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Oregon Measure 2, Merged School Tax Bases Amendment (1990)
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| Topic Education and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 6, 1990. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the new tax base of the newly created district would be equal to the sums of merged school districts. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the new tax base of the newly created district would be equal to the sums of merged school districts. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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680,463 | 65.76% | ||
| No | 354,288 | 34.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ALLOWS MERGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO COMBINE TAX BASES QUESTION—Shall constitution allow school district created by merger a tax base equal to sum of tax bases of merged districts? SUMMARY—Amends state constitution. Removes school districts from Article XI, section 11(4). That section requires, when school districts merge, new district’s tax base, in next fiscal year, to equal sum of prior year's tax base amounts of all merged districts, plus six percent. Measure would require, when districts merge, new district’s tax base to equal only the sum of tax base amounts of all merged districts. Retains voters’ ability to increase tax base of merged district by election. Effective fiscal years 1991 and after. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECT - Zero. | ” |
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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