Oregon Measure 6, Public Funding for Candidates Who Limit Spending and Private Contributions Initiative (2000)
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| Topic Campaign finance |
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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 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing campaign funds to qualifying candidates who limit the amount of political contributions they receive and their campaign spending. |
A "no" vote opposed providing campaign funds to qualifying candidates who limit the amount of political contributions they receive and their campaign spending. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 6 |
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| Yes | 586,910 | 41.19% | ||
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838,011 | 58.81% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 6 was as follows:
| “ | PROVIDES PUBLIC FUNDING TO CANDIDATES WHO LIMIT SPENDING, PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS RESULT OF “ YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote provides limited public funding to candidates accepting limits on spending and private contributions. RESULT OF “ NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains system of no public funding, unlimited private contributions to state office candidates. SUMMARY: Provides for limited public funding of qualifying candidates’ campaigns for Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, state senator, representative. Candidates qualify by: (1) agreeing to accept only certain permitted contributions and make expenditures only from those sources; (2) receiving specified number of $5 contributions from Oregon residents. Creates fund to finance qualifying candidates’ campaigns. After qualifying, candidates may spend revenues only from fund, remaining permissible private contributions. Mandates adequate funding. Partially repeals political tax credit. Increased disclosure requirements. Penalties for violations. Other changes. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: State revenues would increase by an estimated $1,000,000 a year by elimination of the Political Tax Credit for contributions to state partisan candidates. The legislature shall appropriate that amount to the Political Accountability Fund, plus additional moneys to fully fund candidates who qualify under this measure. Once fully funded, the Political Accountability Fund shall not exceed $24 million in any biennium. Costs to the Secretary of State to administer the measure would be $403,000 a year. There is no financial effect on local government expenditures or revenues. | ” |
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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