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Oregon Measure 9, Prohibition of Public School Instruction on Homosexual Behaviors Initiative (2000)
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| Topic Education and LGBTQ issues |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 9 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting public school instruction encouraging, promoting, or sanctioning homosexual/bisexual behaviors and providing penalties. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting public school instruction encouraging, promoting, or sanctioning homosexual/bisexual behaviors and providing penalties. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 9 |
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| Yes | 702,572 | 47.11% | ||
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788,691 | 52.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 9 was as follows:
| “ | PROHIBITS PUBLIC SCHOOL INSTRUCTION ENCOURAGING, PROMOTING, SANCTIONING HOMOSEXUAL, BISEXUAL BEHAVIORS RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: "Yes” vote prohibits public school instruction encouraging, promoting, or sanctioning homosexual/bisexual behaviors: provides penalties. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No’’ vote rejects proposal to prohibit public school instruction encouraging, promoting, sanctioning homosexual/bisexual behaviors. SUMMARY: Amends statutes. Prohibits public schools from instructing on behaviors relating to homosexuality and bisexuality in a manner that encourages, promotes or sanctions such behaviors. Provides sanctions for noncompliance by any public elementary or secondary school or by any community college, including loss of all or part of state funding. 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
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 6% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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Footnotes
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