Oregon Measure 5A, Change of School Finance System Advisory Measure (May 1990)
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| Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 5A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Oregon on May 15, 1990. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported changing the K-12 schools financing system in Oregon. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the K-12 schools financing system in Oregon. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 5A |
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462,090 | 76.65% | ||
| No | 140,747 | 23.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 5A was as follows:
| “ | ADVISORY VOTE: CHANGING THE SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM QUESTION—Do you want to change the current system of financing K-12 schools in Oregon? EXPLANATION —Would advise the Legislature to work on major changes to Oregon’s school finance system for Kindergarten through 12th grade. Today, schools get most o f their money from local property taxes. Property taxes pay an average of 57% of school costs. Statewide, property taxes for school operations average about $16 per thousand o f property value. The state pays an average of 30% of current school operating costs from the General Fund, which comes mainly from income taxes. Districts also get money from some other sources. | ” |
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 an advisory question 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.
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Footnotes
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