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Oregon Measure 10, Legislative Organization and Regulation of Land Use Planning Initiative (1978)
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| Topic Administration of government and Property |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 10 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the legislature to assume the policy-making responsibilities of the Land Conservation and Development Commission and requiring voter approval before organizing new regional planning districts. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the legislature to assume the policy-making responsibilities of the Land Conservation and Development Commission and requiring voter approval before organizing new regional planning districts. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 334,523 | 39.37% | ||
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515,138 | 60.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 10 was as follows:
| “ | LAND USE PLANNING, ZONING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT -- Purpose: Nullifies Land Conservation Development Commission adopted by planning goals, guidelines March 8, 1979. Cities, counties must adopt comprehensive plans, have all planning, zoning authority except legislature must prescribe goals, zoning, planning, notice procedures to be used. Legislature may establish an advisory commission and may regulate use in statewide significant geographic areas subject to compensation for adversely affected owners. Voter approval required before new regional planning districts organized, State, local land use legislative acts subject to referendum. | ” |
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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