Oregon Measure 5, Require Voter Approval for New or Increased Taxes and Fees Initiative (1994)
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1994. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring voter approval for new or increased state or local taxes, certain fees, and certain charges. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring voter approval for new or increased state or local taxes, certain fees, and certain charges. |
Election results
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| Yes | 543,302 | 44.74% | ||
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671,025 | 55.26% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 5 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: BARS NEW OR INCREASED TAXES WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL QUESTION: Shall Oregon Constitution bar new or increased state and local taxes, certain fees and certain charges without prior voter approval? SUMMARY: Amends Oregon Constitution. Bars new or increased state, local taxes without prior voter approval. Tax increase includes extending an expiring tax, reducing or eliminating exemptions, credits, deductions, exclusions. “Tax” includes all fees, charges, except fines, forfeitures, tuition, utility and port district user fees, “local improvements," “incurred charges," earnings from investments or asset sales, two other exceptions. Permits two tax elections annually. Automatic annual six percent tax base increases still allowed without vote. Legislature may override by three-fourths vote in emergency. Enforceable by private lawsuit. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There will be a direct state government expenditure increase of $1.75 million per year and a direct local government expenditure increase of $912,000 per year due to an increased number of elections on taxes and fees. The direct revenue and bonded indebtedness effect would depend on the outcome of these elections and subsequent litigation. | ” |
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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