Oregon Measure 10, Crime Victim's Rights and Roles Initiative (1986)
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| Topic Crime victims' rights |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 10 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported expanding crime victims’ rights and role in the criminal justice process, prosecution, and sentencing, such as by prohibiting excluding victim from courtroom during trial and providing the victim a role in trial scheduling, sentencing, and parole. |
A "no" vote opposed expanding crime victims’ rights and role in the criminal justice process, prosecution, and sentencing, such as by prohibiting excluding victim from courtroom during trial and providing the victim a role in trial scheduling, sentencing, and parole. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 10 |
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774,766 | 75.49% | ||
| No | 251,509 | 24.51% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 10 was as follows:
| “ | REVISES MANY CRIMINAL LAWS CONCERNING VICTIMS’ RIGHTS, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING, PAROLE QUESTION - Shall crime victims’ rights and role in criminal justice process be expanded, and changes made in prosecution, evidence, sentencing, parole? EXPLANATION - Protects victims from pretrial contact by criminal defendant. Bars excluding victim from courtroom during trial. Gives victim role in trial scheduling, sentencing, parole. Requires joint trial of jointly charged defendants unless “clearly inappropriate.” Limits sentence merger for multiple crimes. Sets consecutive sentences rules. Gives state, defendant same number of jury challenges. Expands witness’s prior conviction cross-examination. Expands victims’ compensation rights. Requires that parole last entire term of sentence. Defines “victim” broadly. Makes other changes. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECT - Passage of this measure will increase, by between $2 million and $4 million, the annual recurring costs for the state court system and the costs for production, defense and parole supervision. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 6% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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Footnotes
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