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Oregon Measure 3, Vehicle Registration Requirement and Fee Increases Referendum (1978)
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| Topic Taxes and Transportation |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 3 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on November 7, 1978. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring annual vehicle registration, increasing most motor carrier rates and annual light truck fees, reducing recreational vehicle fees, and requiring emissions test certification for vehicles in the Portland Metropolitan Area. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring annual vehicle registration, increasing most motor carrier rates and annual light truck fees, reducing recreational vehicle fees, and requiring emissions test certification for vehicles in the Portland Metropolitan Area. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 3 |
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| Yes | 208,722 | 23.65% | ||
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673,802 | 76.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 3 was as follows:
| “ | VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND FEE INCREASE REFERENDUM Purpose: Referendum of measure concerning vehicle registration and fees. Requires annual registration at same ($20 for most private vehicles) as for present biennial registration; except that fee for first vehicle of registrant 65 or older is set at $12.50. Increases most motor carrier rates. Increases annual light truck fee from $10 to $20. Annual recreational vehicle fee reduced to half present biennial fee. Emissions test certificate for Portland-area vehicles required every second registration. “ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECTS: Passage of this measure will result in increasing net tax revenues of $414,000 in fiscal year 1979; $8,572,000 in fiscal year 1980; $20,084,000 in fiscal year 1981.” | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 4% 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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