Oregon Measure 5, Bonds for Prison Buildings Amendment (May 1986)
| Oregon Measure 5 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Prison and jail funding |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 20, 1986. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the issuance and sale of up to $96 million in bonds for state-county prison buildings. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the issuance and sale of up to $96 million in bonds for state-county prison buildings. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 300,674 | 47.64% | ||
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330,429 | 52.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 5 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: $96 MILLION BONDS FOR STATE-COUNTY PRISON BUILDINGS QUESTION—Shall the constitution allow $96 million state bond debt and additional county debts to establish joint state-county prisons? EXPLANATION — Constitutional amendment: Authorizes a $96 million state general obligation bond debt to establish a fund to finance joint state-county prisons. Also allows counties to incur debts for the same purpose. Laws may be passed to govern the way in which the amendment will be carried out by the state and counties. State bonds will be paid from funds appropriated by the legislature or by property taxes. Refunding of state bonds allowed. ESTIM ATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECT - This proposed amendment authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount not to exceed $96 million for the purpose of creating a building fund for state and county prison buildings. The $96 million, and interest for these bonds, will be repaid from the state general fund. | ” |
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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