Oregon Measure 68, Firms Protected from Prison Labor Competition Amendment (1999)

Oregon Measure 68
Election date November 2, 1999
Topic Administrative organization and Corrections governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 68 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1999. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported eliminating the Prison Industries Board, shifting responsibilities to the Director of the Department of Corrections and directing the Director of the Department of Corrections to not establish for-profit prison work programs that would displace preexisting private jobs or programs for individuals with disabilities.

A "no" vote opposed eliminating the Prison Industries Board, shifting responsibilities to the Director of the Department of Corrections and directing the Director of the Department of Corrections to not establish for-profit prison work programs that would displace preexisting private jobs or programs for individuals with disabilities.

Election results

Oregon Measure 68
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		406,526	58.41%
No		289,407	41.59%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 68 was as follows:

“

AMENDS CONSTITUTION: ALLOWS PROTECTING BUSINESS, CERTAIN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FROM PRISON WORK PROGRAMS RESULT OF "YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote allows protecting private enterprise, certain government, nonprofit programs from prison work program competition. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains prison work programs' unrestricted competition with private enterprise, government and nonprofit programs. SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Constitution now mandates prison work programs, which may compete with public, private sector enterprises without restriction by state, local law. Measure would allow corrections director to limit establishment, expansion of: for-profit prison work programs producing goods, services offered for sale in private sector to avoid displacing or significantly reducing preexisting private enterprise: prison work programs to avoid displacing or significantly reducing government or nonprofit programs employing persons with developmental disabilities. Allows use of inmate work to support community charitable organizations. Other changes. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial effect on state or local government expenditures or revenues.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment 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. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1999 Measures

• 1999 Measures
• Corrections governance on the ballot
• Prison work regulations on the ballot
• Administrative organization on the ballot
• 1999 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (1999)