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Oregon Measure 1, Public School Funding and Equalization Initiative (2000)
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 1 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 2000. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the legislature to fund school quality goals adequately, issue reports, and establish equalization grants. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the legislature to fund school quality goals adequately, issue reports, and establish equalization grants. |
Election results
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940,223 | 66.32% | ||
| No | 477,461 | 33.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: LEGISLATURE MUST FUND SCHOOL QUALITY GOALS ADEQUATELY; REPORT; ESTABLISH GRANTS RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote requires legislature to fund school quality goals adequately, issue report, establish equalization grants. RESULT OF “NO" VOTE: “No” vote rejects requirements that legislature fund school quality goals adequately, issue report, establish grants. SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Current statutes establish quality goals for education; constitution does not require legislature to fund schools adequately to meet those goals. Measure requires that, in each biennium, legislature fund schools adequately to meet law's quality goals, publish report either demonstrating funding sufficiency or identifying reasons for insufficiency, its extent, and impact on state’s ability to meet goals. Also requires establishing equalization grant system to eligible districts whose voters approve local option taxes, consistent with any legal obligation to maintain substantial equity in 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 constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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Footnotes
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