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Oregon Measure 84, Require State to Fund State-Mandated Local Government Programs Amendment (2000)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 84 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the state to pay for services that the state requires local governments to provide. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the state to pay for services that the state requires local governments to provide. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 84 |
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1,211,384 | 84.47% | ||
| No | 222,723 | 15.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 84 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: STATE MUST CONTINUE PAYING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR STATE-MANDATED PROGRAMS. RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote retains requirement that state pay local governments for costs of state-mandated programs. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote repeals requirement that state pay local governments for costs of state-mandated programs. SUMMARY: This measure retains section 15, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution, which requires state legislature to pay local governments for costs of new state-mandated programs or increased level of services for state-mandated programs. If costs are not paid, local governments need not comply with law or rule requiring program or service. Contains exceptions. Requires 3/5 vote of each house of state legislature to take certain actions reducing state revenues that are distributed to local governments. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial effect on state or 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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State of Oregon Salem (capital) |
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