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Oregon Measure 62, Campaign Finance and Signature Gathering Regulation Initiative (1998)
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| Topic Campaign finance and Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 62 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring additional campaign finance disclosures, regulating signature gathering and guaranteeing certain contribution methods. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring additional campaign finance disclosures, regulating signature gathering and guaranteeing certain contribution methods. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 62 |
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757,204 | 69.39% | ||
| No | 334,021 | 30.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 62 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: REQUIRES CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURES; REGULATES SIGNATURE GATHERING; GUARANTEES CONTRIBUTION METHODS RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote requires additional campaign finance disclosures; regulates signature gathering; guarantees certain contribution methods. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote rejects requiring additional campaign finance disclosures, regulating signature gathering, guaranteeing certain contribution methods. SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Existing statutes require disclosing certain campaign finances. Measure adds constitutional requirements for prompter disclosure of contributions $500 or more; more frequent disclosure of contributions/expenditures for referendum/initiative petitions. Requires disclosing entity authorizing/paying for political advertising, Legislature may regulate, prohibit paying signature gatherers if if finds practice has caused fraud, other abuses. Guarantees individuals' right to make campaign contributions using certain methods. Secretary of State must promptly publish finance reports. Prohibits payments for signing/not signing petitions. Specifies penalties. Other provisions. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: This measure is estimated to increase state expenditures by $248,000 a year, with an additional one-time-only start up cost to the state of $104,000. Expenditures by county and city elections filing officers cannot be calculated, due to insufficient data. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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Footnotes
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