Oregon Measure 6, Indoor Public Smoking Ban Initiative (1988)
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| Topic Smoking bans and Tobacco laws |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 6 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 8, 1988. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting public smoking in most indoor places, including enclosed workplace and places serving the public, and exempting bars, hotel rooms, tobacco shops, and home workplaces not used by the public. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting public smoking in most indoor places, including enclosed workplace and places serving the public, and exempting bars, hotel rooms, tobacco shops, and home workplaces not used by the public. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 430,147 | 36.83% | ||
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737,779 | 63.17% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 6 was as follows:
| “ | INDOOR CLEAN AIR LAW REVISIONS BANNING PUBLIC SMOKING QUESTION - Shall law restricting public smoking be expanded to forbid smoking in most indoor, enclosed workplaces and places serving the public? EXPLANATION - Revises current Indoor Clean Air law that forbids smoking in some public places. Forbids smoking areas in most indoor, enclosed workplaces and in most places serving public. Excepts bars, hotel rooms, tobacco shops, and home workplaces not used by public. Requires person in charge of place where law applies to ask smoker to stop smoking or leave. Requires Health Division to enforce law. Forbids discrimination against workers reporting violations or requesting enforcement of law. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECT - It is expected that the initial cost of this measure to the state Health Division for providing consulting services and responding to inquiries would be $58,000 annually. Annual costs would decline after the first three years. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 6% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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Footnotes
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