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Oregon Measure 68, Authorize Matching School Bonds Amendment (May 2010)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 68 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 18, 2010. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the state to issue bonds to match school district bonds for school capital costs. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the state to issue bonds to match school district bonds for school capital costs. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 68 |
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498,073 | 65.10% | ||
| No | 267,052 | 34.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 68 was as follows:
| “ | Revises Constitution: Allows state to issue bonds to match voter approved school district bonds for school capital costs. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | This measure would revise the Oregon Constitution to allow voters to approve local district bonds for school capital costs and the state to issue bonds and use the revenue from those bonds to help local school districts pay for capital costs. The Constitution currently limits voters’ ability to approve local district bonds for school capital costs and prevents the state from issuing bonds to help local districts pay for school capital costs. “Capital costs” include costs for acquisition, construction, repair and improvement, but not routine maintenance or supplies. State funds may be used only to match funds approved by voters in local districts. The measure would dedicate 15 percent of state lottery revenues to a “school capital matching fund” to repay state funds provided to districts. State bonds may not be repaid by raising property taxes. Contains other provisions. | ” |
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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