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Oregon Measure 11, Mandatory Sentences for Listed Felonies Initiative (1994)
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| Topic Law enforcement and State judiciary |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 11 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 8, 1994. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported setting mandatory sentences for listed felonies and barring early release, leave, or reduced sentences, applied to persons over the age of 15. |
A "no" vote opposed setting mandatory sentences for listed felonies and barring early release, leave, or reduced sentences, applied to persons over the age of 15. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 11 |
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788,695 | 65.64% | ||
| No | 412,816 | 34.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 11 was as follows:
| “ | MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR LISTED FELONIES; COVERS PERSONS 15 AND UP QUESTION: Shall statute set mandatory sentences for listed felonies; bar early release, leave, or reduced sentence; cover persons 15 and up? SUMMARY: Adopts new statute. The measure would set mandatory sentences for listed felonies. A court could impose a longer sentence if allowed by law. The measure would bar early release, leave, or a reduced sentence for any reason. It would cover murder and listed forms of manslaughter, assault, kidnapping, rape, sodomy, unlawful sexual penetration, sexual abuse, robbery. All persons 15 and up when charged with these crimes would have to be tried as adults. It would apply to crimes committed on or after April 1,1995. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: The mandatory minimum sentences imposed under this measure will require 6,085 new prison beds by 2001, with direct state expenditures for construction of $461.8 million in the next five years. Direct state expenditures for operating costs will increase by $3.2 million in 1995-96 and by $13.3 million in 1996-97, growing to a $101.6 million annual increase in four more years. Annual increases in indigent defense costs are estimated to be $441,000. Construction and annual operating costs will continue to grow as an additional 3,010 beds are required between 2001 and 2005. | ” |
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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