Oregon Measure 11, Open Enrollment for Public Schools, Refundable Tax Credits for Non-Public Education, and Voter Approval for New Restrictions on Nonpublic Education Initiative (1990)
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| Topic Income taxes and Restricted-use funds |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 11 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 6, 1990. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this ballot initiative to:
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A "no" vote opposed this ballot initiative to require an open enrollment system, provide a refundable state income tax credit for education expenses outside public schools, require voter approval for any new laws that add restrictions on non-public education, and create an Educational Choice Fund. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 11 |
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| Yes | 351,977 | 32.18% | ||
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741,863 | 67.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 11 was as follows:
| “ | 11. SCHOOL CHOICE SYSTEM, TAX CREDIT FOR EDUCATION OUTSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Should Constitution provide choice of public schools, tax credit for education outside public schools, voter approval of certain education laws? | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Amends Oregon Constitution. Requires open enrollment plan allowing students to attend public schools outside their districts, with legislative standards for financing, and acceptance and rejection of applications. Provides state income tax credit for expenses of educating students outside public schools. Credit equally available for secular, religious, institutional, home basic education. Establishes Educational Choice Fund, funded by school districts and state, which may cover costs of tax credit, impact aid to districts, tax relief. Requires voter approval of new, more restrictive laws on nongovernment basic education. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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Footnotes
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