Oregon Measure 2, Multifamily Housing for Elderly and Disabled Amendment (May 1982)
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| Topic Housing and Public assistance programs |
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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 18, 1982. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the sale of bonds for loans financing multifamily housing for elderly and disabled persons and remove low-income requirement. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the sale of bonds for loans financing multifamily housing for elderly and disabled persons and remove low-income requirement. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 2 |
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389,820 | 62.99% | ||
| No | 229,049 | 37.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:
| “ | MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS QUESTION— Shall loans be made under elderly housing bond program for housing for disabled persons? Shall low income restriction be repealed? PURPOSE— Amends state constitution. At the present time, the state may sell bonds to make loans to finance multifamily housing for low income elderly persons. The measure repeals the low income restriction. This measure also allows loans for multifamily housing for disabled persons. It also permits state loans to elderly persons to buy ownership interest in single units in multifamily housing. It does not increase the bonding authority of the state. | ” |
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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