020, Ballotpedia covered local measures that appeared on the ballot for voters within the top 100 largest cities in the U.S. and a selection of notable police-related and election-related measures outside of the top 100 largest cities. Ballotpedia also covered all local measures in California and all statewide ballot measures. Click here to see the scope of Ballotpedia local ballot measure coverage by year.

Click here for more information about local ballot measures on the November 2020 ballot in Oregon.

Not on the ballot

Type	Number	Title	Subject	Description	Status
VR	301	Corporate Activity Tax for Education Funding Referendum	Education and Taxes	Would have overturned provisions of House Bill 3427 (referred to as the Student Success Act) which would levy a 0.57% tax (corporate activity tax) on businesses that have more than a million dollars in Oregon sales with revenue to be used to fund the Fund for Student Success
VR	302	Remove Local Government Authority to Impose Taxes Referendum	Taxes	Would have overturned Section 67 of House Bill 3427 (referred to as the Student Success Act) which would prohibit cities, counties, or other local political subdivisions from imposing taxes on commercial activities or grocery sales
CICA	1	Changes to Campaign Finance Laws Initiative	Elections and campaigns and Campaign finance	Allows laws to regulate or limit contributions and expenditures made to influence elections if the laws are passed through a three-fourths vote in both legislative chambers or by the initiative process
CISS	3	Eliminate Time Limitations for Prosecuting Sexual Offenses Initiative	Law enforcement	Eliminates the statute of limitations for certain sex crimes including rape, sodomy, sexual abuse
CISS	4	First-in-the-West Presidential Primary Initiative	Elections and campaigns	Makes Oregon the second state in the nation and the first state in the West to vote in presidential primary elections
CICA	5	Independent Redistricting Commission Initiative	Redistricting measures	Would have established an independent citizens' redistricting commission for state legislative redistricting
CISS	6	Firearm Safety Class in Public Schools Initiative	Firearms and Education	Establishes an annual class for sixth graders in Oregon public schools regarding firearm safety
CICA	7	Public Employee Compensation Initiative	Wages and pay and Labor and unions	Would have required public employees to be paid similarly to private-sector employees in comparable jobs
CICA	8	Constitutional Right to Own Semiautomatic Firearms Initiative	Firearms	Establishes a constitutional right to own, use, and transfer semiautomatic and similar firearms, limits future laws that impact firearm ownership
CICA	10	Voter Approval for Transportation Tolls and Fees Initiative	Transportation	Establishes requirements for when a toll or fee may be collected, requires approval for new transportation tolls and fees from a majority of voters statewide
CISS	11	Firearm Safety Class in Public Schools with Ability to Opt-Out Initiative	Firearms and Education	Establishes an annual class for sixth graders in Oregon public schools regarding firearm safety, allows parents to notify the school if they do not want their child to attend the class
CICA	13	Public Pension Debt Initiative	Pension	Addresses unfunded liabilities for public pensions in Oregon
CISS	14	Civil Action for Offenses Against Animals Initiative	Treatment of animals	Provides a process for civil action and criminal remedies for offenses against animals
CISS	15	Civil Action for Injury to or Death of Animals Initiative	Treatment of animals	Provides a process for civil action to recover damages for the injury or death of an animal
CISS	17	Ban on Assault Weapons Initiative	Firearms	Defines assault weapons and makes possession of assault weapons a crime
CISS	22-24	Changes to Public Employees Retirement System Initiative	Pensions	Would have made changes to the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
CISS	25	Sales Tax Initiative	Taxes	Creates a state sales tax
CISS	27-29	Businesses Charged for Public Assistance to Employees Initiative	Business and Welfare	Charges businesses an amount equal to public assistance provided to the employees of the business; remits revenue to taxpayers
CISS	31	No Property Tax for People 60 Years of Age and Older Initiative	Taxes and Property	Provides that people aged 60 and older do not have to pay property taxes in Oregon
CISS	32, 38	Reduce Property Tax for People 65 Years of Age and Older Initiative	Taxes and Property	Reduces property taxes by 75% for people aged 65 years old and older
CISS	30	Gas Tax Decrease and Carbon Tax Initiative	Taxes, Environment, and Transportation	Would have directed the legislature to create a carbon tax on large businesses; would have decreased the state gas tax from 34 cents per gallon to 18 cents per gallon
CISS	35, 36, 37	Forest Waters Initiative	Water	Establishes regulations for aerial pesiticide treatments and logging near forest waters
CISS	40	Firearm Storage and Transfer Initiative	Firearms	Establishes requirements for storing and transferring firearms
CISS	41	Limits on Grocery Store Self-Checkout Machines Initiative	Business regulation	Prohibits grocery stores from operating more than two self-checkout machines at any time
CISS	42	Amend Recreational and Medical Cannabis Laws Initiative	Marijuana	Makes changes to state laws regarding medical and recreational marijuana
CISS	45	Forest Water Protection from Pesticides and Logging Initiative	Water and Environment	Regulates the use of aeriel pesticide treatments, logging near forest water, and logging on land with a high risk of landslides
CISS	46	Forest Water Protection from Pesticide Treatment Initiative	Water and Environment	Regulates the use of aerial pesticide treatments near forest water
CISS	47	Forest Water Protection from Logging Initiative	Water and Environment	Regulates logging near forest water
CISS	48	Renewable and Carbon-Free Energy Source Initiative	Energy and Environment	Requires that 100 percent of electricity sales be from renewable or carbon-free sources by 2045
CISS	49	Renewable and Carbon-Free Energy and Electrification Initiative	Energy and Environment	Requires that 100 percent of electricity sales be from renewable or carbon-free sources by 2045 and that electric utilities invest in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
CISS	50	Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative	Energy and Environment	Requires the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 100 percent below 1990 levels by 2050
CISS	51	Increase Corporate Minimum Tax Initiative	Taxes	Changes the corporate minimum tax rates
CISS	43, 52	Require Proof of Legal Presence in United States for Driver's Licenses Initiative	Immigration and Transportation	Repeals Oregon House Bill 2015 of 2019; requires proof of U.S. citizenship or legal presence in the country in order to issue driver's permits, licenses, and identification cards
CICA	53	Compensation for Loss of Property Value Due to State Regulation Initiative	Eminent domain and Property	Amends Oregon's Constitution to add that landowners must be compensated for loss of economic value in their property due to state laws
CISS	54	Scientific Standards for Forest Regulation Initiative	Forests and parks	Adds a review process for the State Board of Forestry to determine if forest regulation complies with current science
CISS	55	State Board of Forestry Oversight Changes Initiative	Forests and parks	Increases the number of members on the State Board of Forestry and change other matters of governance
CISS	56	Air Quality Benchmark Initiative	Environment	Decreases the lifetime cancer risk level from 50 to 25 in one million and decreases the Hazard Index Number from five to one
CICA	57	Independent State and Congressional Redistricting Commission Initiative	Redistricting	Amends the Oregon Constitution to establish an independent redistricting commission consisting of 12 members
CISS	60	Regulation of Firearms and Ammunition Initiative	Firearms	Restricts the sale, purchase, and transfer of semiautomatic assault rifles and ammunition for magazines that contain more than 10 rounds
CISS	61	Regulation of Firearms Initiative	Firearms	Restricts the sale, purchase, and transfer of semiautomatic assault rifles
CISS	62	Regulation of Ammunition Initiative	Firearms	Restricts the sale, purchase, and transfer of ammunition for magazines that contain more than 10 rounds
CICA	63	Exclusion from Reelection for Legislative Absenteeism Initiative	Government accountability	Excludes state legislators from reelection of unexcused legislative absenteeism
CICA	64	Fines for Legislative Absenteeism Initiative	Government accountability	Fines state legislators for unexcused legislative absenteeism
CICA	65	Private Taxpaying Casino Authorization and Tax Amendment Initiative	Gambling and Taxes	Authorizes private taxpaying casinos and taxes their gross revenues at a rate of 25%
CISS	66	Tax on Private Casinos for Schools and Homelessness Initiative	Gambling and Taxes	Taxes private taxpaying casinos gross revenues at a rate of 25% and dedicates tax revenue to schools and the homeless
CICA	67	Biennial Legislative Session Initiative	State legislatures measures	Amends the Oregon Constitution to change the legislative session from annual to biennial and removes even-numbered year legislative short sessions
CICA	68	Changes to Veto Referendum Rules Initiative	Direct democracy measures	Amends the Oregon Constitution to require laws excluded from referendum that are effective within 90 days after passage receive a two-thirds supermajority vote in the legislature
LRCA	HJR 10	Unanimous Jury Verdict for Criminal Prosecutions Amendment	Civil and criminal trials	Would have required the unanimous agreement of jurors, rather than just 10 of 12 jurors, to render a verdict in a criminal prosecution (whether guilty or not guilty)
LRCA	HJR 202	Right to Healthcare Amendment	Healthcare	Would have required the state to provide healthcare as a fundamental right balanced against funding for education and essential services

See also

• 2020 ballot measures
• List of Oregon ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Oregon
• Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon

External links

• Oregon Initiative, Referendum and Referral Search