Oregon Measure 75, Multnomah County Casino Initiative (2010)
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| Topic Gambling policy and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 75 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 2, 2010. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing a privately-owned casino in Multnomah County and requiring the casino to allocate a percentage of their monthly gross revenue to the State Lottery and the Job Growth, Education and Communities Fund. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing a privately-owned casino in Multnomah County and requiring the casino to allocate a percentage of their monthly gross revenue to the State Lottery and the Job Growth, Education and Communities Fund. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 75 |
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| Yes | 448,162 | 31.84% | ||
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959,342 | 68.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 75 was as follows:
| “ | Authorizes Multnomah County casino; casino to contribute monthly revenue percentage to state for specified purposes | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Currently, Oregon Constitution prohibits establishing casinos within state. Under measure, State Lottery shall issue renewable 15-year lease permitting owner of former Multnomah Kennel Club in Multnomah County to operate gaming devices, table games, keno, other games of chance at that site. Measure would become operative only if constitution is amended to permit casino or casinos within state. Casino operator shall pay 25% of adjusted gross revenues each month to State Lottery. Lottery shall deposit money into a Job Growth, Education and Communities Fund (separate from general fund), annually shall apportion half of fund for classroom instruction expenditures, 30% to counties. Casino operator initially shall pay $1 million, subsequently shall pay $2 million annually, to Lottery to administer measure. Other provisions. | ” |
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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