Oregon Measure 5, Gas Tax Increase for Highway Repair Measure (May 1978)
| Oregon Measure 5 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on May 23, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring highway revenues for construction and maintenance to be used first for maintenance, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and modernization under Six Year Highway Improvement Plan before any new highway construction and increasing the state motor vehicle fuel tax from 7¢ to 9¢ per gallon. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring highway revenues for construction and maintenance to be used first for maintenance, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and modernization under Six Year Highway Improvement Plan before any new highway construction and increasing the state motor vehicle fuel tax from 7¢ to 9¢ per gallon. |
Election results
|
Oregon Measure 5 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 190,301 | 34.26% | ||
|
|
365,170 | 65.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 5 was as follows:
| “ | HIGHWAY REPAIR PRIORITY, GAS TAX INCREASE—Purpose: Requires highway user revenues available for highway construction and maintenance to be used first for maintenance, reconstruction, rehabilitation and modernization under Six Year Highway Improvement Plan before any new highway construction, except 1-205 completion. Limits amount of revenues usable for parks, footpaths, bicycle trails, state police. Increases state motor vehicle fuel tax from 7¢ to 9¢ per gallon. Diesel log truck alternative fees increased. Increases weight mile and flat fee taxes for some commercial vehicles. "ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECT: Passage of this measure will result in additional fuel tax revenues to the state of an estimated $25,370,000 and $6,000,000 of weight/mile tax on trucks and other commercial vehicles annually during the first fiscal year, 1979.” | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Oregon Salem (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
