Oregon Measure 18, Permanent Property Tax Rates and Tax Zones Amendment (2002)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 2002. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing certain taxing districts to establish permanent tax rate limits and to divide into tax zones. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing certain taxing districts to establish permanent tax rate limits and to divide into tax zones. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 18 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 450,444 | 39.01% | ||
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704,116 | 60.99% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 18 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: ALLOWS CERTAIN TAX DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH PERMANENT PROPERTY TAX RATES AND DIVIDE INTO TAX ZONES RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote allows certain taxing districts to establish permanent tax rate limits and to divide into tax zones, if a double majority of voters approves. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains limitation on taxing districts that may impose new property taxes and permanent rate limits, rejects option to approve tax zones and rates. SUMMARY: Amends Constitution. Current law permits a local taxing district that has not previously imposed ad valorem property taxes and that seeks to impose such taxes to establish a permanent rate limit on property taxes, if a majority of the voters who vote on the question approve and, in other than a general election, a majority of the eligible registered voters vote. Measure amends law to permit local tax districts that have not imposed property taxes for any tax year beginning on or after July 1,1990, to do so. Permits those districts to divide into up to 20 tax zones, each with a permanent rate limit if, using the same voting method, a majority in each zone approves the tax zone and its rate limit ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial effect on state or local government expenditures or revenues. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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