Oregon County Distribution of Lottery Proceeds Amendment (2016)
| County Distribution of Lottery Proceeds Amendment | |
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| Type | Amendment |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Lottery |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Oregon County Distribution of Lottery Proceeds Amendment (Petition #4) did not make the 2016 ballot in the state of Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment. If approved by voters, the measure would have done the following:[1]
- Distributed 50 percent of lottery proceeds to counties for public purposes
- Reduced lottery proceeds available for appropriation by the legislature
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Amends Constitution: Fifty percent of net lottery proceeds distributed to counties for allocation to specified public purposes
Result of "Yes" Vote: "Yes" vote requires distribution of 50% of lottery net proceeds to counties for specified public purposes (economic development, education, natural resources), plus public safety. Result of "No" Vote: "No" vote retains legislative appropriation of 100% of lottery net proceeds for specified public purposes (economic development, education, natural resources; not public safety.[2] |
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Ballot measure summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | Amends Constitution. Constitution currently mandates 100% of state lottery net proceeds be used to create jobs; further economic development; finance a public education stability fund and a school capital matching fund; finance parks and natural resources fund to be used for specified purposes, including restoration and protection of parks, beaches, watersheds, and native fish/wildlife. Measure requires 50% of lottery net proceeds be deposited in "county revenue distribution fund" and distributed to counties: ten percent divided equally between counties, remainder distributed based on each county's lottery sales. Reduces net lottery proceeds available for appropriation by legislature. Counties shall use funds for same currently specified purposes, plus public safety. Counties may distribute funds to other governmental units within county for such purposes. Other provisions.[2] | ” |
Support
This measure was being sponsored by Cliff Sain-Thomason, Wayne Simmons and Duane Ray Fletchall. Supporters called the measure "Oregon Lottery Local Control Act."[1]
Thomason argued that the lottery provided only a small percentage of education spending and that counties would have been able to direct some of their own proceeds to education if they want. He also argued that county commissions had a better sense of how to spend money in their counties because they were closer to their voters.[3]
Path to the ballot
Sain-Thomason and Simmons attempted to get this measure on the ballot in 2014, but it was withdrawn on April 4, 2014.
Supporters exceeded the minimum of 1,000 signatures needed to file the petition by turning in 1,164 verified signatures. Supporters were required to collect at least 117,578 valid signatures in order to land the initiative on the ballot.[1] No signatures were submitted by the July 8, 2016, deadline.[4]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Oregon Secretary of State, "Initiative no. 4," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Oregonian, "Oregon Lottery: 2016 ballot initiatives already circulating to gain lottery profits," November 11, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Initiative, referendum, and referral search," accessed July 8, 2016
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