Oregon Measure 83, Standards and Requirements for Veterans' Loans Amendment (2000)
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| Topic Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 83 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the Director of Veterans’ Affairs to establish standards and priorities for granting veterans’ loans and eliminating specific active duty dates requirements. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the Director of Veterans’ Affairs to establish standards and priorities for granting veterans’ loans and eliminating specific active duty dates requirements. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 83 |
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1,084,870 | 74.81% | ||
| No | 365,203 | 25.19% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 83 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: AUTHORIZES NEW STANDARDS, PRIORITIES FOR VETERANS' LOANS; EXPANDS QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes’’ vote authorizes new standards and priorities, and expands qualified recipients for veterans’ loans. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: "No” vote retains current standards, priorities, and qualifications for veterans' loans. SUMMARY: Amends Constitution. Constitution now authorizes fund from which state makes home, farm loans to veterans who served certain active duty. Measure authorizes Director of Veterans’ Affairs to establish standards and priorities for granting loans from fund. Measure eliminates requirement that part of active duty be served between September 15, 1940, and December 31, 1976. Measure provides that active duty includes service in operations for which certain awards are authorized, and does not include training. Measure eliminates outdated language. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: The measure authorizes the issuance of additional bonds for veterans home and farm loans in an amount that will be approximately $50 million during each two-year budget period. There is no impact on local government expenditures or revenues. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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