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Oregon Measure 56, Eliminate Voter Turnout Requirement for Property Tax Elections Amendment (2008)
| Oregon Measure 56 | |
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| Topic Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 56 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported eliminating double majority voter turnout requirements for property tax elections held in May and November. |
A "no" vote opposed eliminating double majority voter turnout requirements for property tax elections held in May and November. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 56 |
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959,118 | 56.60% | ||
| No | 735,500 | 43.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 56 was as follows:
| “ | Amends Constitution: Provides that May and November property tax elections are decided by majority of voters voting. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Current law requires that 50 percent of voters participate in an election (except general elections in even-numbered years) in order to pass local property tax measures to raise money for schools, police, libraries, parks or other local government services. This means that non-votes have the effect of a "no" vote where less than 50 percent of qualified voters participate. All other elections are determined by a majority of those who vote, with no voter turnout requirements. This measure eliminates the voter turnout requirement for local property tax elections held in May and November. As a result, for such elections, measures to raise money for schools, police, libraries, parks or other local government services become law when approved by a majority of those voting. | ” |
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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