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Oregon Measure 62, State Lottery Proceeds for Public Safety Program Initiative (2008)
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| Topic Gambling policy and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 62 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 2008. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allocating 15% of lottery proceeds to a public safety fund, reducing the percentage of funds for other lottery-funded programs. |
A "no" vote opposed allocating 15% of lottery proceeds to a public safety fund, reducing the percentage of funds for other lottery-funded programs. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 62 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 674,428 | 39.44% | ||
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1,035,756 | 60.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 62 was as follows:
| “ | Amends Constitution: Allocates 15% of lottery proceeds to public safety fund for crime prevention, investigation, prosecution | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Amends constitution. Constitution currently apportions lottery proceeds to create jobs, further economic development, finance public education. In addition to those uses, measure requires 15% of net lottery proceeds deposited in public safety fund. 50% of fund moneys are distributed to counties for grants for the following: 20% for early childhood programs for at-risk children; 15% to supplement district attorney operations; 15% to county sheriffs' investigation, field operations. Allocates grants to county under formula: 30% divided equally on per-county basis, 70% divided on population basis. Measure dedicates 50% of proceeds to state police criminal investigation, forensic operations. Measure prohibits legislature from limiting expenditures from fund. Funds to prosecution, sheriffs not a substitute to existing funds. Other provisions. | ” |
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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