Oregon Measure 2, Merger of Taxing Units Amendment (May 1986)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 20, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported aligning the tax base of a merged taxing unit, without territory expansion, to include the sum of the previous year's tax bases of all units plus six percent. |
A "no" vote opposed aligning the tax base of a merged taxing unit, without territory expansion, to include the sum of the previous year's tax bases of all units plus six percent. |
Election results
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333,277 | 59.07% | ||
| No | 230,886 | 40.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: EFFECT OF MERGER OF TAXING UNITS ON TAX BASE QUESTION— Shall district tax base, after merger not increasing its territory, equal tax bases former districts would have had without merger? EXPLAN ATION— Constitutional amendment. Adds a provision to the section limiting tax levying authority of taxing units without increasing its territory, its first year tax base will equal the combined tax bases of all the merged taxing units for the last tax year, plus six percent. This is equal to the combined tax bases the taxing units would have had if they had not merged. | ” |
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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