List of Oregon ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Oregon.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2024

See also: Oregon 2024 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 115	Impeachment rules; State legislative authority	Allow the Legislature to impeach elected state executives	a	1,340,837 (64%)	747,543 (36%)
LRCA	Measure 116	Salaries of government officials	Establish the Independent Public Service Compensation Commission to determine certain public officials' salaries	d	981,715 (48%)	1,083,451 (52%)
LRSS	Measure 117	Ranked-choice voting	Establish ranked-choice voting (RCV) for federal and state offices in Oregon	d	893,668 (42%)	1,219,013 (58%)
CISS	Measure 118	Revenue allocation; Business taxes	Require Oregon issue rebates to residents from surplus corporate tax revenue	d	477,516 (23%)	1,641,682 (77%)
CISS	Measure 119	Marijuana laws; Collective bargaining	Require cannabis businesses to submit to the state Liquor and Cannabis Commission a signed labor peace agreement between the business and a labor organization with its licensure or renewal application		1,166,425 (57%)	889,265 (43%)

2022

See also: Oregon 2022 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 111	Constitutional rights; Private health insurance; Public health insurance	Provide that the state shall "ensure that every resident of Oregon has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right"	a	951,446 (51%)	924,231 (49%)
LRCA	Measure 112	Constitutional wording changes	Repeal language allowing slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishments	a	1,047,028 (56%)	836,295 (44%)
CICA	Measure 113	Ethics rules and commissions; State legislative elections	Exclude state legislators from reelection for unexcused legislative absenteeism	a	1,292,127 (68%)	599,204 (32%)
CISS	Measure 114	Firearms policy	Require permits issued by local law enforcement to buy a firearm and prohibit ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds	a	975,862 (51%)	950,891 (49%)

2020

See also: Oregon 2020 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 107	Campaign finance	Authorizes the state legislature and local governments to (1) enact laws or ordinances limiting campaign contributions and expenditures; (2) require disclosure of contributions and expenditures; and (3) require that political advertisements identify the people or entities that paid for them	a	1,763,276 (78%)	488,413 (22%)
LRSS	Measure 108	Tobacco laws; Taxes	Increases cigarette tax from $1.33 per pack to $3.33 per pack; imposes tax on nicotine inhalant delivery systems such as e-cigarettes at a rate of 65% of the wholesale price; dedicates revenues to the Oregon Health Authority for medical and health programs	a	1,535,866 (66%)	779,311 (34%)
CISS	Measure 109	Drug crime policy; Psychedelic substances laws	Authorize the Oregon Health Authority to create a program to permit licensed service providers to administer psilocybin fungi products to individuals 21 years of age or older	a	1,270,057 (56%)	1,008,199 (44%)
CISS	Measure 110	Marijuana laws; Drug crime policy	Decriminalizes possession of certain drugs and establishes a drug addiction treatment and recovery program funded by the state's marijuana tax revenue	a	1,333,268 (58%)	947,313 (42%)

2018

See also: Oregon 2018 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 102	Housing; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The Oregon Allow Municipal Bonds for Affordable Housing Amendment, House Joint Resolution 201, is on the ballot in Oregon as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	a	1,037,922 (57%)	786,225 (43%)
CICA	Measure 103	Taxes	The Oregon Ban Tax on Groceries Initiative may appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	d	791,687 (43%)	1,062,752 (57%)
CICA	Measure 104	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The Oregon Definition of Raising Revenue for Three-Fifths Vote Requirement Initiative may appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	d	631,211 (35%)	1,182,023 (65%)
CISS	Measure 105	Immigration policy	The Oregon Repeal Sanctuary State Law Initiative (#6, 22) may appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.	d	675,389 (37%)	1,172,774 (63%)
CICA	Measure 106	Abortion policy	The Oregon Ban Public Funds for Abortions Initiative may appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018.	d	658,793 (36%)	1,195,718 (64%)

January 23

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure 101	Public health insurance; Public assistance programs; Tax and revenue administration	Oregon Measure 101: Healthcare Insurance Premiums Tax for Medicaid Referendum Election date January 23, 2018Topic Taxes and HealthcareStatus ApprovedType ReferendumOrigin Citizens	a	657,117 (62%)	408,387 (38%)

2016

See also: Oregon 2016 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Measure 100	Animal treatment laws	Prohibits the sale of products and parts of 12 types of animals in Oregon: rhino, cheetah, tiger, sea turtle, lion, elephant, whale, shark, pangolin, jaguar, ray, and leopard	a	1,306,213 (69%)	574,631 (31%)
LRCA	Measure 94	Age limits for officials	Removes the mandatory retirement age for judges, which was 75 years old going into the election	d	699,689 (37%)	1,194,167 (63%)
LRCA	Measure 95	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allows public state universities to invest in equities	a	1,301,183 (70%)	546,919 (30%)
LRCA	Measure 96	Gambling policy	Devotes 1.5 percent of state lottery net proceeds toward veterans' services	a	1,611,367 (84%)	312,526 (16%)
CISS	Measure 97	Taxes	Removes the cap on the corporate gross sales tax, also known as the "minimum tax," and establishes a 2.5 percent tax on gross sales that exceed $25 million	d	808,310 (41%)	1,164,658 (59%)
CISS	Measure 98	Public education funding	Requires the Oregon Legislature to fund dropout-prevention and career and college readiness programs in Oregon high schools	a	1,260,163 (66%)	650,347 (34%)
CISS	Measure 99	Gambling policy	Creates an "Outdoor School Education Fund," sourced from state lottery proceeds, to support outdoor school programs	a

2014

See also: Oregon 2014 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 86	Higher education funding	Creates a fund for Oregonians pursuing post-secondary education and authorizes the financing of this fund via debt	d	614,439 (43%)	821,596 (57%)
LRCA	Measure 87	State judiciary	Allows state judges to be employed by the National Guard and state public universities as teachers and allows school employees to serve in the state legislature	a	817,709 (58%)	600,015 (42%)
VR	Measure 88	Immigration policy; Transportation	Repeals Senate Bill 833, which makes four-year driver licenses available to those who cannot prove legal presence in the United States	d	506,751 (34%)	983,576 (66%)
CICA	Measure 89	Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues	Add language to the state constitution that prohibits the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex	a	925,892 (64%)	514,907 (36%)
CISS	Measure 90	Primary election systems	Creates a top-two system of general election voting where all voters receive the same primary ballot that shows all candidates, regardless of political party	d	459,629 (32%)	987,050 (68%)
CISS	Measure 91	Marijuana laws	Legalizes recreational marijuana for people ages 21 and older	a	847,865 (56%)	663,346 (44%)
CISS	Measure 92	Food policy; Business regulations	Requires the labeling of certain foodstuffs that were produced with or contained genetically modified organisms	d	752,737 (50%)	753,574 (50%)

2012

See also: Oregon 2012 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 77	State executive powers and duties; Government continuity policy	Authorizes the governor to declare a catastrophic disaster	a	957,646 (59%)	673,468 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 78	State legislative structure; State executive branch structure; State judiciary structure	Changes the terminology in the state Constitution for the three state government branches	a	1,165,963 (72%)	458,509 (28%)
CICA	Measure 79	Taxes	Prohibits real estate transfer taxes	a	976,587 (59%)	679,710 (41%)
CISS	Measure 80	Marijuana laws	Legalize marijuana for personal use	d	810,538 (47%)	923,071 (53%)
CISS	Measure 81	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit commercial fishers from using gillnets to catch salmon in the mainstem of the lower Columbia River	d	567,996 (35%)	1,072,614 (65%)
CICA	Measure 82	Gambling policy	Authorizes privately-owned casinos	d	485,240 (28%)	1,226,331 (72%)
CISS	Measure 83	Gambling policy	Authorizes a single privately-owned casino in Multnomah County	d	500,123 (29%)	1,207,508 (71%)
CISS	Measure 84	Taxes; Property	Phase out estate and inheritance taxes	d	776,143 (46%)	912,541 (54%)
CICA	Measure 85	Business taxes; Public education funding; Revenue allocation	Allocates the corporate income and excise tax refund to the General Fund to provide additional funding for public education	a	1,007,122 (60%)	672,586 (40%)

2010

See also: Oregon 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 70	Veterans policy	Expand eligibility for low-interest home loans from the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund to more veterans and spouses.	a	1,180,933 (84%)	217,679 (16%)
LRCA	Measure 71	State legislative processes and sessions	Require annual legislative sessions, limiting regular sessions to 160 days in odd-numbered years and 35 days in even-numbered years, with five-day extensions by a two-thirds vote.	a	919,040 (68%)	435,776 (32%)
LRCA	Measure 72	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Property	Add an exception to the $50,000 borrowing limit to allow the state to issue bonds to finance state real and personal property projects.	a	774,582 (59%)	536,204 (41%)
CISS	Measure 73	Criminal sentencing	Increase minimum sentences for certain repeated sex crimes and mandate a 90-day minimum sentence for certain repeated driving under influence convictions.	a	802,388 (57%)	608,317 (43%)
CISS	Measure 74	Business regulations; Marijuana laws	Establish a medical marijuana supply system with licensing, low-income assistance for cardholders, and a marijuana use research program.	d	627,016 (44%)	791,186 (56%)
CISS	Measure 75	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Gambling policy	Authorize a privately-owned casino in Multnomah County and require the casino to allocate a percentage of their monthly gross revenue to the State Lottery and the Job Growth, Education and Communities Fund.	d	448,162 (32%)	959,342 (68%)
CICA	Measure 76	Environment; Gambling policy	Continue to allocate 15 percent of lottery proceeds for parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, and watershed protection past 2014.	a	972,825 (69%)	432,552 (31%)

May 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 68	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the state to issue bonds to match school district bonds for school capital costs.	a	498,073 (65%)	267,052 (35%)
LRCA	Measure 69	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Continue to allow the state to use bonds to finance higher education, allowing the purchase of existing buildings and nontax revenues for self-supporting bonds.	a	546,649 (72%)	216,157 (28%)

January 26

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure 66	Taxes	Increase taxes on incomes at and above $250,000 for households and $125,000 for individual filers.	a	692,687 (54%)	583,707 (46%)
VR	Measure 67	Taxes	Increase $10 corporate minimum tax and profit tax and establish $150 minimum business tax.	a	682,720 (54%)	591,188 (46%)

2008

See also: Oregon 2008 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 54	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Voting age policy	Align voter eligibility for school board elections with other elections, removing age, residency, and literacy test requirements.	a	1,194,173 (73%)	450,979 (27%)
LRCA	Measure 55	Redistricting policy	Allow legislators to complete terms representing their elected districts with new redistricting taking effect after the next general election	a	1,251,478 (77%)	364,993 (23%)
LRCA	Measure 56	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Property taxes	Eliminate double majority voter turnout requirements for property tax elections held in May and November.	a	959,118 (57%)	735,500 (43%)
LRSS	Measure 57	Criminal sentencing; Drug crime policy	Increase prison sentences for specified drug and property crimes, require addiction treatment to certain offenders, and provide grants for local jails and treatment services.	a	1,058,955 (61%)	665,942 (39%)
CISS	Measure 58	Education; Immigration policy; English language policy	Prohibit teaching public school students in any language other than English for more than two years, except for foreign language classes.	d	756,903 (44%)	977,696 (56%)
CISS	Measure 59	Taxes	Create an unlimited deduction for federal income taxes on Oregon returns, exempting taxpayers from state or local income taxes on income taxed within Oregon.	d	615,894 (36%)	1,084,422 (64%)
CISS	Measure 60	Public school teachers and staff	Require pay raises for public school teachers based on classroom performance instead of seniority.	d	673,296 (39%)	1,070,682 (61%)
CISS	Measure 61	State judiciary; Law enforcement	Create mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain theft, identity theft, forgery, drug, and burglary crimes.	d	848,901 (49%)	887,165 (51%)
CICA	Measure 62	Gambling policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allocate 15% of lottery proceeds to a public safety fund, reducing the percentage of funds for other lottery-funded programs.	d	674,428 (39%)	1,035,756 (61%)
CISS	Measure 63	Property	Exempt residential and farm property owners from building permit requirements for improvements under $35,000.	d	784,376 (46%)	928,721 (54%)
CISS	Measure 64	Campaign finance	Prohibit the use of public resources to collect money for political purposes, providing definitions for such terms.	d	835,563 (49%)	854,327 (51%)
CISS	Measure 65	Primary election systems	Establish a top-two system for primary elections and change general election nomination processes for most partisan offices.	d	553,640 (34%)	1,070,580 (66%)

May 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 51	Crime victims' rights	Allow crime victims to seek remedies through due process for violations of their constitutional rights in prosecutions and proceedings.	a	744,195 (75%)	249,143 (25%)
LRCA	Measure 52	Crime victims' rights	Allow crime victims to seek remedies through due process for violations of constitutional rights regarding protection from offenders throughout prosecutions and proceedings.	a	738,092 (75%)	247,738 (25%)
LRCA	Measure 53	Criminal trials	Allow property forfeiture for similar crimes and without conviction.	a	490,158 (50%)	489,477 (50%)

2007

See also: Oregon 2007 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 49	Property	Clarify the right to build homes in Measure 37, allowing claimants to build three homes if initially allowed and four to 10 homes with documented property value reductions	a	718,023 (62%)	437,351 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 50	Taxes	Increase cigarette and tobacco taxes, allocating revenues towards the Healthy Kid's Program, tobacco prevention, and healthcare for low-income adults and children.	d	472,063 (41%)	686,470 (59%)

2006

See also: Oregon 2006 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Measure 39	Eminent domain policy; Property	Prohibit public bodies from condemning privately-held land or buildings if the action results in transferring the property to another private party.	a	881,820 (67%)	431,844 (33%)
CICA	Measure 40	State judicial selection	Require Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges to be elected by and reside in districts.	d	576,153 (43%)	749,404 (57%)
CISS	Measure 41	Property; Taxes	Change the "personal exemption" tax credit to a tax deduction, enabling taxpayers to claim credit for federal income tax paid and reducing state tax revenue.	d	483,443 (37%)	818,452 (63%)
CISS	Measure 42	Insurance policy	Prohibit insurance companies from using credit scores of applicants to calculate rates.	d	479,935 (35%)	876,075 (65%)
CISS	Measure 43	Abortion policy	Requires 48-hour notice to un-emancipated minor's parent before providing abortion	d	616,876 (45%)	746,606 (55%)
CISS	Measure 44	Healthcare	Expand the Oregon Prescription Drug Program by removing eligibility restrictions, allowing all Oregonians without prescription drug coverage to participate.	a	1,049,594 (78%)	296,649 (22%)
CICA	Measure 45	State legislative term limits	Implement legislative term limits of six years in the Oregon House, eight years in the Senate, and 14 years overall.	d	555,016 (41%)	788,895 (59%)
CICA	Measure 46	Campaign finance	Allow laws limiting or prohibiting election contributions and expenditures with a 3/4 vote from both legislative houses.	d	520,342 (40%)	770,251 (60%)
CISS	Measure 47	Campaign finance	Restrict certain contributions and expenditures to candidates, political committees, and political parties; establish disclosure and reporting requirements.	a	694,918 (53%)	615,256 (47%)
CICA	Measure 48	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Limit state spending increases from one two-year period to the next to based on the percentage increase in state population plus inflation.	d	379,971 (29%)	923,629 (71%)

2004

See also: Oregon 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 31	Election administration and governance	Allow the legislature to postpone an election for elective public office if a nominated candidate dies before the election.	a	1,122,852 (66%)	588,502 (34%)
LRCA	Measure 32	Taxes	Allow mobile home taxes and fees to be used for nonhighway purposes.	a	1,048,090 (61%)	661,576 (39%)
CISS	Measure 33	Marijuana laws	Allow non-profit dispensaries to sell marijuana to registered patients and raise possession limits.	d	764,015 (43%)	1,021,814 (57%)
CISS	Measure 34	Environment	Manage state forests for equal conservation and timber production, allocating half of Tillamook and Clatsop state forests for restoration and the rest for timber.	d	659,467 (29%)	1,606,496 (71%)
CICA	Measure 35	Tort law	Limit noneconomic damages for injuries from healthcare providers' negligence or recklessness at $500,000, adjusted for inflation.	d	869,054 (49%)	896,857 (51%)
CICA	Measure 36	LGBTQ issues; Family-related policy	Establish the policy recognizing valid and legal marriage as between one man and one woman.	a	1,028,546 (57%)	787,556 (43%)
CISS	Measure 37	Property; Eminent domain policy	Allow property owners compensation if after property acquisition, land use regulation restricts use and reduces fair market value	a	1,054,589 (61%)	685,079 (39%)
CISS	Measure 38	Insurance policy; Labor and unions; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	End SAIF, transferring workers' compensation insurance responsibilities to the state, which will oversee the accident fund, reinsure it, and fulfill SAIF's existing policy obligations.	d	670,935 (34%)	1,307,722 (66%)

February 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure 30	Taxes	Implement temporary and permanent tax increases and changes to maintain certain levels of service in education, healthcare, senior services, and public safety.	d	481,315 (41%)	691,462 (59%)

2003

See also: Oregon 2003 ballot measures

September 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 29	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the state to incur debt for savings on pension liabilities	a	360,209 (55%)	291,778 (45%)

January 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 28	Taxes	Increase state income tax rates for three years.	d	575,846 (46%)	676,312 (54%)

2002

See also: Oregon 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 14	Constitutional wording changes; Race and ethnicity issues	Remove historical racial references, such as “negroes,” “mulattoes” and “whites," from the Oregon Constitution.	a	867,901 (71%)	352,027 (29%)
LRCA	Measure 15	Earthquake infrastructure; Bond issues	Authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds for seismic rehabilitation of public education buildings.	a	671,640 (56%)	535,638 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 16	Bond issues; Earthquake infrastructure	Authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds for seismic rehabilitation of emergency services buildings.	a	669,451 (56%)	530,587 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 17	Age limits for officials	Reduce minimum age to serve as a state legislator from 21 to 18 years.	d	341,717 (27%)	910,331 (73%)
LRCA	Measure 18	Taxes; Property	Allow certain taxing districts to establish permanent tax rate limits and to divide into tax zones.	d	450,444 (39%)	704,116 (61%)
CICA	Measure 21	State judicial selection	Require filling judicial vacancies through elections within 90 days, adding "None of the Above" as a ballot option.	d	526,450 (44%)	668,256 (56%)
CICA	Measure 22	Redistricting policy; State judicial selection	Create judicial districts based on population and require Oregon Supreme Court judges and appellate judges to be elected.	d	595,936 (49%)	610,063 (51%)
CISS	Measure 23	Income taxes; Public health insurance	Create the Oregon Comprehensive Health Care Finance Plan, funded by new individual progressive income and payroll taxes for medically necessary health services.	d	265,310 (21%)	969,537 (79%)
CISS	Measure 24	Business regulations; Healthcare governance	Authorize dentist-denturist joint cooperative businesses and allow licensed denturists to install partial dentures to replace missing teeth.	a	907,979 (76%)	286,492 (24%)
CISS	Measure 25	Minimum wage laws	Increase the minimum wage to $6.90 and require annual increases for inflation in future years, based on consumer price index.	a	645,016 (51%)	611,658 (49%)
CISS	Measure 26	Initiative and referendum process	Prohibit payment based on number of signatures collected on initiative and referendum petitions.	a	921,606 (75%)	301,415 (25%)
CISS	Measure 27	Food policy; Business regulations	Require "Genetically-Engineered" label on sold or distributed foods derived from or processed using genetically-engineered material.	d	371,851 (30%)	886,806 (70%)

September 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 19	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Convert the education endowment fund into a stability fund and transfer $150 million from stability fund to the State School Fund.	a	496,815 (62%)	306,440 (38%)
LRSS	Measure 20	Tobacco laws; Public health insurance; Tobacco and cigarette taxes	Increase cigarette taxes by 60 cents per 20-cigarette pack, allocating revenues to the Oregon Health Plan.	a	522,613 (64%)	289,119 (36%)

May 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 10	Education	Allow Oregon’s public universities and colleges to receive stock in exchange for technology they create.	a	608,640 (77%)	177,004 (23%)
LRCA	Measure 11	Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues	Authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds to help finance the Oregon Health & Science University medical research capital costs.	a	589,869 (76%)	190,226 (24%)
LRCA	Measure 13	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Convert the education endowment fund into an education stability fund and transfer $220 million to the School Fund.	d	376,605 (48%)	411,923 (52%)

2000

See also: Oregon 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 1	Education	Require the legislature to fund school quality goals adequately, issue reports, and establish equalization grants.	a	940,223 (66%)	477,461 (34%)
CISS	Measure 2	State legislative processes and sessions	Create a new process to review administrative rules by the legislature upon the petition of at least 10,000 voters.	d	605,575 (44%)	779,190 (56%)
CICA	Measure 3	Property	Require a conviction before property forfeiture and reporting of forfeitures and restrict the use of proceeds from forfeitures.	a	952,792 (67%)	465,081 (33%)
CISS	Measure 4	Healthcare facility funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Create the Oregon Health Plan Trust Fund from tobacco settlement proceeds to be used for public low-income health care.	d	650,850 (45%)	789,543 (55%)
CISS	Measure 5	Firearms policy	Expand current background-check requirement beyond handgun transfers by gun dealers.	a	921,926 (62%)	569,996 (38%)
CISS	Measure 6	Campaign finance	Provide campaign funds to qualifying candidates who limit the amount of political contributions they receive and their campaign spending.	d	586,910 (41%)	838,011 (59%)
CICA	Measure 8	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Limit state appropriations to 15 percent of Oregonian's total personal income earned in the past two years.	d	608,090 (44%)	789,699 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 83	Veterans policy	Allow the Director of Veterans’ Affairs to establish standards for granting veterans’ loans and eliminate specific active duty date requirements.	a	1,084,870 (75%)	365,203 (25%)
LRCA	Measure 84	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require the state to pay for services that the state requires local governments to provide.	a	1,211,384 (84%)	222,723 (16%)
LRCA	Measure 85	County and municipal governance	Allow counties with over 100,000 inhabitants to be established or reduced to an area smaller than 400 square miles.	d	634,307 (45%)	767,366 (55%)
LRCA	Measure 86	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes	Require refunds to taxpayers when general fund revenues exceed state estimates by two percent or more.	a	898,793 (62%)	550,304 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 87	Sexual content regulations; Business regulations	Allow the zoning of sexually oriented businesses without needing to demonstrate actual neighborhood harm.	d	694,410 (47%)	771,901 (53%)
LRSS	Measure 88	Taxes	Increase the maximum deductible on state income tax returns for federal income taxes paid from $3000 to $5000.	a	739,270 (51%)	724,097 (49%)
LRSS	Measure 89	Tobacco laws; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Create the Health Security Fund from tobacco settlement proceeds to be allocated to health, housing, and transportation programs.	d	622,814 (43%)	828,117 (57%)
CISS	Measure 9	LGBTQ issues; Education	Prohibit public school instruction encouraging, promoting, or sanctioning homosexual/bisexual behaviors and provide penalties.	d	702,572 (47%)	788,691 (53%)
VR	Measure 90	Utility policy	Allow regulated utilities to set rates that allow for returns on their undepreciated investments in retired property.	d	158,810 (12%)	1,208,545 (88%)
CICA	Measure 91	Taxes	Allow corporate income taxpayers to deduct federal taxes from Oregon taxable income and prohibit local governments from taxing federal income tax payments.	d	661,342 (45%)	814,885 (55%)
CICA	Measure 92	Campaign finance	Prohibit employee payroll deductions if any portion of the money will be used for a political purpose, unless the employee gives written permission.	d	656,250 (45%)	815,338 (55%)
CICA	Measure 93	Ballot measure process	Require voter approval matching this measure's approval percentage for new state and local taxes, fees, or charges, unless exempted.	d	581,186 (40%)	865,091 (60%)
CISS	Measure 94	Criminal sentencing	Repeal mandatory minimum sentences for certain felonies and require resentencing for individuals subjected to previous mandatory minimums.	d	387,068 (27%)	1,073,275 (73%)
CICA	Measure 95	Public school teachers and staff	Prohibit schools from basing teacher pay on tenure or additional courses taken, instead requiring compensation and increases to be based on job performance	d	514,926 (35%)	962,250 (65%)
CICA	Measure 96	State legislative authority; Initiative and referendum process	Prohibit the legislature from imposing restrictions that hinder initiative and referendum accessibility or affordability for amending the Oregon Constitution.	d	527,613 (38%)	866,588 (62%)
CISS	Measure 97	Hunting regulations; Business regulations	Prohibit the use of certain animal poisons, body-gripping traps for trapping, and the fur trade involving animals caught in these traps.	d	606,939 (41%)	867,219 (59%)
CICA	Measure 98	Campaign finance	Prohibit the use of public resources, including money, employee time, buildings, and equipment, for collecting political funds.	d	678,024 (47%)	776,489 (53%)
CICA	Measure 99	Healthcare governance; Public assistance programs	Create a public Home Care Commission to oversee quality services for elderly and disabled individuals receiving publicly funded personal care at home.	a	911,217 (63%)	539,414 (37%)

May 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 77	Property; Taxes	Change some of certain local districts' property tax authority from temporary to permanent.	d	336,253 (44%)	432,541 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 78	Initiative and referendum process	Lengthen the period of time for verifying signatures on initiative and referendum petitions by 15 more days.	a	528,129 (62%)	327,440 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 79	Initiative and referendum process	Increase the number of signatures required to place a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot from 8% to 12% of the total votes cast in the last gubernatorial election	d	356,912 (41%)	505,081 (59%)
LRCA	Measure 80	Taxes; Transportation	Allow fuel taxes and vehicle fees to be used for policing highways, roads, streets, and roadside rest areas.	d	310,640 (36%)	559,941 (64%)
LRCA	Measure 81	Civil and criminal trials	Allow the legislature to limit recovery of damages in civil actions.	d	219,009 (25%)	650,348 (75%)
VR	Measure 82	Transportation; Taxes	Repeal the weight-mile tax, replacing it with a 29 cent per gallon diesel fuel tax, and increase registration fees on most heavy vehicles.	d	109,741 (13%)	767,329 (87%)

1999

See also: Oregon 1999 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 68	Administrative organization; Prison work regulations; Corrections governance	Eliminate the Prison Industries Board, shifting responsibilities to the Director of the Department of Corrections.	a	406,526 (58%)	289,407 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 69	Crime victims' rights	Provide victims with specified constitutional rights in criminal prosecutions and juvenile court delinquency proceedings	a	406,393 (58%)	292,419 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 70	Civil and criminal trials	Provide the public with the right to demand a jury trial in criminal cases.	d	289,783 (42%)	407,429 (58%)
LRCA	Measure 71	Crime victims' rights; Bail policy	Require a court to consider the reasonable protection of the victim and public when deciding to pretrial release the accused person.	a	404,404 (58%)	292,696 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 72	Civil and criminal trials	Allow a murder conviction by nonunanimous (11 to 1) jury verdict instead of an unanimous verdict.	d	316,351 (45%)	382,685 (55%)
LRCA	Measure 73	Civil and criminal trials	Limit immunity from criminal prosecution of person ordered to testify about his or her conduct, eliminating complete immunity.	d	320,160 (46%)	369,843 (54%)
LRCA	Measure 74	Civil and criminal trials	Require the terms of imprisonment announced in court to be fully served, with some exceptions.	a	368,899 (53%)	325,078 (47%)
LRCA	Measure 75	Civil and criminal trials	Prohibit felons and persons convicted of a violent misdemeanor within the last five years from serving on grand juries and criminal trial juries.	a	399,671 (58%)	292,445 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 76	Transportation	Require light and heavy vehicles to proportionately share highway costs through vehicle fees and a fuel tax.	a	372,613 (54%)	314,351 (46%)

1998

See also: Oregon 1998 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 54	Education; Bond issues	Allow the state to guarantee payment of general obligation bonds from qualified school districts, community college districts, and education service districts.	a	569,982 (55%)	474,727 (45%)
LRCA	Measure 55	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the state to guarantee earnings under tuition trust fund program.	d	456,464 (44%)	579,251 (56%)
LRSS	Measure 56	Property	Require cities and counties to provide written notice to landowners for proposed zoning ordinances affecting their property.	a	874,547 (80%)	212,737 (20%)
VR	Measure 57	Marijuana laws; Law enforcement	Classify the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana as a Class C misdemeanor.	d	371,967 (34%)	736,968 (66%)
CISS	Measure 58	Family-related policy	Allow an adopted person 21 years of age or older to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate.	a	621,832 (57%)	462,084 (43%)
CICA	Measure 59	Campaign finance	Prohibit using public resources to collect or help collect political funds.	d	539,757 (49%)	561,952 (51%)
CISS	Measure 60	Absentee and mail voting	Require a vote by mail for biennial primary and general elections.	a	757,204 (69%)	334,021 (31%)
CICA	Measure 62	Campaign finance; Initiative and referendum process	Require additional campaign finance disclosures, regulate signature gathering and guarantee certain contribution methods.	a	757,204 (69%)	334,021 (31%)
CICA	Measure 63	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Initiative and referendum process	Require the same supermajority vote on ballot measures proposing supermajority vote requirements	a	566,064 (55%)	457,762 (45%)
CISS	Measure 64	Forestry and timber; Business regulations	Restrict timber harvest practices, ban chemical herbicides and pesticides in forests, and classify forestland waters as “navigable."	d	215,491 (19%)	897,535 (81%)
CICA	Measure 65	State legislative authority	Create a review and approval process of state agency administrative rules by the legislature.	d	483,811 (48%)	533,948 (52%)
CICA	Measure 66	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Gambling policy	Allocate 15% of lottery revenues to parks, beaches, salmon protection, wildlife habitat restoration, and watershed protection.	a	742,038 (67%)	362,247 (33%)
CISS	Measure 67	Marijuana laws	Permit the medical use of marijuana with physician’s written prescription and establish a state-controlled permit system.	a	611,190 (55%)	508,263 (45%)

May 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 53	Property taxes; Ballot measure process	Eliminate the 50% voter turnout requirements to pass certain property tax measures.	d	303,539 (49%)	319,871 (51%)

1997

See also: Oregon 1997 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 51	Assisted death policy	Repeal Measure 16 (1994), which allowed persons suffering from a terminal disease to obtain a physician’s prescription for drugs to end his or her life	d	445,830 (40%)	666,275 (60%)
LRSS	Measure 52	Bond issues; Education	Authorize legislation establishing a state lottery bond program to finance public school projects.	a	805,742 (73%)	293,425 (27%)

May 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 49	Civil trials; Prison work regulations; Business regulations	Restrict prison inmates from initiating lawsuits about work assignments and allow interstate shipment of prison-made products.	a	699,813 (91%)	70,940 (9%)
LRSS	Measure 50	Taxes; Property	Replace the tax limitations in Measure 47 with a reduced maximum assessed property value for the 1997-1998 tax year.	a	429,943 (56%)	341,781 (44%)

1996

See also: Oregon 1996 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 26	Corrections governance; Constitutional wording changes	Provide constitutional language for crime law punishment to focus on protecting society, personal responsibility, accountability, and reformation	a	878,677 (67%)	440,283 (33%)
LRCA	Measure 27	State legislatures measures; Administration of government	Authorize the legislature to change and create state agency rules and require such agencies to file with a new legislative committee for new rules or rule changes.	d	349,050 (27%)	938,819 (73%)
LRCA	Measure 28	Veterans policy	Repeal pre-service or five-year residency requirements for veterans to receive veterans’ home and farm loans.	a	708,341 (54%)	593,136 (46%)
LRCA	Measure 29	State executive official measures	Require governor’s appointees to vacate office ninety days after their term.	d	335,057 (26%)	958,947 (74%)
LRCA	Measure 30	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require the state government to pay local governments for the costs of state-mandated programs.	a	731,127 (56%)	566,168 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 31	Sexual content regulations	Provide that "obscenity, including child pornography," receives no more free speech protection than under the U.S. Constitution.	d	630,980 (47%)	706,974 (53%)
VR	Measure 32	Transportation; Bond issues	Authorize lottery bonds for a regional light rail in the Portland Metropolitan Area and other transportation projects.	d	622,764 (47%)	704,970 (53%)
CICA	Measure 33	State legislatures measures; Initiative and referendum process	Prohibit legislative changes to laws from initiatives or referendums for five years and require a three-fifths legislative vote to alter or nullify the law after this period.	d	638,824 (49%)	652,811 (51%)
CISS	Measure 34	Hunting regulations; Game and fish commissions	Provide sole authority to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to manage wildlife and repeal Measure 18 of 1994, allowing hunters to utilize bait and dogs when hunting for bears or cougars.	d	570,803 (43%)	762,979 (57%)
CISS	Measure 35	Business regulations; Healthcare governance	Limit pay bases for healthcare providers to work performed, hourly wages, prearranged salary or benefits, bonuses, or expense reimbursement.	d	441,108 (35%)	807,987 (65%)
CISS	Measure 36	Minimum wage laws	Increase the state minimum wage from $4.75 to $6.50 per hour over three years.	a	769,725 (57%)	584,303 (43%)
CISS	Measure 37	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Require consumers and dealers to pay deposits on additional types of beverage cans and receive funds for recycling them.	d	540,645 (40%)	818,336 (60%)
CISS	Measure 38	Water; Agriculture policy; Environment	Prohibit livestock compromising state water quality standards from accessing marked water bodies and adjacent affected lands.	d	479,921 (36%)	852,661 (64%)
CICA	Measure 39	Constitutional rights; Healthcare governance	Provide that persons have a state constitutional right to receive services from their chosen category of health care provider	d	569,037 (44%)	726,824 (56%)
CICA	Measure 40	Crime victims' rights	Add crime victims' rights to the constitution.	a	778,574 (59%)	544,301 (41%)
CICA	Measure 41	Labor and unions	Require public employees’ earnings to be expressed as costs borne by the employer for the employee’s benefit.	d	446,115 (35%)	838,088 (65%)
CICA	Measure 42	Education	Require annual standardized testing for public school students in grades 4-12	d	460,553 (35%)	857,878 (65%)
CISS	Measure 43	Labor and unions	Reinstate collective bargaining for public safety employees and maintain prohibition of striking by public safety employees.	d	547,131 (44%)	707,586 (56%)
CISS	Measure 44	Tobacco laws; Taxes	Increase cigarette and tobacco products taxes, directing revenues to the Oregon Health Plan, tobacco use reduction, and general fund.	a	759,048 (56%)	598,543 (44%)
CICA	Measure 45	Public employee retirement funds	Raise public employees’ normal retirement age, eliminate medical benefits for non-disability retirees, and limit guaranteed benefits.	d	458,238 (35%)	866,461 (65%)
CICA	Measure 46	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Require that a measure to enact a tax or increase a tax must receive approval from a majority of registered voters	d	158,555 (12%)	1,180,148 (88%)
CICA	Measure 47	Taxes	Limit property tax collection; require voter approval for new or increased property taxes; and prohibit property assessment beyond market value.	a	704,554 (52%)	642,613 (48%)
CICA	Measure 48	Federal government issues	Instruct state legislators and congressional delegation to vote for congressional term limits to the federal constitution.	d	624,771 (48%)	671,095 (52%)

May 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 23	Civil and criminal trials	Increase the minimum threshold for jury trial guarantees in lawsuits from $200 to $750.	a	466,580 (72%)	177,218 (28%)
LRCA	Measure 24	Initiative and referendum process	Change the initiative process signature requirements, requiring collection from all congressional districts.	d	279,399 (44%)	360,592 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 25	State legislatures measures; State legislative vote requirements	Require a three-fifths majority in each house to pass revenue-raising bills.	a	349,918 (55%)	289,930 (45%)

1995

See also: Oregon 1995 ballot measures

May 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 21	Education; Gambling policy	Authorize state lottery profits to fund public education and establish the Education Endowment Fund.	a	671,027 (87%)	99,728 (13%)
LRCA	Measure 22	State legislatures measures	Require legislative appointees to inhabit in their respective districts for at least one year before appointment and throughout their terms	a	709,931 (94%)	45,311 (6%)

1994

See also: Oregon 1994 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 10	State legislative vote requirements; Criminal sentencing	Require a two-thirds vote in each legislative house to reduce a criminal sentence previously approved by voters.	a	763,507 (65%)	415,678 (35%)
CISS	Measure 11	Law enforcement; State judiciary	Set mandatory sentences for listed felonies and bar early release, leave, or reduced sentences, applied to persons over the age of 15.	a	788,695 (66%)	412,816 (34%)
CISS	Measure 12	Public works labor and contracting	Repeal prevailing wage law requiring paying public project workers no less than the local prevailing wage rate for similar occupations or trades.	d	450,553 (38%)	731,146 (62%)
CICA	Measure 13	LGBTQ issues	Prohibit government classifications based on homosexuality and spending on expressions of approval of homosexuality.	d	592,746 (48%)	630,628 (52%)
CICA	Measure 14	Mineral resources; Business regulations	Add operating and reclamation requirements, ban in-ground chemical process ore mining, and end tax credits for such mining firms.	d	500,005 (42%)	679,936 (58%)
CICA	Measure 15	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Require state funding for schools and community colleges at least at the 1993-1995 base amount, adjusted for inflation, deflation, and enrollment changes	d	438,018 (37%)	760,853 (63%)
CISS	Measure 16	Assisted death policy	Allow person's suffering from a terminal disease to obtain a physician’s prescription for drugs to end his or her life	a	627,980 (51%)	596,018 (49%)
CICA	Measure 17	Prison work regulations	Require state prison inmates to work or train forty hours per week and allow public and private sectors to utilize inmate labor.	a	859,896 (71%)	350,541 (29%)
CISS	Measure 18	Hunting regulations	Prohibit the bait to attract or take black bears or to take black bears and dogs to hunt black bears or cougars, with exceptions.	a	629,527 (52%)	586,026 (48%)
CICA	Measure 19	Constitutional rights; Sexual content regulations	Remove obscenity, including child pornography, from free expression.	d	549,754 (46%)	652,139 (54%)
CICA	Measure 20	Taxes	Replace property, income, and all other taxes and fees with state "Equal Tax" on the transfer of property, goods and services.	d	284,195 (24%)	898,416 (76%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Election administration and governance	Change the deadline for filing candidacy for elective official vacancies from 20 to 61 days before the general election.	a	776,197 (67%)	382,126 (33%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State legislatures measures	Create a vacancy when a legislator is convicted of a felony and disqualify the convicted legislator from holding legislative office.	a	1,055,111 (88%)	145,499 (12%)
CICA	Measure 5	Taxes	Require voter approval for new or increased state or local taxes, certain fees, and certain charges.	d	543,302 (45%)	671,025 (55%)
CICA	Measure 6	Campaign finance	Permit candidates to only use contributions from district residents and require violators to forfeit candidacy or office.	a	628,180 (53%)	555,019 (47%)
CICA	Measure 7	Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues; Race and ethnicity issues; Religion-related policy	Prohibit government from denying equal protection of law due to race, color, religion, gender, age, or national origin.	d	512,980 (43%)	671,021 (57%)
CICA	Measure 8	Public employee retirement funds	Require public employees to pay six percent of their salaries toward their pension and prohibit pension increase from unused sick leave.	a	611,760 (50%)	610,776 (50%)
CISS	Measure 9	Campaign finance	Limit contribution amounts to certain candidates and provide optional limits on candidate spending at elections.	a	851,014 (72%)	324,224 (28%)

May 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes; Transportation	Allow allocating future vehicle fuel revenues to import fuel and address environmental issues related to storage, use, or distribution.	d	158,028 (26%)	446,665 (74%)

1993

See also: Oregon 1993 ballot measures

November 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Education	Implement a five percent sales tax to provide additional funding to public education.	d	240,991 (25%)	721,930 (75%)

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Allow local voters to authorize taxes outside constitutional limitations to repay urban renewal bonds.	d	180,070 (27%)	482,714 (73%)

1992

See also: Oregon 1992 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Authorize the issuance and sale of up to $250 million in general obligation bonds for state parks and recreation facilities.	d	653,062 (45%)	786,017 (55%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Fuel taxes	Allow biennial motor fuel tax increases up to 2 cents per gallon for state park and recreation sites.	d	399,259 (28%)	1,039,322 (72%)
CICA	Measure 3	State legislatures measures	Set term limits for House representatives, Senators, statewide elected roles, U.S. Congress House Representatives and Senators.	a	1,003,706 (70%)	439,694 (30%)
CISS	Measure 4	Transportation	Prohibit permits for triple truck-trailer combinations on state highways.	d	567,467 (39%)	896,778 (61%)
CISS	Measure 5	Nuclear energy	Close the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant until a permanent federal waste site is licensed and earthquakes and health hazards conditions are met.	d	585,051 (40%)	874,636 (60%)
CISS	Measure 6	Nuclear energy	Prohibit Trojan Nuclear Power Plant operation unless earthquake standards are met and a permanent waste storage site is available.	d	619,329 (43%)	830,850 (57%)
CICA	Measure 7	Taxes; Property	Raise property tax rate limits, differentiate rates for school funding in two property categories, and extend equivalent relief to residential renters.	d	362,621 (25%)	1,077,206 (75%)
CISS	Measure 8	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Restrict lower Columbia River fishing to the most selective means possible and allow the release of non-targeted fish unharmed.	d	576,633 (41%)	828,096 (59%)
CICA	Measure 9	LGBTQ issues	Require all state and local governments to discourage, not facilitate, and not recognize homosexuality and other listed “behaviors."	d	638,527 (44%)	828,290 (56%)

May 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Law enforcement; Transportation; Taxes	Allow future fuel tax and registration fee revenues for the policing of public highways and roadside rest areas.	d	244,173 (35%)	451,715 (65%)

1990

See also: Oregon 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	County and municipal governance	Allow metropolitan service districts to self-govern metropolitan matters by forming home rule district charters.	a	510,947 (51%)	491,170 (49%)
CISS	Measure 10	Abortion policy	Requires doctors to give a two day notice to the guardian of a minor seeking an abortion	d	530,851 (48%)	577,806 (52%)
CICA	Measure 11	Restricted-use funds; School choice policy; Income taxes	Require open enrollment for students to attend public schools outside their districts and offer state income tax credit for non-public school education expenses	d	351,977 (32%)	741,863 (68%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes; Education	Allow the new tax base of the newly created district would be equal to the sums of merged school districts.	a	680,463 (66%)	354,288 (34%)
VR	Measure 3	Taxes; Public employee retirement funds	Eliminate state income tax exemption on Public Employes Retirement System (PERS) benefits and provide extra benefits to PERS retirees.	d	406,372 (40%)	617,586 (60%)
CISS	Measure 4	Nuclear energy	Prohibit the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant from operating until nuclear waste, cost, and earthquake standards are met.	d	446,795 (40%)	660,992 (60%)
CICA	Measure 5	Taxes; Property	Set a constitutional limit on property tax allocation for schools and government operations tied to the property's real market value.	a	574,833 (52%)	522,022 (48%)
CISS	Measure 6	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Business regulations	Require packaging materials to be reusable or recyclable by 1993.	d	467,418 (42%)	636,804 (58%)
CISS	Measure 7	Public assistance programs	Establish a three-year pilot public work program, substituting government-funded wages for welfare benefits for public assistance recipients.	a	624,744 (58%)	452,853 (42%)
CICA	Measure 8	Abortion policy	Prohibit abortion in Oregon	d	355,963 (32%)	747,599 (68%)
CISS	Measure 9	Vehicle and driver regulations	Require motor vehicle drivers and passengers to wear safety belts on all public roads in Oregon.	a	598,460 (54%)	512,872 (46%)

May 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Transportation; Taxes	Authorize allocation of local vehicle taxes for mass transit with voter approval.	d	294,099 (48%)	324,458 (52%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Environment; Bond issues	Allows state general obligation bond funds for pollution and waste control facilities and related activities.	a	352,922 (59%)	248,123 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State legislatures measures	Require annual legislative sessions with a maximum of 135 calendar days in odd-numbered years and 45 days in even-numbered years.	d	294,664 (50%)	299,831 (50%)
LRAQ	Measure 5A	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Change the K-12 schools financing system in Oregon.	a	462,090 (77%)	140,747 (23%)
LRAQ	Measure 5B	Taxes; Property	Increase the income tax from 5% to 5.8%, from 7% to 8%, and from 9% to 10.4% to reduce homeowner school property taxes.	d	177,964 (30%)	408,842 (70%)
LRAQ	Measure 5C	Taxes; Property	Increase the 9% top personal income tax rate to eliminate school property taxes on homes.	d	128,642 (22%)	449,725 (78%)
LRAQ	Measure 5D	Taxes; Property	Implement a 4% sales tax on most goods to reduce K-12 school operating property taxes.	d	202,367 (34%)	385,820 (66%)
LRAQ	Measure 5E	Taxes; Property	Implement a 5% sales tax on goods and services to eliminate K-12 school operating property taxes.	d	222,611 (37%)	374,466 (63%)

1989

See also: Oregon 1989 ballot measures

June 27

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Property	Allow the state to use proceeds from forfeited property as designated by the Legislative Assembly.	a	340,506 (71%)	141,649 (29%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Business regulations; Forestry and timber	Prohibit the sale or export of timber from state-owned lands unless that timber is processed in Oregon.	a	446,151 (90%)	48,558 (10%)

May 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Education	Revise the tax base limits of school districts and allow school districts to combine their tax bases if they merge.	d	183,818 (41%)	263,283 (59%)

1988

See also: Oregon 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State executive official measures	Extend the deadline for the governor to veto legislation after the legislature adjourns from 20 days to 30 days.	a	615,012 (54%)	520,939 (46%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow Common School Fund investment in corporate stocks and authorize the State Land Board to allocate investment revenues for state land management.	a	621,894 (55%)	510,694 (45%)
LRSS	Measure 3	Vehicle and driver regulations	Require seatbelts for motor vehicle drivers and passengers and provide penalties for violations.	d	528,324 (44%)	684,747 (56%)
CISS	Measure 4	Criminal sentencing; Parole policy	Abolish probation, parole, and "indeterminate sentences" for individuals convicted of specified crimes.	a	947,805 (79%)	252,985 (21%)
CISS	Measure 5	Taxes; Tobacco laws; Alcohol laws; Athletics and sports	Increase taxes on malt beverages (such as beer) and cigarettes to finance an Intercollegiate Athletic Fund.	d	449,797 (37%)	759,360 (63%)
CISS	Measure 6	Tobacco laws; Smoking bans	Prohibit public smoking in most indoor places and exempt bars, hotel rooms, tobacco shops, and home workplaces not used by the public.	d	430,147 (37%)	737,779 (63%)
CISS	Measure 7	Water; Environment	Add more river sections in the "scenic waterways" system to protect scenic, fishery, wildlife, and recreational values.	a	663,604 (56%)	516,998 (44%)
CISS	Measure 8	LGBTQ issues; State executive official measures	Remove governor's power to prohibit sexual orientation discrimination in state executive department employment and services	a	626,751 (53%)	561,355 (47%)

May 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Water; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the Water Development Fund to grant loans for fish protection and watershed restoration.	a	485,629 (72%)	191,008 (28%)
LRSS	Measure 2	Transportation	Require motorcyclists and their passengers wear protective headgear.	a	486,401 (68%)	224,655 (32%)

1987

See also: Oregon 1987 ballot measures

May 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 1	Federal government issues; Nuclear energy	Direct state officials and agencies to continue challenging the federal selection process for high-level nuclear waste repositories	a	299,581 (75%)	100,854 (25%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes; Property; Education	Authorize school districts to levy property taxes up to the last voter-approved amount and require them to adjust budgets if funds are insufficient.	a	223,417 (56%)	178,839 (44%)

1986

See also: Oregon 1986 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State executive official measures	Remove the constitutional requirement for the Secretary of State live in the state capital, Salem.	a	771,959 (74%)	265,999 (26%)
CISS	Measure 10	Crime victims' rights	Expand crime victims’ rights and role in the criminal justice process, prosecution, and sentencing	a	774,766 (75%)	251,509 (25%)
CICA	Measure 11	Taxes; Property	Exempt part of an owner’s home value from property tax, require equivalent renter’s relief, and prohibit sales tax except by initiative.	d	381,727 (37%)	639,034 (63%)
CISS	Measure 12	Taxes	Reduce low bracket personal and corporate income tax rates, increase higher bracket rates, and increase revenue to provide property tax relief.	d	299,551 (29%)	720,034 (71%)
CICA	Measure 13	Voter registration	Require a voter to be registered at least twenty days before an election in order to vote.	a	693,460 (67%)	343,450 (33%)
CISS	Measure 14	Nuclear energy	Prohibit nuclear power plant operations until the federal government licenses a permanent radioactive waste disposal site.	d	375,241 (36%)	674,641 (64%)
CISS	Measure 15	Nuclear energy	Change the definition of radioactive waste to include waste generated before June 1, 1981 from zirconium, hafnium, or niobium production.	d	424,099 (43%)	558,741 (57%)
CISS	Measure 16	Business regulations; Taxes; Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	Provide tax credits to nuclear weapons manufacturers transitioning to consumer goods and penalize those who did not transition after 1990.	d	400,119 (40%)	590,971 (60%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Redistricting policy	Revise the legislative district reapportionment procedures, shortening residency requirements for candidates and permitting voters to recall holdover senators.	a	637,410 (69%)	291,355 (31%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Gambling policy	Allow charitable, fraternal, and religious organizations to hold raffles, bing, and lotto games.	a	736,739 (71%)	302,957 (29%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Administration of government; Utility policy	Replace the Public Utility Commissioner with a three member Public Utility Commission.	a	724,577 (71%)	297,973 (29%)
CISS	Measure 5	Marijuana laws	Allow persons 18 years or older to privately grow or possess marijuana for personal consumption.	d	279,479 (26%)	781,922 (74%)
CICA	Measure 6	Abortion policy	Prohibits the use of state funds for abortions	d	477,920 (45%)	580,163 (55%)
CICA	Measure 7	Taxes	Implement a 5% sales tax to shift school funding from property taxes to sales tax revenue, with a portion of these funds used for property tax relief for renters.	d	234,804 (22%)	816,369 (78%)
CISS	Measure 8	Utility policy	Prohibit the Public Utility Commissioner from requiring local measured telephone service payments from customers.	a	802,099 (80%)	201,918 (20%)
CICA	Measure 9	Property; Taxes	Set maximum property tax rates, limit assessed property value increases to 2%, and require a majority popular vote for any new or increased property taxes.	d	449,548 (43%)	584,396 (57%)

May 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Prohibit taxing social security or railroad retirement benefits	a	534,476 (82%)	118,766 (18%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Align the tax base of a merged taxing unit, without territory expansion, to include the sum of the previous year's tax bases of all units plus six percent.	a	333,277 (59%)	230,886 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Initiative and referendum process	Establish a method for the Secretary of State verify initiative and referendum petition signatures.	a	460,148 (78%)	132,101 (22%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State legislative elections	Require a special election for vacancies in the office of United States Senator.	a	343,005 (56%)	269,305 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Authorize the issuance and sale of up to $96 million in bonds for state-county prison buildings.	d	300,674 (48%)	330,429 (52%)

1985

See also: Oregon 1985 ballot measures

September 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Education	Implement sales tax up to five percent to fund educational institutions and reduce income, property and timber taxes.	d	189,733 (22%)	664,365 (78%)

1984

See also: Oregon 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Recall process	Change minimum signatures for a recall referendum from 25% of voters in the last Supreme Court justice elections to 15% of voters in the last gubernatorial election.	a	664,464 (59%)	470,139 (41%)
CICA	Measure 2	Property; Taxes	Limit real property tax to less than 1.5% of 1981 assessed property value and require a majority popular vote for new or increased taxes.	d	599,424 (49%)	616,252 (51%)
CISS	Measure 3	Utility policy	Establish the Citizens’ Utility Board, a nonprofit public corporation funded by voluntary contributions to represent the interests of utility consumers.	a	637,968 (53%)	556,826 (47%)
CICA	Measure 4	Public economic investment policy; Gambling policy	Establish a lottery commission to organize and operate games other than bingo, parimutuel racing, or social gaming, with profits to be used for economic development.	a	794,441 (66%)	412,341 (34%)
CISS	Measure 5	Gambling policy	Regulate the state lottery by establishing qualifications for commission, director, retailers, vendors, and contractors.	a	786,933 (66%)	399,231 (34%)
CICA	Measure 6	Death penalty	Permit the death penalty for aggravated murder with a unanimous jury decision, exempting it from the Oregon Bill of Rights protections.	a	653,009 (56%)	521,687 (44%)
CISS	Measure 7	Death penalty	Require the death penalty by lethal injection for aggravated murder when an unanimous jury finds a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.	a	893,818 (75%)	295,988 (25%)
CISS	Measure 8	Law enforcement; Civil and criminal trials	Revise criminal trial statutes, give prosecutors more control, allow joint trials for multiple defendants, and prohibit dismissals after civil compromises.	d	552,410 (48%)	597,964 (52%)
CISS	Measure 9	Nuclear energy	Add requirements for the Energy Facility Siting Council to assess and secure radioactive isotopes disposal sites, preventing environmental risks.	a	655,973 (56%)	524,214 (44%)

May 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the state to borrow and lend money up to one percent of the true cash value of all taxable property for public works projects.	d	332,175 (48%)	365,571 (52%)
LRSS	Measure 2	Transportation; Taxes	Increase the minimum registration fee by $10, "farm truck license” fee by 20¢ per 100 pounds, and fees for specified vehicles by up to $20.	d	234,060 (32%)	487,457 (68%)

1982

See also: Oregon 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Property	Increase a taxing district’s tax base when new property construction causes the district’s true cash value to increase.	d	219,034 (22%)	768,150 (78%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State executive official measures	Extend the governor's period to approve or veto bills after the adjournment of a legislative session from 20 to 30 days.	d	385,672 (39%)	604,864 (61%)
CICA	Measure 3	Property; Taxes	Limit the annual real property tax to 1.5% of 1979 true cash value of property and prohibit special ad valorem or sales tax on realty.	d	504,836 (49%)	515,626 (51%)
CISS	Measure 4	Transportation; Business regulations	Permit individuals other than owners, operators, or employees to dispense gasoline at retail locations.	d	440,824 (42%)	597,970 (58%)
CISS	Measure 5	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy; Federal government issues	Send a message from the “People of Oregon” urge the U.S. President to propose a joint halt to nuclear activities with the Soviet Union.	a	623,089 (62%)	387,907 (38%)
CISS	Measure 6	Taxes; County and municipal governance	Remove the requirement for local land use plans to align with statewide planning goals.	d	461,271 (45%)	565,056 (55%)

May 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Water; Bond issues	Allow up to half of irrigation and drainage projects funds to be allocated to towns with less than thirty thousand persons for water project construction.	a	333,656 (56%)	267,137 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Housing; Public assistance programs	Allow the sale of bonds for loans financing multifamily housing for elderly and disabled persons and remove low-income requirement.	a	389,820 (63%)	229,049 (37%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Law enforcement; Bond issues	Authorize state bonds up to $60 million to finance acquisition, construction, equipping, or improvement of correctional facilities.	d	281,548 (46%)	333,476 (54%)
LRSS	Measure 4	Transportation; Taxes	Increase commercial vehicle highway tax and fuel tax by 1¢ per gallon, allocating tax revenues to road maintenance and construction.	d	308,574 (49%)	323,268 (51%)
LRSS	Measure 5	State executive official measures; State judiciary	Empower the governor, instead of judges of the court, to appoint the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.	d	159,811 (26%)	453,415 (74%)

1980

See also: Oregon 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Public education governance; State executive elections	Repeal the election of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate.	d	291,142 (26%)	820,892 (74%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Constitutional wording changes	Remove language prohibiting voting by a person considered an 'idiot or mentally diseased person' and instead guarantee full voting rights to mentally handicapped individuals	a	678,573 (60%)	455,020 (40%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes; Education	Allocate revenues from oil and natural gas taxes, except motor vehicle fuel taxes, to the Common School Fund and limit such taxes to 6%.	a	594,520 (54%)	500,586 (46%)
LRSS	Measure 4	Transportation; Taxes	Increase the motor vehicle and aircraft fuel taxes from 7 to 9¢ per gallon and flat rate taxes on commercial vehicles using non-gasoline fuel.	d	298,421 (26%)	849,745 (74%)
CISS	Measure 5	Hunting regulations	Prohibit the sale and use of snare and leghold traps, except to temporarily control predatory livestock loss or to protect human health and safety.	d	425,890 (37%)	728,173 (63%)
CICA	Measure 6	Taxes; Property	Limit the annual real property tax to 1% of the 1977 true cash value of property and prohibit sales and transaction taxes on real property.	d	416,029 (37%)	711,617 (63%)
CISS	Measure 7	Nuclear energy	Require a federally licensed permanent disposal facility for nuclear waste and approval for plant financing.	a	608,412 (53%)	535,049 (47%)
LRCA	Measure 8	Bond issues; Law enforcement	Authorize bonds up to four thirty-fifths of one percent of true cash value of taxable property to fund state, regional, and local correctional facilities.	d	523,955 (49%)	551,383 (51%)

May 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Transportation	Limit the uses of gasoline and highway user tax revenues to solely highways, park and recreation areas, and weighmaster activities.	a	451,695 (64%)	257,230 (36%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Alcohol laws	Authorize laws permitting liquor-by-the-drink licenses for other passenger common carriers such as buses	d	325,030 (46%)	383,346 (54%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Bond issues; Energy	Authorize state bonds up to one-half of one percent of value of taxable property in the state for small scale local energy project loans.	a	394,466 (59%)	278,125 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Veterans policy	Standardize veterans’ home and farm loan eligibility requirements.	a	574,148 (81%)	130,452 (19%)
LRSS	Measure 5	Taxes	Continue the tax reduction program after 1980, which limits property assessment increases to five percent	a	636,565 (91%)	64,979 (9%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Public assistance programs; Housing	Define "multifamily housing" for low income elderly housing bond program to include various structures used by low-income elderly households.	a	536,002 (79%)	138,675 (21%)

1978

See also: Oregon 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State judicial selection	Authorize the governor to appoint judges from nonpartisan nominations, serving until the next general election, followed by a six-year elected term.	d	358,504 (44%)	449,132 (56%)
CICA	Measure 10	Property; State legislatures measures; Administration of government	Require the legislature to assume the Land Conservation and Development Commission's policy-making responsibilities.	d	334,523 (39%)	515,138 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 11	Property; Taxes	Halve homeowners' taxes by up to $1,500 and offer similar relief to renters; freeze assessed property values for one tax year.	d	334,523 (39%)	515,138 (61%)
LRAQ	Measure 12	Federal government issues; Balanced budget requirements	Advise officials of support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would "require a federal balanced budget, except in the event of a national emergency"	a	641,862 (83%)	134,758 (17%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislatures measures; State executive official measures	Require State Senate confirmation for Governor-appointed state public offices, excluding judges, U.S. Senators and Representatives, and local positions.	a	468,458 (57%)	349,604 (43%)
VR	Measure 3	Transportation; Taxes	Require annual vehicle registration, adjust carrier rates, reduce recreational vehicle fees, and require emissions tests for Portland Metropolitan Area vehicles.	d	208,722 (24%)	673,802 (76%)
CISS	Measure 4	Utility policy	Allow the creation of People’s Utility Districts to authorize bonds for initial utility facilities and supply public utility services and shorten formation procedures.	d	375,587 (44%)	471,027 (56%)
CISS	Measure 5	Healthcare; Business regulations	Require the licensing of denturists and their assistants, establish licensing requirements, and create the Advisory Council on Denture Technology.	a	704,480 (78%)	201,463 (22%)
CICA	Measure 6	Property; Taxes	Limit ad valorem real property taxes to 1.5% “full cash value," with a maximum 2% annual inflation increase.	d	424,029 (48%)	453,741 (52%)
CICA	Measure 7	Abortion policy	Prohibit state agencies from spending public money for abortions and from providing any programs or services promoting abortion	d	431,577 (48%)	461,542 (52%)
CISS	Measure 8	Death penalty	Require a separate sentencing procedure after a murder conviction with the death penalty based on the judge’s findings of deliberate actions and ongoing threat to society.	a	573,707 (64%)	318,610 (36%)
CISS	Measure 9	Utility policy	Prohibit public utilities from collecting rates based on non-utility-related costs.	a	589,361 (69%)	267,132 (31%)

May 23

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	County and municipal governance; Initiative and referendum process	Require a 90-day minimum for filing petitions and set signature requirements for petitions based on the county's Governor election percentage.	a	306,506 (66%)	156,623 (34%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislatures measures	Require open joint committees meetings and establish rules for transparency in each house and joint activities involving both houses.	a	435,338 (84%)	80,176 (16%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Public assistance programs; Housing	Authorizes bonds up to one-half of one percent of true cash value of taxable property to fund multifamily housing for low income elderly.	a	291,778 (54%)	250,810 (46%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Water; Bond issues	Authorize bond debt up to 0.5% of the value of property in the state to acquire local government obligations for public water systems.	d	148,822 (30%)	351,843 (70%)
LRSS	Measure 5	Transportation; Taxes	Prioritize highway maintenance under the Six Year Highway Improvement Plan before new highway construction and increase the state motor vehicle fuel tax from 7¢ to 9¢ per gallon.	d	190,301 (34%)	365,170 (66%)

1977

See also: Oregon 1977 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water	Permit state debt up to 1.5% of all property value to create the Water Development Fund to finance loans for water development projects.	a	124,484 (51%)	118,953 (49%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Hydroelectric energy; Energy market regulations	Repeal and replace Article XI-D of the Oregon Constitution to shift from state control of hydroelectric projects to allowing the state to fund nonnuclear energy development through public or private utilities	d	105,219 (43%)	137,693 (57%)

May 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Public education funding; Property taxes	Limit school districts to two elections per year to authorize a tax levy outside their tax base unless voters petition for additional elections.	d	112,570 (31%)	252,061 (69%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Veterans policy	Authorize the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund to support veterans’ organizations and services, train service officers, and Director of Veterans Affairs costs.	a	200,270 (56%)	158,436 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy	Increase the debt limit for veterans’ farm and home loans from six to eight percent of the true cash value of property within the state.	a	250,783 (70%)	106,953 (30%)

1976

See also: Oregon 1976 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State legislatures measures	Permit multiple legislative acts to amend a statute, with the last act signed by the Governor taking precedence in case of conflicting acts.	a	607,325 (71%)	247,843 (29%)
CISS	Measure 10	Environment; Administration of government	Create the Land Conservation and Development Commission and Department to review and control local land use plans.	d	402,608 (43%)	536,502 (57%)
CISS	Measure 11	Drinking water systems	Prohibit adding fluoride to community water supply systems	d	419,567 (43%)	555,981 (57%)
CISS	Measure 12	Administration of government	Repeal intergovernmental agreements and dissolve the regional planning agency for the Clackamas-Washington-Multnomah County metropolitan area.	d	333,933 (39%)	525,868 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Local government officials and elections	Require city officers' nominations on the state-wide primary election day and city and county officers' elections on the state-wide general election day.	d	376,489 (41%)	536,967 (59%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State legislatures measures	Lower the minimum age for legislative service from 21 to 18 and require legislators to be registered voters of Oregon.	d	285,777 (30%)	679,517 (70%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State legislatures measures	Repeal the provision allowing legislature to provide emergency succession to public offices and to government continuity measures.	a	507,308 (58%)	368,646 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 5	State legislatures measures	Allow the legislature to initiate a special session anytime and require convening within five days after an emergency has been called.	a	549,126 (59%)	377,354 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Gambling policy	Allow tax-exempt organizations, including charitable, fraternal, and religious organizations, to conduct bingo or lotto games.	a	682,252 (71%)	281,696 (29%)
LRSS	Measure 7	Campaign finance	Provide public funding for general election communication expenses by allowing voluntary checkoffs on state income tax returns.	d	263,738 (29%)	659,327 (71%)
VR	Measure 8	Transportation; Taxes	Increase the motor fuel tax from seven to eight cents per gallon and adjust tax rates for commercial vehicles based on weight-mile and flat fees.	d	465,143 (48%)	505,124 (52%)
CISS	Measure 9	Nuclear energy	Regulate nuclear power plant construction by eliminating liability limits, ensuring operational effectiveness, and establishing a secure waste disposal system.	d	423,008 (42%)	584,845 (58%)

May 25

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Veterans policy	Expand the eligibility of World War II veterans to receive home and farm loans.	a	549,553 (78%)	158,997 (22%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State judiciary	Allow the Supreme Court to suspend or censure judge for misconduct.	a	639,977 (91%)	59,774 (9%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Housing	Authorize bonds up to 0.5% of property value for housing projects and lenders for multifamily homes benefiting the elderly.	d	315,588 (47%)	362,414 (53%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Taxes; Transportation	Authorize taxes on motor vehicle ownership, operation, and use to fund mass transit.	d	170,331 (24%)	531,219 (76%)

1974

See also: Oregon 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Transportation; Alcohol laws	Permit liquor-by-the-drink licenses for any public passenger carrier.	d	353,357 (48%)	384,521 (52%)
LRCA	Measure 10	Residency voting requirements; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Voting age policy	Amend the state Constitution to align with U.S. Constitution; lower the minimum voting age 21 to 18; reduce the state residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days; and remove the literacy requirement.	a	362,731 (51%)	355,506 (49%)
LRCA	Measure 11	Civil and criminal trials	Increase the minimum amount of a claim in a civil action for which the right to a jury trial is guaranteed from $20 to $200.	a	480,631 (69%)	216,853 (31%)
LRCA	Measure 12	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Authorize bonds up to at 1% of taxable property value to assist cities and counties with community development projects to meet federal financing qualifications.	d	277,723 (42%)	376,747 (58%)
VR	Measure 13	Sexual content regulations; Business regulations	Prohibit the distribution of "obscene" material and hosting live sex shows in public areas or clubs.	a	393,743 (53%)	352,958 (47%)
LRSS	Measure 14	Ethics rules and commissions	Establish rules for public officials' financial matters and conflicts of interest and create the Oregon Government Ethics Commission	a	498,002 (74%)	177,946 (26%)
CISS	Measure 15	Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit commercial fishing of rainbow trout and designate rainbow trout and anadromous steelhead for recreational angling.	a	458,417 (63%)	274,182 (37%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Open meetings and public information; State legislatures measures	Require all deliberations of the legislature and all legislative committees to be open to the public.	a	546,255 (77%)	165,778 (23%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Civil and criminal trials	Provide that a grand jury indictment is not necessary for felony prosecution if a magistrate finds sufficient evidence of guilt.	a	437,557 (64%)	246,902 (36%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State executive official measures	Repeal the thirty-year minimum age requirement for a person succeeding to the Office of Governor under Section 8a, Article V.	a	381,593 (53%)	331,756 (47%)
LRCA	Measure 6	County and municipal governance	Permit the legislature to prescribe qualifications by law for the office of county assessor.	a	552,737 (79%)	146,364 (21%)
LRCA	Measure 7	County and municipal governance; Taxes	Prevent the reduction of tax base when federal revenue sharing allows for a lower levy than the maximum permitted.	d	322,023 (49%)	329,858 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 8	Voting age policy; Residency voting requirements	Reduce the minimum voting age for school district election from 21 to 18 and the residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days.	d	337,565 (47%)	378,071 (53%)
LRCA	Measure 9	State legislatures measures	Allow most types of state employees to simultaneously serve as members of the legislature.	d	218,846 (31%)	476,547 (69%)

May 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 1	Taxes; Education	Increase personal income tax rates by 1% and change corporation tax laws to graduate income tax to support public primary education.	d	136,851 (25%)	410,733 (75%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit the use of motor vehicle fuel and registration tax revenues for mass transit.	d	190,899 (34%)	369,038 (66%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes; Education	Establish a new property tax limit for school districts, abolishing the existing 6% limitation, and require voter approval for future school tax base increases.	d	166,363 (31%)	371,897 (69%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Water; Bond issues	Authorize bonds up to 1.5% of true cash value of all property in the state for a water development fund.	d	198,563 (38%)	328,221 (62%)
LRCA	Measure 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy	Increase the maximum bonds for the War Veterans’ Fund from four percent to six percent of true cash value of all property in the state.	a	381,559 (70%)	164,953 (30%)
LRCA	Measure 6	State legislatures measures	Permit the legislature to convene a special session by its presiding officers upon written requests from a majority of members of each House.	d	246,525 (45%)	298,373 (55%)

1973

See also: Oregon 1973 ballot measures

May 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Education; Property	Revise how educational institutions receive tax revenues.	d	253,682 (41%)	358,219 (59%)

1972

See also: Oregon 1972 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Administration of government	Repeal the geographic requirements for state institutions, allowing their location outside Marion County without voter approval.	a	594,080 (72%)	232,948 (28%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Law enforcement officers and departments	Allow the legislature to define the qualifications for county sheriff.	a	572,619 (67%)	281,720 (33%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit counties to buy or lease property for up to ten years, with an annual payment capped at 0.01% of the county's total taxable property value.	d	329,669 (42%)	462,932 (58%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Religion-related policy	Repeal constitutional provision that banned public funding for religious institutions	d	336,382 (39%)	519,196 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Criminal trials; Jury rules; Civil trials	Permit juries to be comprised of less than twelve, but not less than six jurors.	a	591,191 (69%)	265,636 (31%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Veterans policy	Expand eligibility for veterans’ loans for individuals who served between 1940-1947 and 1950-1960, and extend loan access to spouses of service members killed, missing in action, or prisoners of war.	a	736,802 (85%)	133,139 (15%)
CISS	Measure 7	State executive official measures; Public employee retirement funds	Repeal the retirement fund for the office of governor.	a	571,959 (66%)	292,561 (34%)
CICA	Measure 8	State executive official measures	Change the gubernatorial line of succession to proceed in the order of Secretary of State, Treasurer, President of the Senate, and Speaker of State House of Representatives	a	697,297 (82%)	151,174 (18%)
CICA	Measure 9	Property; Taxes; Education	Prohibit the levy of property taxes to pay for the operating expenses of elementary schools, high schools, and community colleges.	d	342,885 (38%)	558,136 (62%)

May 23

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Voting age policy; English language policy	Remove the literacy requirement and lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 years of age for all elections.	d	327,231 (48%)	349,746 (52%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Administration of government	Repeal requirement to conduct a decennial census “of all the white population of the State."	a	420,568 (67%)	206,436 (33%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State legislatures measures	Allow a majority of members of each legislative house to convene a special legislative session by joint resolution or by petition filed with the presiding officers.	d	241,371 (38%)	391,698 (62%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Bond issues	Authorize the issuance and sale of bonds up to 0.25% of true cash value of all taxable property for state capital construction projects.	d	232,391 (39%)	364,323 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Water irrigation policy; Bond issues	Authorize bonds up to one percent of true cash value of taxable property in the state for irrigation and water development projects.	d	233,175 (38%)	374,295 (62%)
VR	Measure 6	Transportation; Taxes	Allow counties to levy a $10 annual vehicle registration tax for highway and park purposes, with revenue shared among the county and its cities.	d	120,027 (20%)	491,551 (80%)

January 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure 1	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Increase the tax on cigarettes from four cents to nine cents per package.	a	245,717 (51%)	236,937 (49%)

1970

See also: Oregon 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State legislatures measures	Allow the legislature to convene for a special session upon concurrence of a majority of members of both the House of Representatives and Senate.	d	261,428 (43%)	340,104 (57%)
CICA	Measure 10	Education; Property; Taxes	Establish new tax bases for schools based on current expenditures plus 6% annual increase and restrict levies outside of tax base.	d	223,735 (36%)	405,437 (64%)
CICA	Measure 11	Property; Ballot measure process	Limit the state and county governments from altering the zoning, subdivision, or building code outside city limits without voter approval and grant residents initiative and referendum powers over such matters.	d	272,765 (44%)	342,503 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Adopt changes the U.S. Congress makes in computing the federal income tax and require the legislature to review such changes.	a	342,138 (56%)	269,467 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Exempt contracts for services with state government and contracts to purchase or lease property from county indebtedness limitations.	d	283,659 (49%)	294,186 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit the state to invest donations for public higher education in the stock of any firm.	a	332,188 (55%)	268,588 (45%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Veterans policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase bonding limits for the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund from 3% to 4% of the true cash value of all property within the state.	a	481,031 (78%)	133,564 (22%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Election administration and governance	Provide that a defeated incumbent cannot hold office beyond the elected term and appoint a temporary successor if an election is being contested.	a	436,897 (73%)	158,409 (27%)
LRCA	Measure 7	Bond issues; Education	Authorize bonds up to 1% of the true cash value of taxable property for common or union high school districts or area education districts and implement a statewide property tax to pay bonds.	d	269,372 (46%)	318,651 (54%)
LRSS	Measure 8	Corrections governance	Allow the establishment and operation of state prisons or other correctional institutions outside of Marion County without voter approval.	a	352,771 (58%)	260,100 (42%)
CISS	Measure 9	Environment; Water	Designate a number of rivers or portions of rivers as “scenic waterways,” prohibiting dams and reservoirs, regulate resource extraction within a one-mile radius, and allow the governor to designate additional “scenic waterways."	a	406,315 (65%)	214,243 (35%)

May 26

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Bond issues	Authorize bonds not exceeding 0.25% of true cash value of all taxable property for state capital construction projects.	d	190,257 (39%)	300,126 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Constitutional wording changes; Race and ethnicity issues	Remove the provision regarding white foreigners from the state constitution	a	326,374 (66%)	168,464 (34%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Constitutional wording changes	Remove outdated sections from Oregon Constitution; add 5 members to each legislative house; extend legal counsel to indigents; and prohibit the state from selling or donating state-owned ocean shore.	d	182,074 (36%)	322,682 (64%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Bond issues; Environment	Authorize bonds up to one percent of true cash value of all taxable property in the state for pollution control projects.	a	292,234 (58%)	213,835 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Voting age policy	Lower the legal voting age from 21 to 19 years of age.	d	202,018 (38%)	336,527 (62%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Property; Education; Taxes	Provide an exception to the 6% property tax limitation, authorize legislature to increase tax bases for taxing units, and use revenues to reduce school district tax levies.	d	180,602 (36%)	323,189 (64%)

1969

See also: Oregon 1969 ballot measures

June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Implement three percent tax exempting food and prescription medicine, prohibit tax increases without people’s vote, and increase corporate taxes.	d	65,077 (11%)	504,274 (89%)

1968

See also: Oregon 1968 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy	Authorize state farm and home loans to veterans with 210 days of active duty service, 90 days of service during war dates, or those discharged due to a disability.	a	651,250 (87%)	96,065 (13%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State judiciary	Allow the Oregon Supreme Court to remove judges for felony convictions, moral turpitude, persistent failure to perform duties, or for habitual drunkenness or illegal narcotics use.	a	690,989 (92%)	56,973 (8%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Water; Administration of government	Authorize the legislature to extend the state’s seaward boundaries or jurisdiction.	a	588,166 (80%)	143,768 (20%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Expand constitutional county debt limitations, authorizing the purchase or leasing of property for not more than 10 years.	d	331,617 (49%)	348,866 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Local government organization	Provide for the consolidation of city-county governments in counties with a city population of over 300,000.	a	393,789 (59%)	278,483 (41%)
CICA	Measure 6	Environment; Bond issues	Authorize bonds and a one cent gasoline tax to acquire privately-owned Pacific Ocean beaches and prohibit highway construction on beaches.	d	315,175 (40%)	464,140 (60%)
CICA	Measure 7	Taxes; Property	Repeal the 6% property tax limitation and provide a new property tax limitation at 1.5% market value with various exemptions.	d	276,451 (35%)	503,443 (65%)

May 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the State Land Board to use the Common School Fund funds for land conservation and management, allocating investment interest to support primary and secondary education.	a	372,915 (62%)	226,191 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Initiative and referendum process	Change the signature requirements for petitions from total votes cast for Supreme Court Justice to total votes cast for Governor in the preceding election.	a	321,731 (57%)	244,750 (43%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Bond issues; Education	Set new bond limitation for higher education and community college building programs at 0.75% of true cash value of taxable property.	a	353,383 (58%)	261,014 (42%)

1966

See also: Oregon 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Labor and unions	Require public transportation agencies to “make fair and equitable arrangements to protect the interests” of employees and retired employees.	a	468,103 (79%)	123,964 (21%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Education; Bond issues	Authorize bonds to construct self-supporting community college facilities and permit the use of state education facilities’ revenues to finance projects.	d	237,282 (42%)	332,983 (58%)

May 24

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 1	Tobacco laws; Taxes	Levy a 4 cents per package tax on cigarettes, allocating half of the revenue for property tax relief and the other half divided equally among cities and counties.	a	310,743 (63%)	181,957 (37%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Education	Permit the legislature to determine the selection method for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, repealing the constitutional requirement for their election.	d	197,096 (42%)	267,319 (58%)

1964

See also: Oregon 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Death penalty	Abolish the death penalty for first degree murder, replacing the penalty with life imprisonment.	a	455,654 (60%)	302,105 (40%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Property; Administration of government	Permit the state to lease public property for up to twenty years.	a	477,031 (67%)	238,241 (33%)
CISS	Measure 3	Workers' compensation laws	Change the Workmen’s Compensation Law from elective to compulsory state system, requiring employers to insure under state system and increasing benefits.	d	205,182 (27%)	549,414 (73%)
CISS	Measure 4	Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit commercial fishing for salmon and steelhead from all state inland waters.	d	221,797 (29%)	534,731 (71%)

May 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Education; Bond issues	Authorize up to $25 million in bonds for higher education and $5 million for community colleges and education centers in an education building program.	a	327,220 (56%)	252,372 (44%)

1963

See also: Oregon 1963 ballot measures

October 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure 1	Taxes	Remove federal tax deductions, lower personal income tax rates, provide a minimum tax, and increase corporate income tax rates.	d	103,737 (22%)	362,845 (78%)

1962

See also: Oregon 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State National Guard and militia	Authorize the legislature to reorganize the state militia and empower the Governor and Adjutant General to appoint all officers.	a	312,680 (57%)	234,440 (43%)
CISS	Measure 10	Education	Repeal the school district reorganization law and unify administrative districts.	d	206,540 (39%)	320,917 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Revise the forest rehabilitation constitutional debt limit from 3/4 of 1% assessed valuation to 3/16 of 1% all taxable property value.	a	323,799 (62%)	199,174 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Revise the debt limit for permanent road purposes from 4% assessed valuation to 1% true cash value of all taxable property in state.	a	319,956 (62%)	200,236 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Revise the debt limit for power development purposes from 6% assessed valuation to to 1.5% true cash value of all taxable property.	a	298,255 (59%)	208,755 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 5	State judiciary	Authorize the legislature to create lower state courts and regulate their jurisdiction.	a	307,855 (61%)	193,487 (39%)
LRSS	Measure 6	Time standards	Establish daylight saving time from the last Sunday in April until the last Saturday in September.	a	388,154 (63%)	229,661 (37%)
LRCA	Measure 7	Taxes	Change the six percent limitation by preventing tax base loss for taxing bodies, setting fixed election dates, and exempting required expenditures from the $5,000 county debt limitation.	a	270,637 (55%)	219,509 (45%)
CICA	Measure 9	Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures	Increase Senate members limit to 35 and the House of Representatives to 65, providing new formula for both fixed and population-based districts.	d	197,322 (38%)	325,182 (62%)

May 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Change the six percent limitation by preventing tax base loss for taxing bodies, allowing the first-year levy without an election, and setting fixed election dates.	d	141,728 (35%)	262,140 (65%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Establish and pay state legislators’ salaries in the same manner as other elected state officers' salaries.	a	241,171 (57%)	178,749 (43%)

1960

See also: Oregon 1960 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State legislatures measures	Align the start of a legislator’s term with the start of the regular legislative session following their election.	a	579,022 (86%)	92,187 (14%)
LRCA	Measure 10	Elections and campaigns	Allow the legislature to provide that an elective office becomes vacant when the official holding office is elected to another office.	a	486,019 (74%)	169,865 (26%)
LRCA	Measure 11	County and municipal governance; Taxes	Require home rule counties to pay for local improvements by taxing property that benefit from such improvements.	a	399,210 (64%)	222,736 (36%)
LRCA	Measure 12	Government continuity policy	Authorize the legislature to mandate the continuation of local and state government in the event of an attack.	a	578,266 (87%)	88,995 (13%)
LRCA	Measure 13	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Set constitutional bonding limits for war veterans’ loans from four percent to three percent true cash value of all property in the state.	a	415,931 (61%)	266,630 (39%)
VR	Measure 14	Taxes	Increase state tax revenues, abolish federal income tax deductions, and lower personal income tax rates.	d	115,610 (17%)	570,025 (83%)
CISS	Measure 15	Business regulations; Transportation	Prohibit certain advertising signs within 600 feet of interstate highways and regulate permissible signs.	d	261,735 (36%)	475,290 (64%)
LRSS	Measure 2	Time standards	Establish daylight saving time in Oregon from the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in September.	d	357,499 (48%)	393,652 (52%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes; Public economic investment policy	Allow urban redevelopment projects to be paid through increased property tax revenues resulting from increased property values.	a	335,792 (52%)	312,187 (48%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Civil and criminal trials	Permit district attorneys to commence criminal prosecutions by filing written charges, or “informations,” or by grand jury indictment.	d	306,190 (47%)	340,197 (53%)
LRCA	Measure 5	State legislatures measures	Allow the legislature to revise the constitution and refer their revisions to voters for approval.	a	358,367 (55%)	289,895 (45%)
LRCA	Measure 6	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the state to increase its bonded indebtedness to construct additional self-liquidating higher education facilities.	a	467,557 (67%)	233,759 (33%)
LRCA	Measure 7	Residency voting requirements	Allow voter to vote for the United States President without meeting the six-month state residency requirement for other elections.	a	508,108 (73%)	183,977 (27%)
LRCA	Measure 8	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize issuance of state bonds to construct buildings for state institutions, office buildings, and higher education facilities.	d	232,250 (35%)	433,515 (65%)
LRCA	Measure 9	Age limits for officials	Require judges to retire at age 75 and allow the legislature to require retirement of judges when disabled or at age 70.	a	578,471 (82%)	123,283 (18%)

May 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Salaries of government officials	Increase the salaries of state legislators from $600 to $2100 per year.	d	250,456 (47%)	281,542 (53%)

1958

See also: Oregon 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Administration of government	Adjust the state's boundaries with Washington along the Columbia River	a	399,396 (78%)	114,318 (22%)
LRCA	Measure 10	Energy	Allow the state to acquire and develop hydroelectric, thermal, and nuclear power facilities for wholesale electrical transmission or direct sale to industries.	d	218,662 (43%)	291,210 (57%)
LRCA	Measure 11	County and municipal governance	Allow counties, with voter approval, to adopt a home rule charter to exercise authority over county-level concerns.	a	311,516 (66%)	157,023 (34%)
LRSS	Measure 12	Administration of government; Healthcare governance	Authorize the Board of Control to discontinue using the Eastern Oregon and University State Tuberculosis Hospitals.	a	319,790 (62%)	195,945 (38%)
CICA	Measure 13	State legislatures measures	Allow employees or members of a school board or the Board of Higher Education to serve as legislators.	a	320,751 (61%)	201,700 (39%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Veterans policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase bond issuances from four to six percent of property value to fund farm and home loans for World War II and the Korean War veterans.	d	232,246 (42%)	318,685 (58%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Salaries of government officials	Increase the annual salaries of state legislators from $600 to $1,200.	d	236,000 (43%)	316,437 (57%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Death penalty	Remove the death penalty for first degree murder from the constitution and allow the legislature to determine appropriate penalty.	d	264,434 (49%)	276,487 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Public economic investment policy; Taxes	Implement property taxes on the increased value of property within an urban redevelopment or renewal project to pay debts from the development.	d	221,330 (45%)	268,716 (55%)
LRCA	Measure 6	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the legislature to fix the maximum limitation on county indebtedness incurred.	a	252,347 (53%)	224,426 (47%)
LRCA	Measure 7	Civil and criminal trials	Authorize the legislature to enact laws permitting the calling of a special grand jury.	a	357,792 (72%)	136,745 (28%)
LRCA	Measure 8	Administration of government	Authorize the legislature to alter or terminate any state institution located outside of Marion County ten years after its establishment.	a	303,282 (61%)	193,177 (39%)
LRCA	Measure 9	State judiciary	Authorize the Oregon Supreme Court to temporarily appoint judges to the Supreme Court and lower courts and outside of their elected districts.	a	373,466 (75%)	125,898 (25%)

1956

See also: Oregon 1956 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; State legislatures measures	Authorize the legislature to place an emergency clause on any tax law and provide that tax suspensions can not occur due to a filed initiative petition.	d	175,932 (27%)	487,550 (73%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Administration of government	Authorize the state to accept, hold, and dispose of corporate stock that has gifted to the state.	a	498,633 (77%)	153,033 (23%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Salaries of government officials	Repeal Section I, Article VIII, which set the annual salary of the Governor and Secretary of State at $1,500, Treasurer at $800, and Supreme Court Judges at $2,000.	a	390,338 (60%)	263,155 (40%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Administration of government	Authorize the legislature to prescribe qualifications for county coroner and county surveyor.	a	455,485 (71%)	182,550 (29%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Salaries of government officials	Increase the annual salaries of state legislators from $600 to $1,200.	d	320,741 (49%)	338,365 (51%)
VR	Measure 6	Tobacco laws; Taxes	Implement a sales tax of three cents on a package of cigarettes.	d	280,055 (40%)	414,613 (60%)
CISS	Measure 7	Fisheries and fishing regulations; Business regulations	Prohibit fishing for salmon or steelhead trout in coastal streams except by hook and line, but continue to allow commercial chum salmon fishing in Tillamook Bay.	a	401,882 (61%)	259,309 (39%)

1954

See also: Oregon 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	Authorize the legislature to fix the salaries of its members.	d	216,545 (42%)	296,008 (58%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislatures measures	Authorize the legislature to divide counties with more than one senator or representative into subdistricts.	a	268,337 (56%)	208,077 (44%)
LRSS	Measure 3	Healthcare	Locate a previously authorized domiciliary hospital for the aged mentally ill within a twenty-mile radius of the Multnomah County Courthouse.	a	397,625 (76%)	128,685 (24%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Initiative and referendum process	Increase the required voter signatures for a constitutional amendment from 8% to 10% of the legal voters who voted for the Supreme Court justice at the previous election.	a	251,078 (52%)	230,770 (48%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Taxes	Establish the maximum state property tax levy limit at six mills, unless a higher levy is authorized by voters.	d	208,419 (44%)	264,569 (56%)
CISS	Measure 6	Time standards	Establish daylight saving time throughout the State of Oregon.	d	252,305 (46%)	300,007 (54%)
CISS	Measure 7	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit fishing for salmon or trout by any method except hook and line in any coastal stream south of the Columbia River.	d	232,775 (46%)	278,805 (54%)
CISS	Measure 8	Business regulations; Agriculture policy; Food policy; Administrative powers and rulemaking	Repeal laws empowering the State Board of Agriculture and the Milk Marketing Administrator to regulate milk production and sale.	a	293,745 (54%)	247,591 (46%)

1952

See also: Oregon 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Administration of government; Education	Provide for the appointment, instead of the election, of the superintendent of public instruction by the state board of education.	d	282,882 (46%)	326,199 (54%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Education; Veterans policy	Transfer all the assets of the world war veterans’ state aid sinking fund to the common school fund.	a	454,898 (76%)	147,128 (24%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Healthcare facility funding	Authorize the construction of a domiciliary hospital to care and treat mentally ill elderly persons in Multnomah County.	a	480,479 (76%)	153,402 (24%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Taxes; Ballot measure process	Require voter approval for any taxing unit to increase annual tax revenue beyond the highest amount levied in the past three years	a	355,136 (63%)	210,373 (37%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Veterans policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize state credit and debt up to 4% of assessable property to allocate funds for military veterans to purchase farms and homes.	a	465,605 (78%)	132,363 (22%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	State legislatures measures; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the legislature to establish a committee to oversee budgets of state officers, departments, and agencies.	a	364,539 (65%)	194,492 (35%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 312-313	State legislatures measures	Set the term lengths for state senators at four years and state representatives at two years, starting on the first Monday in January after an election.	a	483,356 (82%)	103,357 (18%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 314-315	State legislatures measures	Require each legislative act have a single subject expressed in its title and void any act with a title-subject mismatch.	a	315,071 (62%)	191,087 (38%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Taxes; Property	Limit the state from levying property taxes over six mills multiplied by the total equalized property value.	a	318,948 (54%)	272,145 (46%)
VR	Measure Nos. 318-319	Transportation; Taxes	Increase the tax on motor carriers used to transport persons or property and provide a formula to determine the tax.	a	409,588 (64%)	230,241 (36%)
VR	Measure Nos. 320-321	Administration of government; Education	Require the state board of education to provide criteria for school district reorganization program to include all state territory in a unified school district.	d	295,700 (49%)	301,974 (51%)
VR	Measure Nos. 322-323	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Establish a 1.5 cents tax on every ten cigarettes sold, consumed, handled, or distributed by any person.	d	233,226 (36%)	413,137 (64%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 324-325	Time standards	Abolish daylight saving time and implement the United States standard time as established by the U.S. Congress.	a	399,981 (61%)	256,981 (39%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 326-327	Gambling policy	Prohibit gambling on animal and vehicle races and provide penalties for violations.	d	230,097 (36%)	411,884 (64%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 328-329	Alcohol laws	Authorize the state to license certain organizations and establishments to sell alcohol by glass and allow local elections to decide on licensing.	a	369,127 (56%)	285,446 (44%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 330-331	Transportation; Taxes	Reevaluate taxes for highways, roads, and bridges based on vehicle weight and fuel tax based on gallonage.	d	135,468 (22%)	484,730 (78%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 332-333	Business regulations; Agriculture policy; Food policy	Authorize the governor to appoint a milk control administrator to investigate and regulate milk production for human consumption.	d	313,629 (48%)	337,750 (52%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 334-335	Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures	Require the legislature to reapportion representatives among counties by population after each federal census.	a	357,550 (65%)	194,292 (35%)

1950

See also: Oregon 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Salaries of government officials	Set state legislators' annual salary at $600 and 10 cents for every mile traveled to and from the capital, with presiding officers receiving additional compensation.	a	243,518 (54%)	205,361 (46%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the state to loan credit and incur debt up to 0.75% of the taxable property value to construct and improve education buildings.	a	256,895 (57%)	192,573 (43%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the state to loan credit and incur indebtedness up to 4% of taxable property value to support the state war veterans' fund.	a	268,171 (59%)	183,724 (41%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Education; Taxes	Levy an annual state property tax generating an $30 per child for a total of $80 per child between four and twenty for a school support fund.	a	234,394 (50%)	231,856 (50%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Public assistance programs; Healthcare	Provide public monetary assistance to people defined as “needy” to be used for medical, nursing, and care expenses.	a	310,143 (66%)	158,939 (34%)
VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	Time standards	Establish a uniform standard time throughout the State of Oregon.	a	277,633 (59%)	195,319 (41%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 312-313	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorized state indebtedness up to 5% of property value to create a fund compensating World War II veterans $10 a month for domestic and $15 a month for foreign service.	a	239,553 (52%)	216,958 (48%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 314-315	Redistricting policy; State legislative structure	Require the reapportionment of representation every ten years and increase the number of state senators to 36.	d	190,992 (47%)	215,302 (53%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Prohibit alcohol advertisements through posters, circulars, newspapers, periodicals, and radio broadcasts and provide penalties for violations.	d	113,524 (23%)	378,732 (77%)

1948

See also: Oregon 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Taxes	Allow the establishment of new tax bases after the legal voters authorize the over six percent limit tax levy.	d	150,032 (36%)	268,155 (64%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize state indebtedness, not exceeding 0.75% of taxable property, for forest rehabilitation, reforestation, and acquisition of lands.	a	211,912 (50%)	209,317 (50%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Juvenile criminal justice	Establish a camp for delinquent boys near Timber, Washington County to provide them with “useful occupations, discipline, moral and spiritual instruction.”	a	227,638 (51%)	219,196 (49%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Administration of government; Energy	Require the hydroelectric commission to establish the maximum rate of return and amortization in licensing.	d	173,004 (42%)	242,100 (58%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 308-309	English language policy; Residency voting requirements; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Require school election voters to have resided in the school district six months prior to the election, be registered, and be literate.	a	284,776 (63%)	164,025 (37%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Public employee retirement funds; Public assistance programs	Provide $50 a month to “needy” female citizens 60 or older, and male citizens, 65 or older, for food, clothing, housing, and other needed care.	a	313,212 (64%)	172,531 (36%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes	Provide $750 income tax exemptions for single persons and $1,500 for married couples and require tax filings for incomes over $4,000.	a	405,842 (86%)	63,373 (14%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Authorize the issuance of dispensing licenses, permit serving and selling alcoholic beverages, and require annual license fees and a liquor tax.	d	210,108 (43%)	273,621 (57%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 316-317	Veterans policy	Authorize the World War II Veterans’ State Aid Fund, funded by bond sales, to provide World War II veterans with cash bonuses.	d	198,283 (43%)	265,805 (57%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit the use of fixed appliances, such as traps, to catch salmon and trout in the Columbia River, with exceptions for the government and Native Americans.	a	273,140 (60%)	184,834 (40%)
CRSS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Taxes	Levy a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 to meet appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949.	d	143,856 (36%)	256,167 (64%)

1947

See also: Oregon 1947 ballot measures

October 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Public assistance programs; Taxes	Implement a three percent retail sales tax to fund public assistance, property tax relief, and state, counties, cities, and school districts.	d	67,514 (27%)	180,333 (73%)
VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Levy a one-tenth of one cent tax on each cigarette distributed or sold.	d	103,794 (42%)	140,876 (58%)

1946

See also: Oregon 1946 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	State executive official measures	Establish a line of succession for the office of the governor in the event of removal, death, absence, or resignation.	a	221,547 (76%)	70,322 (24%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Property taxes; Defense-related funding	Levy an annual 0.45 of a mill property tax over a period of ten years to construct and equip armories.	d	75,693 (26%)	219,006 (74%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Public education governance	Establish rural school districts and school boards.	a	155,733 (54%)	134,673 (46%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Race and ethnicity issues; Property	Allow individuals of Chinese ethnicity to own real estate and mining claims, repealing provisions that prohibited them from doing so.	a	161,865 (55%)	133,111 (45%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	State legislatures measures	Require the legislature to read every bill by title only, except in cases of emergency or by a two-thirds vote.	a	145,248 (56%)	113,279 (44%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	State legislatures measures	Increase the number of state senators from 30 to 31.	d	88,717 (32%)	185,247 (68%)
VR	Measure Nos. 312-313	Fisheries and fishing regulations; Business regulations	Prohibit commercial fishing in Nestucca Bay and require state fish and game commissions to conduct coastal stream surveys, submitting recommendations to the legislature.	a	196,195 (66%)	101,398 (34%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Public employee retirement funds; Public assistance programs; Taxes	Authorize a three percent gross income tax to create a pension fund for citizens over 60 and permanently disabled citizens over 18.	d	86,374 (26%)	244,960 (74%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Education; Taxes	Levy an annual tax sufficient to generate $50 for each child between ages four and twenty within the state.	a	157,904 (51%)	151,765 (49%)

1945

See also: Oregon 1945 ballot measures

June 22

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Taxes	Levy a $5 million tax annually for two years to create a state building fund.	a	78,269 (61%)	49,565 (39%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Tobacco laws; Taxes; Education	Levy a one-tenth of one cent tax on every cigarette sold and allocate such revenues to the state public school assistance fund.	d	60,321 (47%)	67,542 (53%)

1944

See also: Oregon 1944 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Banking policy	Authorize banks to secure depositors through membership in the federal deposit insurance corporation while maintaining double liability.	a	228,744 (66%)	115,745 (34%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	County and municipal governance	Allow counties, with a majority vote, to adopt a county manager and commission form of county government.	a	175,716 (53%)	154,504 (47%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Taxes; Veterans policy	Authorize state debt up to three percent of assessed property value for WWII veteran home loans and levy an additional 2 mill property tax for principal payment and issued bond interest.	a	190,520 (52%)	178,581 (48%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions	Forfeit voting rights for convictions punishable by imprisonment and replace the term “insane” for “mentally diseased"	a	183,855 (54%)	156,219 (46%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Education; Veterans policy	Provide educational aid to World War II veterans and authorize a two-tenths of a mill property tax to provide aid funds.	a	238,350 (64%)	135,317 (36%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Taxes	Implement retail sales tax on tangible property and allocate the revenue to support old-age assistance, property tax reduction, and common schools.	d	96,697 (26%)	269,276 (74%)
VR	Measure Nos. 312-313	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Require all intoxicating liquors with over fourteen percent alcohol to be sold exclusively by the liquor control commission.	a	228,853 (56%)	180,158 (44%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 314-315	Education; Taxes	Create a state fund to support public elementary and secondary schools using tax revenues for school support.	d	177,153 (49%)	186,976 (51%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 316-317	Public assistance programs; Taxes	Levy a three to five percent gross income tax to create a retirement and disability fund.	d	180,691 (45%)	219,981 (55%)

1942

See also: Oregon 1942 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Salaries of government officials	Fix legislators’ daily session pay at $8, with presiding officers receiving an additional one-half daily pay, and reimburse 10 cents per mile travelled to and from the capital.	a	129,318 (54%)	109,898 (46%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Public assistance programs	Repeal the "Rural Credits Loan Fund," which provided loans funded by bond sales to farmers and others living in rural areas.	a	101,425 (53%)	88,857 (47%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Transportation; Taxes	Allocate fuel and vehicle tax revenues to public highways and the development of recreational, scenic, and historic places.	a	125,990 (59%)	86,332 (41%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions	Empower the legislature to pass laws allowing individuals to regain their voting rights after serving their full prison sentence or completing their parole	d	101,508 (50%)	103,404 (50%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Levy a one-tenth of one cent tax on the selling, handling, and distribution of cigarettes.	d	110,643 (46%)	127,366 (54%)
VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit net fishing in coastal streams and bays, except certain exemptions.	d	97,212 (41%)	137,177 (59%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes; Education	Distribute revenue from income taxes over $7,750,000 to public school districts and union high school districts.	a	136,321 (60%)	92,623 (40%)

1940

See also: Oregon 1940 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	State executive official measures	Remove term limits for the Secretary of State and Treasurer.	d	163,942 (43%)	213,797 (57%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Taxes	Institutionalize a given tax levy after voters approved such a levy for three successive years prior.	d	129,699 (41%)	183,488 (59%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Banking policy	Repeal constitutional provisions regarding the double liability of of stockholders of state banks to the depositors of said banks.	d	157,891 (45%)	191,290 (55%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Salaries of government officials	Set legislators' daily session pay at $8, refund them 10 cents every mile traveled to and from the capital, and give presiding offers an additional one-half daily pay.	d	186,830 (50%)	188,031 (50%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Elections and campaigns	Move the primary nominating elections from May to the first Wednesday after the first Monday of September.	d	156,421 (41%)	221,203 (59%)
VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Require licenses to sell alcohol to consumers.	d	158,004 (40%)	235,128 (60%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Repeal law allowing only the liquor control commission to sell alcohol, allowing private entities to manufacture and sell alcohol.	d	90,681 (23%)	309,183 (77%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 314-315	Gambling policy	Legalize games of skill, provide licensing of such games and disburse license revenues to public fairs, expositions, and old-age public assistance.	d	150,157 (37%)	258,010 (63%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Business regulations; Agriculture policy; Food policy; Administrative organization	Repeal the Oregon Milk Control Law, which provided supervision and regulation of the milk industry.	d	201,983 (49%)	213,838 (51%)

1938

See also: Oregon 1938 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	State legislatures measures	Extend the period for the governor to review and approve or veto bills from five to twenty days.	a	233,384 (71%)	93,752 (29%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Banking policy	Repeal the bank stockholders double liability, making each stockholder individually liable to depositors.	d	133,525 (45%)	165,797 (55%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Salaries of government officials	Set state legislators' daily compensation at no more than $8 for up to 50 days during regular sessions and 10 cents per mile traveled to and from meeting place.	d	149,356 (47%)	169,131 (53%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Family-related policy	Require medical examinations and certification of all marriage license applicants.	a	277,099 (81%)	66,484 (19%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Law enforcement; Gambling policy	Prohibit slot machines and require sheriffs to seize any such machine and, upon recognition by a court, destroy the machine.	a	204,561 (62%)	126,580 (38%)
VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	Gambling policy	Ban all games of chance and provide punishments for violations.	a	197,912 (61%)	129,043 (39%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Federal government issues	Call for a constitutional convention to consider an amendment to the U.S. Constitution implementing the Townsend Plan.	a	183,781 (55%)	149,711 (45%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Taxes; Public assistance programs	Implement a two percent transaction tax to create a fund for monthly payments to unemployed individuals over the age of 65.	d	112,172 (34%)	219,557 (66%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Labor and unions	Define “labor dispute” as a controversy between employer and employees and restrict revenues of collective bargaining organizations.	a	197,771 (57%)	148,460 (43%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Water	Declare the preservation of rivers, streams, lakes and watersheds for public health and wildlife and create the state sanitary authority.	a	247,685 (77%)	75,295 (23%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 322-323	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor by entities other than the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.	d	118,282 (35%)	222,221 (65%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 324-325	Gambling policy	Legalize certain lotteries and other forms of gambling and authorize the state to exclusively license them.	d	141,792 (44%)	180,329 (56%)

1936

See also: Oregon 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Public assistance programs	Reduce the eligibility age of old age public assistance from 70 to 65.	d	174,293 (49%)	179,236 (51%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Business regulations	Prohibit regulation of truthful commercial advertisement.	d	100,141 (31%)	222,897 (69%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Taxes	Authorize school districts with over 100,000 people to levy taxes for 1937 that do not exceed 80% of the total 1932 tax levy of the district.	d	112,546 (36%)	203,693 (64%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Education	Disallow military courses, drills, and services as requirements for higher education degrees.	d	131,917 (38%)	214,246 (62%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 310-311	Taxes; Property	Limit and reduce the total permissible state tax on real and tangible property to six mills per dollar of assessed and equalized valuation.	d	79,604 (25%)	241,042 (75%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Administration of government; Energy	Allow the state to purchase electric energy from the United States and to develop hydroelectric power	d	131,489 (39%)	208,179 (61%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 314-315	Energy; Administration of government	Allow the board of control to administer state water power and hydroelectric laws.	d	100,356 (32%)	208,741 (68%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Administration of government; Banking policy	Create the state-owned and operated Bank of Oregon	d	82,869 (25%)	250,777 (75%)

January 31

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Elections and campaigns	Move primary nominating elections from the third Friday in May to the first Friday after the first Monday in September.	d	61,270 (28%)	155,922 (72%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Salaries of government officials	Determine legislative compensation by law, rather than amendment.	d	28,661 (13%)	184,332 (87%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Taxes	Implement a 2% sales tax on retail sales and a 0.25% sales tax on wholesale sales to fund public assistance to the elderly, children, and the blind.	d	32,106 (15%)	187,319 (85%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Education	Authorize public higher educational institutions to collect a $5 per term activity fee from students.	d	50,971 (24%)	163,191 (76%)

1934

See also: Oregon 1934 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Hydroelectric energy; Administrative organization	Authorize the state to develop hydroelectricity and create a nonpartisan commission to manage the development.	d	124,518 (47%)	139,283 (53%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Property; Taxes	Limit taxable property assessments and total state taxes.	d	100,565 (38%)	161,644 (62%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Business regulations; Complementary and alternative healthcare	Allow healing arts professionals to be licensed as physicians, surgeons, and practitioners.	d	70,626 (27%)	191,836 (73%)

May 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require a two-thirds vote in counties to authorize more than $5,000 of debt for roads and to issue bonds in amount equal to the amount of its outstanding warrants.	d	83,424 (46%)	96,629 (54%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Criminal trials	Provide that any accused person may choose to waive trial by jury and consent to be tried by the judge of the court alone.	a	117,446 (58%)	83,430 (42%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Healthcare facility funding	Authorize the construction and operation of a tuberculosis hospital in Multnomah County.	a	104,459 (51%)	98,815 (49%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Healthcare facility funding	Authorize the construction and operation of an "insane hospital" in Multnomah County.	d	92,575 (46%)	108,816 (54%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes; Education	Increase the sales tax by 1.5% and appropriate such revenues to school districts.	d	64,677 (29%)	156,182 (71%)

1933

See also: Oregon 1933 ballot measures

July 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Alcohol laws; Federal government issues	Refer a question to voters asking if the delegates to the constitutional convention should ratify or reject the proposal to repeal the 18th Amendment.	a	136,713 (65%)	72,854 (35%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Veterans policy	Provide that the state pay no more cash bonuses and make no more bonus loans, and authorize bond refunds within constitutional limits.	a	113,267 (60%)	75,476 (40%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	County and municipal governance	Authorize county voters to adopt a manager-led form of county government.	d	66,425 (36%)	117,148 (64%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Civil and criminal trials	Provide for prosecution of public offenses by information of district attorney instead of by indictment.	d	67,192 (38%)	110,755 (62%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Bond issues; County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Ballot measure process	Require a two-thirds vote of electors for municipal corporations to issue bonds	d	82,996 (48%)	91,671 (52%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Bond issues; Energy	Provide for the issuance and sale of bonds to provide money for the state power fund.	d	73,756 (41%)	106,153 (59%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes	Tax sales of tangible personal property and personal service.	d	45,603 (21%)	167,512 (79%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 314-315	Alcohol laws	Repeal the state constitutional amendment prohibiting alcohol.	a	143,044 (66%)	72,745 (34%)
VR	Measure Nos. 316-317	Food policy; Food and beverage taxes	Tax the sale of oleomargarine and distribute the proceeds to counties for poverty relief.	d	66,880 (32%)	144,542 (68%)

1932

See also: Oregon 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Require voters on issues of bonds and taxes to be taxpayers.	a	189,321 (60%)	124,160 (40%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Civil and criminal trials	Allow an accused person for non-capital offenses to relinquish their right to trial by jury and to be tried by the judge alone.	a	191,042 (63%)	111,872 (37%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Taxes	Limit the amount of tax levied to be no more than the total amount levied in any one year of the previous three years plus six percent.	a	149,833 (55%)	121,852 (45%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Food policy; Food and beverage taxes	Levy a 10-cent per pound tax on oleomargarine and require a $5 annual license fee for oleomargarine sellers and distributors.	d	131,273 (40%)	200,496 (60%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Fisheries and fishing regulations; Business regulations	Prohibit commercial fishing on the Rogue River, its tributaries, and around its mouth.	d	127,445 (41%)	180,527 (59%)
VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Appropriate $681,173 for the Oregon State Agricultural College, the University of Oregon, and three normal schools.	d	58,076 (20%)	237,218 (80%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Alcohol laws	Repeal the state’s alcohol prohibition law.	a	206,619 (60%)	138,775 (40%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Transportation; Taxes	Allow the State Highway Commission to research and determine the cost per unit of traffic, highway construction and maintenance, and vehicle classification to adjust license fees.	d	151,790 (46%)	180,609 (54%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Education	Consolidate the University of Oregon and Oregon State Agricultural College into Oregon State University in Corvallis and the state's normal schools into Oregon State Teachers' College in Eugene, and establish Junior Colleges in Ashland and La Grande.	d	47,275 (14%)	292,486 (86%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 318-319	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes	Subject the power of the state, counties, municipalities, and districts to tax and incur debt to regulations and restrictions provided by the law.	d	99,171 (38%)	162,552 (62%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Taxes; Administration of government	Create a non-salaried Tax Supervising and Conservation Board for each county to review budgets and regulate tax levies.	d	117,940 (43%)	154,206 (57%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 322-323	Taxes; Property	Reduce property taxes by increasing taxes from 5% to 8% on net personal incomes exceeding $5,000 and decrease tax exemptions.	d	144,502 (47%)	162,468 (53%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 324-325	Water; Energy	Require hydroelectric development to be administered by the state and distribute and sell energy produced within the state.	a	168,937 (56%)	130,494 (44%)

1930

See also: Oregon 1930 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Bond issues; Water irrigation policy	Repeal irrigation and drainage districts' authority to issue and sell bonds.	a	96,061 (56%)	74,892 (44%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	State executive official measures; Administration of government	Create an executive state cabinet appointed by the governor and approved by the senate.	d	51,248 (27%)	135,412 (73%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Veterans policy	Expand eligibility for state loans under the soldiers' bonus law to include Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, and Boxer Rebellion veterans.	d	92,602 (48%)	101,785 (52%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Property; Taxes	Amend Article I to allow the legislature to classify and subclassify property, including motor vehicles, for taxation purposes	d	71,557 (38%)	115,480 (62%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes; Property	Amend Article IX to allow the legislature to classify and subclassify property, including motor vehicles, for taxation purposes	d	63,683 (36%)	111,441 (64%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	State legislatures measures	Authorize the process of filling vacancies in the state legislature to be determined by law.	a	85,836 (53%)	76,455 (47%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 312-313	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Fix the compensation of legislators at $500 for a two-year term, with presiding officers receiving one-half more.	d	70,937 (40%)	108,070 (60%)
VR	Measure Nos. 314-315	State judiciary	Add two circuit court judges to the fourth judicial district in Multnomah County.	d	39,770 (22%)	137,549 (78%)
VR	Measure Nos. 316-317	Taxes	Establish a progressive state net income tax and provide exemptions to such tax.	a	105,189 (52%)	95,207 (48%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 318-319	Tobacco laws	Prohibit the manufacturing, advertisement, sale, purchase, or possession of cigarettes and provide punishments for violations.	d	54,231 (26%)	156,265 (74%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 320-321	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit fishing in the Rogue River, except with rod, line, and hooks.	d	96,596 (49%)	99,490 (51%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 322-323	State executive official measures	Create the office of the lieutenant governor, who will serve as senate president, appoint senate committee, and act as governor in the governor's absence.	d	92,707 (49%)	95,277 (51%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 324-325	Energy; Water; Utility policy	Authorize the creation of utility districts for the purpose of supplying water and electric energy.	a	117,776 (58%)	84,778 (42%)

1928

See also: Oregon 1928 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Transportation; Taxes	Increase gasoline tax from three to five cents and authorize up to one-fifth of such revenues to assist counties in state market road construction.	d	71,824 (27%)	198,798 (73%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Transportation; Taxes	Base license fees on the weight of vehicles and abolish operating fees on motor carriers.	d	98,248 (36%)	174,219 (64%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Taxes	Levy an annual progressive state net income tax upon all people and corporations in the state, and provide exemptions for the tax.	d	118,696 (47%)	132,961 (53%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 306-307	State legislatures measures	Prohibit the legislature from declaring an emergency and repealing voter-approved laws without referring the repeal to the people.	d	108,230 (47%)	124,200 (53%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Environment; Water	Declare the natural preservation of the Deschutes River watershed, except the White River, from private commercial interests.	d	78,317 (33%)	157,398 (67%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Environment; Water	Declare the natural preservation of the Rogue River watershed from private commercial interests.	d	79,028 (34%)	156,009 (66%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Environment; Water	Declare the natural preservation of the Umpqua River from private commercial interests.	d	76,108 (33%)	154,345 (67%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Environment; Water	Declare the natural preservation of the McKenzie River from private commercial interests.	d	77,974 (34%)	153,418 (66%)

1927

See also: Oregon 1927 ballot measures

June 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Race and ethnicity issues; Race and suffrage	Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No negro, Chinaman or mulatto shall have the right of suffrage"	a	69,373 (62%)	41,887 (38%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Taxes; Education	Authorize school districts with over 100,000 people to levy taxes to support and maintain the school district upon voter approval.	d	46,784 (46%)	55,817 (54%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Civil and criminal trials	Charge a person who waives indictment for a crime or misdemeanor before any circuit court judge.	a	64,956 (63%)	38,774 (37%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Salaries of government officials	Set legislator compensation at $10 per day for sessions, totaling $400 per session, with extra compensation for presiding officers.	d	28,380 (26%)	81,215 (74%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Voter registration	Require voters to be registered to vote.	a	55,802 (53%)	49,682 (47%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	Salaries of government officials	Determine compensation of state and county elected officials by law, rather than amendment, and prohibit salary increases during a term.	d	46,999 (43%)	61,838 (57%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 312-313	Local government organization	Allow cities with a population over 100,000 situated within a county to consolidate in that county.	d	41,309 (42%)	57,613 (58%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 314-315	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Authorize counties with over 200,000 people to issue bonds to construct a veterans’ memorial and armory building in eligible cities.	d	25,180 (24%)	80,476 (76%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 316-317	Taxes	Authorize property taxes not exceeding $3,500 plus 6% and limit annual tax increases to 6%.	d	19,393 (19%)	84,697 (81%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Taxes	Levy an annual progressive net income tax on people and corporations in the state and provide for tax exemptions.	d	48,745 (42%)	67,039 (58%)
VR	Measure Nos. 320-321	Administration of government; Taxes	Authorize the state tax commission to supervise assessment and enforce tax laws throughout the state.	d	31,957 (31%)	70,871 (69%)
VR	Measure Nos. 322-323	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit the taking of and fishing for salmon and other food fish in Nestucca Bay, except with hook and line or angling.	a	53,684 (53%)	47,552 (47%)

1926

See also: Oregon 1926 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	Authorize Klamath County, with majority vote, to issue bonds equal to the amount of warrants owed.	a	81,954 (55%)	68,128 (45%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Taxes	Permit the Board of Directors of the Portland School District to levy a tax up to $900,000 beyond the six percent constitutional limit.	d	54,624 (36%)	99,125 (64%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional wording changes	Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No free negro or mulatto, not residing in this state at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall come, reside, or be within this state, or hold any real estate, or make any contracts, or maintain any suit therein"	a	108,332 (63%)	64,954 (37%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Taxes	Prohibit state tax on inheritances or incomes.	d	59,442 (33%)	121,973 (67%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Education	Establish a normal school in Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon, known as “The Western Oregon Normal School and College.”	d	47,878 (28%)	124,811 (72%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Education	Establish a state normal school in one of the state’s eastern counties, known as “The Eastern Oregon State Normal School.”	a	101,327 (56%)	80,084 (44%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 312-313	Recall process	Fill recalled officials' resulting vacancy immediately instead of requiring two votes at the same recall election.	a	100,324 (62%)	61,307 (38%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 314-315	County and municipal governance; Bond issues; Taxes	Authorize Curry County, upon county voters’ approval, to issue bonds or levy taxes to pay the county’s warrants.	a	78,823 (56%)	61,472 (44%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 316-317	Elections and campaigns	Authorize the governor to make appointments to fill official vacancies until the next general election.	a	100,397 (65%)	54,474 (35%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 318-319	County and municipal governance; Bond issues	Authorize Klamath County and Clackamas County to issue bonds, upon approval of county voters, to pay the counties’ warrants.	a	75,229 (55%)	61,718 (45%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Healthcare facility funding	Provide for the establishment, construction, equipment, maintenance, and operation of a tuberculosis hospital east of the Cascade Mountains.	a	131,296 (73%)	48,490 (27%)
VR	Measure Nos. 322-323	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Require retailers to pay an excise tax on the sale of tobacco smoking products.	d	62,254 (34%)	123,208 (66%)
VR	Measure Nos. 324-325	Taxes; Transportation	Levy a license tax on vehicles using public highways to transport for business purposes, appropriating revenues for highways.	a	99,746 (56%)	78,685 (44%)
VR	Measure Nos. 326-327	Taxes	Appropriate 10% of state board and commission revenues from fees, licenses, and taxes to the state general fund.	d	46,389 (32%)	97,460 (68%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 328-329	Property; Taxes	Levy an annual progressive or graduated income tax and allow for property tax deductions.	d	50,199 (29%)	122,512 (71%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 330-331	Taxes; Transportation	Require an annual operating license fee for commercial busses and trucks on public highways, appropriating revenues to public highways.	d	76,164 (45%)	94,533 (55%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 332-333	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit the use of fish wheels, traps, seines, and gills nets of more than 250 fathoms to catching fish in the Columbia River.	a	102,119 (58%)	73,086 (42%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 334-335	Taxes	Implement an annual progressive or graduated state income tax for individuals and corporations in the state.	d	83,991 (47%)	93,997 (53%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 336-337	Energy; Water; Administration of government	Create the Oregon Water and Power Board with the authority to conserve, develop, and distribute electric energy and water.	d	35,313 (19%)	147,092 (81%)

1924

See also: Oregon 1924 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Require the ability to read and write to vote.	a	184,031 (79%)	48,645 (21%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Transportation	Deem roads and waterways for the transportation of natural resources as public use and necessary for development.	a	134,071 (67%)	65,133 (33%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Veterans policy	Provide a cash bonus or loan to World War I and Spanish-American War veterans.	a	131,199 (59%)	92,446 (41%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Food policy; Business regulations	Prohibit the manufacture and sale of butter substitutes composed of vegetable fat, non-pure milk, and adulterated milk.	d	91,597 (37%)	157,324 (63%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Complementary and alternative healthcare	Authorize and regulate the practice of naturopathy.	d	75,159 (38%)	122,839 (62%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 310-311	Workers' compensation laws	Establish workers' compensation for employees in hazardous occupations.	d	73,270 (33%)	151,862 (67%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes	Repeal the state's income tax.	a	123,799 (53%)	111,055 (47%)

1923

See also: Oregon 1923 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Taxes	Levy and collect a net income tax on individuals, partnerships and corporations residing, incorporated or doing business within the state of Oregon.	a	58,647 (50%)	58,131 (50%)

1922

See also: Oregon 1922 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Taxes; County and municipal governance	Require an annual tax levy in Linn County until all county warrants are paid.	a	89,177 (61%)	57,049 (39%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes	Require an annual tax levy in Linn County and permit the issuance of bonds in Benton County to pay all county warrants.	a	86,547 (62%)	53,844 (38%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Property taxes	Authorize a single land tax in lieu of all other state taxes	d	39,231 (23%)	132,021 (77%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Public economic investment policy; Taxes	Authorize Portland, Oregon to raise $3,000,000 by levying a special tax over three years to hold an exhibition on state resources, commerce, industries and statewide economic advantages.	d	82,837 (46%)	95,587 (54%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Education	Require children between eight and sixteen to attend public school with exceptions based on age, health and access to a parent or private teacher		115,506 (53%)	103,685 (47%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Taxes	Establish a graduated annual income tax	d	54,803 (33%)	112,197 (67%)

1921

See also: Oregon 1921 ballot measures

June 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Limit legislative sessions to 60 days, special sessions to 20 days, compensate members at $5 per day, and prohibit introducing bills, except for appropriations and defense, after the 40th day	d	42,924 (37%)	72,596 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Authorize the issuance and sale of bonds to raise money to be loaned to Oregonian veterans of World War I.	a	88,219 (70%)	37,866 (30%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	State executive official measures	Empower the governor to veto provisions in bills which declare emergencies.	a	62,621 (58%)	45,537 (42%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Family-related policy	Require a health examination by a physician for both marriage license applicants, with failure prohibiting marriage unless one or both applicants are rendered sterile.	d	56,858 (46%)	65,793 (54%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Jury rules; Sex and gender issues	Permit women to serve as jurors and require at least half of the trial jury to be women in cases involving minors.	a	59,882 (50%)	59,265 (50%)

1920

See also: Oregon 1920 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Absentee and mail voting; Election administration and governance; Military service policy	Require compulsory voting and registration	d	61,258 (32%)	131,603 (68%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	Limit regular legislative sessions to sixty working days and extra sessions to twenty days, with each legislator receiving up to $300 per regular session.	d	80,342 (48%)	85,524 (52%)
VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Food policy; Business regulations; Food and beverage taxes	Regulate the manufacturing and sale of oleomargarine and butter substitutes	d	67,101 (36%)	119,126 (64%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Property taxes	Authorize a single land tax in lieu of all other state taxes	d	37,283 (20%)	147,426 (80%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance	Increase the term length from two years to four years for county clerks, treasurers, sheriffs, coroners, and surveyors.	a	97,854 (55%)	80,983 (45%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Administration of government; Water; Transportation	Allow the Port of Portland, under the Dock Commission, to purchase properties, dispose of dredged materials, and operate lines of transportation to promote water commerce and issue bonds.	d	80,493 (49%)	84,830 (51%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 312-313	Public education governance; Vaccinations and disease policy	Remove requirements for vaccination or other medication as a condition for attendance at any public educational institution.	d	63,018 (33%)	127,570 (67%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 314-315	Banking policy; Business regulations	Provide for a fixed four percent legal interest rate on all moneys and, on contract, agreeing parties may have a five percent rate of interest.	d	28,976 (15%)	158,673 (85%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Create a refuge for native waterfowl in memory of President Theodore Roosevelt.	d	78,961 (42%)	107,383 (58%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 318-319	State legislatures measures	Establish a biennial legislature session divided into 40-day periods for introducing and considering legislation, followed by a 10-day period for final legislation consideration.	d	57,791 (36%)	101,179 (64%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Administration of government; Business regulations	Create a State Market Commission to assist in economic product distribution, market disputes resolution, and storage inspection.	d	51,605 (30%)	119,464 (70%)

May 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Eminent domain policy; Transportation	Declare road usage for transporting raw products and natural resources as a public use, allowing eminent domain to acquire land for roadways.	a	100,256 (74%)	35,655 (26%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase permitted indebtedness for constructing and maintaining permanent roads from two to four percent of total property value.	a	93,392 (67%)	46,084 (33%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Death penalty	Restore the death penalty for first degree murder, except when the jury recommends life imprisonment.	a	81,756 (56%)	64,589 (44%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	Allow Crook County and Curry County to issue bonds to fund warrants, not exceeding two percent of the assessed property value.	a	72,378 (66%)	36,699 (34%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	State executive official measures	Designate the Senate president as the governor’s successor in cases of vacancy or incapacity, with the Speaker of the House serving if both were unable, until the next general biennial election	a	78,241 (58%)	56,946 (42%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Education; Taxes	Levy a 3.2 mills tax for the Oregon agricultural college and the University of Oregon and a .06 mill tax for Oregon Normal Schools for salaries, buildings, repairs, and equipment.	a	102,722 (69%)	46,577 (31%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Education; Taxes; Veterans policy	Levy a two-tenths of one mill tax for educational aid to military veterans, beyond existing provisions.	a	91,294 (64%)	50,482 (36%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Taxes; Education	Levy a two mill property tax to support and maintain public elementary schools.	a	110,263 (74%)	39,593 (26%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Taxes; Education	Levy a one-sixth of a mill tax to construct and equip a school for the blind and an annual one-twenty-fifth of a mill tax for its maintenance.	a	115,337 (79%)	30,739 (21%)

1919

See also: Oregon 1919 ballot measures

June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Transportation; County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase the limit on the amount of debt that counties could incur to construct roads	a	49,728 (60%)	33,561 (40%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	County and municipal governance; Healthcare	Permit industrial and reconstruction hospitals to be located outside of a county's seat of government without approval from voters.	d	38,204 (48%)	40,707 (52%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Water irrigation policy; Bond issues	Provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds for the creation of irrigation and drainage districts.	a	43,010 (54%)	35,948 (46%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Bond issues	Provide for the bond issuance and sale of $5,000,000 to promote reconstruction, reclamation and land settlement projects.	d	39,130 (49%)	40,580 (51%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	State executive official measures	Establish the office of lieutenant governor, serving as senate president and governor in case of a vacant seat.	d	32,653 (41%)	46,861 (59%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Transportation	Appropriate $2.5 million to construct the Roosevelt Coast Military Highway	a	56,966 (66%)	29,159 (34%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Bond issues	Issue $5,000,000 in bonds for constructing hospitals, college buildings, armories, a penitentiary, land settlement, reclaiming arid, swamped, and logged land, and aiding settlement for honorably discharged military.	d	37,294 (47%)	42,792 (53%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Education; Veterans policy	Allow honorably discharged soldiers to attend any public or private educational institution in Oregon with their necessary expenses covered by the state.	a	49,158 (59%)	33,513 (41%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Taxes; Transportation	Provide for the construction of state market roads, funded through an annual tax levy on all taxable property.	a	53,191 (65%)	28,039 (35%)

1918

See also: Oregon 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Taxes; Education	Appropriate $250,000 to establish the "Southern Oregon Normal School" at Ashland and the "Eastern Oregon Normal School" east of the Cascade Mountains.	d	49,935 (43%)	66,070 (57%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Family-related policy; Public assistance programs	Appropriate $200,000 to establish "The Home for State Wards" for "dependent, delinquent and defective" children.	d	43,441 (40%)	65,299 (60%)
VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit seine or set-net south fishing in the Rogue River and prohibit fishing, except with hook and line, south and west of the mouth of the river.	d	45,511 (48%)	50,227 (52%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Enact commercial fishing regulations on the Willamette River.	a	55,555 (58%)	40,908 (42%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes	Require individuals with delinquent taxes to be sent a written notice of their unpaid taxes.	a	66,652 (62%)	41,594 (38%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Administration of government; Business regulations	Set compensation for publications of legal notices.	a	50,073 (54%)	41,816 (46%)
CRSS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes	Increase the state tax levy to manage debts incurred by the maintenance of various state institutions and departments.	d	41,364 (42%)	56,974 (58%)

1917

See also: Oregon 1917 ballot measures

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize municipalities to incur debt to develop water transportation lines between ports and establish inland river transportation with a majority vote.	a	67,445 (55%)	54,864 (45%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	Limit the number of bills introduced in the legislature and increase the pay of members of the legislature.	d	22,276 (18%)	103,238 (82%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Administration of government	Prohibit constitutional amendments from implying the repeal of any part of the constitution without explicitly repealing it.	d	37,187 (34%)	72,445 (66%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes; Property	Classify all property for uniform taxation of the same class, adopt uniform assessment and taxation rules, and omit the requirement of equally taxing all property without classification.	a	62,118 (54%)	53,245 (46%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	County and municipal governance; Elections and campaigns	Require municipalities to synchronize their elections with state election cycles and adjust elected officials' terms to align with state election cycles.	a	83,630 (66%)	42,296 (34%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Prison and jail funding; Tax and revenue administration	Authorize the Oregon Board of Control to construct a new State Penitentiary, funded by a state tax levy	d	46,666 (35%)	86,165 (65%)
BI	Measure Nos. 314-315	Transportation; Bond issues	Authorize the State Highway Commission to raise money for building roads by selling bonds of the state of Oregon.	a	77,316 (55%)	63,803 (45%)

1916

See also: Oregon 1916 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	State executive official measures	Authorize the Governor to veto single items in appropriation bills.	a	141,773 (73%)	53,207 (27%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Taxes	Exempt all ships and vessels of fifty tons or more capacity from taxation until January 1, 1935.	a	119,652 (65%)	65,410 (35%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Race and suffrage; Race and ethnicity issues	Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No negro, Chinaman or mulatto shall have the right of suffrage"	d	100,027 (50%)	100,701 (50%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Taxes; Property	Levy taxes on land rent, provide a system of credits for home builders, and ensure exclusive possession of land for every person.	d	43,390 (22%)	154,980 (78%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Education; Taxes	Levy a one twenty-fifth of a mill property tax to support and maintain a State Normal School at Pendleton, Umatilla County.	d	96,829 (47%)	109,523 (53%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Vaccinations and disease policy	Prohibit compulsory vaccination, inoculation, and other similar treatments for the prevention or cure of diseases.	d	99,745 (50%)	100,119 (50%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Sunday regulations	Repeal the law prohibiting most types of stores from opening on Sundays.	a	125,836 (57%)	93,076 (43%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 314-315	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Legalize the manufacturing and sale of fermented malt liquors containing four percent or less alcohol.	d	85,973 (38%)	140,599 (62%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 316-317	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Ban the importation of intoxicating liquors from outside of Oregon.	a	114,932 (51%)	109,671 (49%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 318-319	Bond issues; Agriculture policy	Create a Rural Credits Fund to offer five percent interest loans to purchase land, livestock, and equipment and improve farming infrastructure.	a	107,488 (56%)	83,887 (44%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 320-321	Taxes	Provide limitations for state and county tax levies and county indebtedness.	a	99,536 (54%)	84,031 (46%)

1914

See also: Oregon 1914 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Citizenship voting requirements	Require voters to be citizens of the United States of America.	a	164,879 (81%)	39,847 (19%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	State executive official measures	Create the office of the Lieutenant Governor and provide a line of succession to the governorship.	d	52,040 (27%)	143,804 (73%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Local government organization	Permit county-city consolidation in a county that contains a city with over 100,000 inhabitants.	d	77,392 (43%)	103,194 (57%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water irrigation policy	Allow the state to incur more than $50,000 of debt to build and maintain roads, construct irrigation, and develop land and projects.	d	49,759 (27%)	135,550 (73%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes	Omit the requirement that “all taxation shall be equal and uniform.”	d	59,206 (34%)	116,490 (66%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	Taxes	Change existing rules on uniform taxation by authorizing property classification for taxation purposes and specific taxes on income.	d	52,362 (30%)	122,704 (70%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Education; Taxes	Levy a one-fortieth of a mill property tax for the construction and maintenance of the Southern Oregon State Normal School at Ashland, Jackson County.	d	84,041 (43%)	109,643 (57%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 314-315	County and municipal governance	Allow towns, cities, or municipalities to merge into an adjoining city or town through a vote by by the interested electors.	a	96,116 (55%)	77,671 (45%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 316-317	Education; Taxes	Levy a one-fortieth of a mill property tax for the construction and maintenance of the Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Weston, Umatilla County.	d	87,450 (45%)	105,345 (55%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 318-319	Salaries of government officials	Establish compensation for state legislators at five dollars per working day and ten cents per mile for traveling.	d	41,087 (22%)	146,278 (78%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 320-321	Working hours regulations	Mandate that no person should be required to work more than eight hours per day or forty-eight hours per week.	d	49,360 (23%)	167,888 (77%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 322-323	Working hours regulations; Gender-based labor regulations; Sex and gender issues	Require employers to install ventilation in work rooms over 80°F and mandate eight-hour workdays for women.	d	88,480 (42%)	120,296 (58%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 324-325	State judiciary; Elections and campaigns	Prohibit party nominations for judges and allow candidates to run by filing a petition signed by one percent of eligible district voters.	d	74,323 (41%)	107,263 (59%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 326-327	Taxes; Property	Exempt personal property and land improvements, such as dwellings and furniture and goods, from taxation up to $1,500.	d	65,495 (32%)	136,193 (68%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 328-329	Transportation; Water	Prohibit the sale of of navigable waterway beds and authorize the construction and leasing of municipal docks.	d	67,128 (37%)	114,564 (63%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 330-331	Local government organization; Ports and harbors	Allow municipalities to build, manage, and maintain wharves, docks, and piers, and lease submerged lands for private construction.	d	67,110 (38%)	111,113 (62%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 332-333	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Prohibit intoxicating liquor manufacture and sale, except upon prescription or for scientific, mechanical, or religious purposes.	a	136,842 (58%)	100,362 (42%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 334-335	Death penalty	Abolish the death penalty for murder committed and fix life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for any crime.	a	100,522 (50%)	100,395 (50%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 336-337	Taxes	Establish a graduated tax on realty and distribute tax revenues to county schools and libraries and other county expenses.	d	59,186 (32%)	124,943 (68%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 338-339	Administration of government	Consolidate the office of the Corporation Commissioner with the office of the Insurance Commissioner.	d	55,469 (32%)	120,154 (68%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 340-341	Business regulations	Allow people with “reputable” dental college degrees or out-of-state dental licenses to practice dentistry in Oregon.	d	92,722 (46%)	110,404 (54%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 342-343	County and municipal governance	Extend the term length for county officers from two years to four years.	d	82,841 (44%)	107,039 (56%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 344-345	Taxes	Require the Governor to appoint a five-member tax code commission to prepare and present a new tax code to the legislature.	d	34,436 (19%)	143,468 (81%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 346-347	Administration of government	Abolish the Desert Land Board and the State Water board and transfer its powers and duties to the State Land Board and the State Water Commissioner.	d	32,701 (19%)	143,366 (81%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 348-349	State legislatures measures; Elections and campaigns; Proportional representation	Enact a system for electing sixty state legislators	d	39,740 (22%)	137,116 (78%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 350-351	State legislative structure	Eliminate the Oregon Senate, making the legislature unicameral	d	62,376 (34%)	123,429 (66%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 352-353	Administrative organization	Create a Department of Industry and Public Works under the State Labor Commissioner to provide jobs for unemployed citizens.	d	57,859 (31%)	126,201 (69%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 354-355	Elections and campaigns	Authorize the election of delegates by voters to recommend candidates at primary nominating conventions.	d	25,058 (14%)	153,638 (86%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 356-357	Taxes; Property	Provide equal assessment and taxation of all property with a $300 exemption, and exempt municipal, educational, literacy, scientific, religious, and charitable properties.	d	43,280 (24%)	140,507 (76%)

1913

See also: Oregon 1913 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Create a state university building repair fund to provide funds for repairs and additions to state university buildings.	a	56,659 (58%)	40,600 (42%)
VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Provide $100,000 for the construction and furnishing of a modern fire-proof administration and classroom building for the University of Oregon.	a	53,569 (55%)	43,014 (45%)
VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Constitutional rights; Law enforcement	Authorize the performance of sterilization surgeries for "habitual criminals, moral degenerates, and sexual perverts."	d	41,767 (44%)	53,319 (56%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	State judiciary; Salaries of government officials	Provide a district attorney for each county in the state and set their salaries.	a	54,179 (59%)	38,159 (41%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Labor and unions	Create the State Industrial Accident Commission and establish an industrial accident fund.	a	67,814 (70%)	28,608 (30%)

1912

See also: Oregon 1912 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	a	61,265 (52%)	57,104 (48%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	State executive official measures	Create the office of Lieutenant Governor and provide a line of succession to the governorship.	d	50,562 (45%)	61,644 (55%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Taxes	Provide for a uniform taxation, except on property, and collect taxes for county and municipal purposes as distinct from state purposes.	d	51,582 (48%)	56,671 (52%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Property; Taxes	Permit different tax rates for different classes of property and provide that taxation must be uniform within each separate class.	d	52,045 (49%)	54,483 (51%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes	Repeal counties' ability regulate taxation and prohibit the legislature from declaring an emergency in tax regulation.	a	63,881 (58%)	47,150 (42%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Require constitutional amendments to receive a majority of all votes cast, not just those for the measure.	d	32,934 (32%)	70,325 (68%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 312-313	Banking policy	Hold stockholders liable to pay depositors an amount equal to their held stock and what they originally paid for the stock.	a	82,981 (79%)	21,738 (21%)
VR	Measure Nos. 314-315	Business regulations	Grant the Railroad Commission power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate every public service corporation and utility in Oregon.	a	65,985 (62%)	40,956 (38%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	County and municipal governance	Create a new county, named Cascade County	d	26,463 (27%)	71,239 (73%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Higher education governance; Taxes	Create a Board of Regents to govern the University of Oregon and the State Agricultural College	d	48,701 (46%)	57,279 (54%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 322-323	Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Require a ballot initiative to receive a majority of all votes cast in an election, rather than a majority of votes specifically for the initiative	d	35,721 (34%)	68,861 (66%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 324-325	Bond issues; Transportation	Allow counties to issue bonds for the construction of permanent roads	d	49,699 (47%)	56,713 (53%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 326-327	Administration of government; Transportation	Create a State Highway Department with a $12,000 budget and appoint a State Highway Engineer with a $3,600 salary.	d	23,872 (22%)	83,846 (78%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 328-329	Salaries of government officials; Administration of government	Move the effective date of the creation of the State Printing Board to December 1, 1912 and fix the salary of the State Printer at $4,000 and the Secretary of the Board at $2,000.	d	34,793 (33%)	69,542 (67%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 330-331	Administration of government; Business regulations	Create the Office of Hotel Inspector and provide for their duties and salary.	d	16,910 (16%)	91,995 (84%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 332-333	Working hours regulations	Require laborers employed by the state, county, school district, or municipality to work no more than an eight-hour day.	a	64,508 (57%)	48,078 (43%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 334-335	Business regulations	Regulate corporations selling corporate stocks and securities to protect stocks purchasers and establish a corporation department.	d	48,765 (46%)	57,293 (54%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 336-337	Prison work regulations	Prohibit private firms from employing state prisoners, except for public projects.	a	73,800 (66%)	37,492 (34%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 338-339	Prison work regulations	Prohibit private firms from employing county, city, or town prisoners, except for public projects.	a	71,367 (65%)	37,731 (35%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 340-341	Bond issues; Transportation; Administration of government	Create the State Road Board, authorize bond sales to build public roads, and create the office of State Highway Commissioner.	d	30,897 (29%)	75,590 (71%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 342-343	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Prohibit the state from increasing its indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property of the state.	a	59,452 (58%)	43,447 (42%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 344-345	Bond issues	Authorize counties to issue twenty-year bonds for road construction and county courts to levy taxes to pay bond interest.	d	43,611 (42%)	60,210 (58%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 346-347	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Prohibit counties from increasing their indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property within the county.	a	57,258 (57%)	43,858 (43%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 348-349	County and municipal governance	Provide methods for the creation and organization of new counties and municipalities	d	40,199 (41%)	56,992 (59%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 350-351	Income taxes	Implement a graduated income tax.	d	52,702 (50%)	52,948 (50%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 352-353	Property tax exemptions	Exempt household furniture, domestic fixtures, and household goods in use at home, clothing, watches, jewelry, and similar personal objects from taxation	a	60,357 (54%)	51,826 (46%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 354-355	Taxes	Exempt all debts, public stocks and securities, bonds, and warrants and moneys due to the state from taxation.	d	42,491 (39%)	66,540 (61%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 356-357	Taxes	Revise state inheritance tax laws, reclassify rates, and transfer administrative authority to the State Tax Commission.	d	38,609 (38%)	63,839 (62%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 358-359	Transportation; Business regulations	Regulate freight rates on carload type and weight	a	58,306 (56%)	45,534 (44%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 360-361	Bond issues; Transportation; County and municipal governance	Authorize county courts to issue and sell bonds to build and maintain roads within the county with voter approval.	d	38,568 (38%)	63,481 (62%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 362-363	Proportional representation; State legislative term limits; State legislative structure	Create a 60-member unicameral legislature with proportional representation	d	31,020 (30%)	71,183 (70%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 364-365	Taxes; Property	Implement graduated taxes for franchises, lands, and other natural resources exceeding $10,000 and exempt personal property.	d	31,534 (28%)	82,015 (72%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 366-367	Death penalty	Abolish the death penalty in Oregon.	d	41,951 (39%)	64,578 (61%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 368-369	Labor disputes and strikes	Prohibit boycotting or picketing any industry, workshop, store, business, or factory.	d	49,826 (45%)	60,560 (55%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 370-371	Property	Prohibit public speech gatherings in cities or towns on public streets, parks, or lands without a written permit from the mayor.	d	48,987 (44%)	62,532 (56%)
VR	Measure Nos. 372-373	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Appropriate $175,000 to build an administration building for the University of Oregon and $153,259 for repairs and improvements.	d	29,437 (27%)	78,985 (73%)
VR	Measure Nos. 374-375	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Appropriate $175,000 to construct and furnish a modern fire-proof library and museum at the University of Oregon.	d	27,310 (26%)	79,376 (74%)

1910

See also: Oregon 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 1	Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues	Provide for suffrage for women taxpayers in state constitution	d	35,270 (37%)	59,065 (63%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Healthcare facility funding	Authorize the construction and maintenance of an "insane asylum" to be called "The Eastern Oregon State Hospital."	a	50,134 (55%)	41,504 (45%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	State constitutional conventions	Call for a constitutional convention to take place in October 1911 and elect its delegates.	d	23,143 (28%)	59,974 (72%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures	Create separate districts for the election of each state senator and each state representative.	d	24,000 (31%)	54,252 (69%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes	Repeal uniform taxation requirement and mandate taxes only for public purposes, with no surrender or suspension of taxation power.	d	37,619 (48%)	40,172 (52%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	Taxes; Transportation	Authorize the creation of railroad districts and railroad purchase, construction, and related taxes.	d	32,884 (42%)	46,070 (58%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes; Property	Exempt property from uniform taxation and allow property to be categorized into classes and taxed.	d	31,629 (43%)	41,692 (57%)
VR	Measure Nos. 314-315	State judiciary; Salaries of government officials	Require Baker County to pay the Judge of the Eighth Judicial District an additional $1,000 in addition to the judge's annual salary.	d	13,161 (16%)	71,503 (84%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	County and municipal governance	Create the County of Nesmith out of the northern part of Douglas County and the southern part of Lane County.	d	22,866 (27%)	60,951 (73%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Education; Taxes	Provide state support for the Oregon State Normal School at Monmouth, Polk County.	a	50,191 (56%)	40,044 (44%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 320-321	County and municipal governance	Create the County of Otis out of territory included in Harney County, Malheur County, and Grant County.	d	17,426 (22%)	62,016 (78%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 322-323	County and municipal governance	Annex the northern part of Clackamas County to Multnomah County, Oregon.	d	16,250 (19%)	69,002 (81%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 322-323	County and municipal governance	Create the County of Orchard out of the northeastern portion of Umatilla County, Oregon.	d	15,664 (20%)	62,712 (80%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 324-325	County and municipal governance	Create the County of Williams out of a portion of Lane County and Douglas County.	d	14,508 (18%)	64,090 (82%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 326-327	Taxes; County and municipal governance	Allow counties to regulate taxation, regardless of constitutional restrictions or state statutes, and abolish the poll or head tax.	a	44,171 (51%)	42,127 (49%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 328-329	Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance	Grant cities and towns the exclusive power to license, regulate, control, suppress or prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors.	a	53,321 (51%)	50,779 (49%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 330-331	Labor and unions	Require protection for persons engaged in hazardous jobs, define and extend employers' liability, and eliminate contributory negligence as defense.	a	56,258 (62%)	33,943 (38%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 334-335	County and municipal governance	Create the County of Clark out of the northern portion of Grant County, Oregon.	d	15,613 (20%)	61,704 (80%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 336-337	Education; Taxes	Provide state support for the Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Weston, Umatilla County.	d	40,898 (47%)	46,201 (53%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 338-339	County and municipal governance	Annex a portion of eastern Washington County to Multnomah County, Oregon.	d	14,047 (17%)	68,221 (83%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 340-341	Taxes; Education	Provide state support for the Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Ashton, Jackson County.	d	38,473 (44%)	48,655 (56%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 342-343	Alcohol laws	Prohibit the production, traffic, and sale of intoxicating liquors in Oregon.	d	43,540 (42%)	61,221 (58%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 344-345	Alcohol laws	Prohibit, prevent, and suppress the production, sale, exchange and possession of intoxicating liquors in Oregon.	d	42,651 (40%)	63,564 (60%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 346-347	Labor and unions	Create a Board of Commissioners to examine workplace injuries and to draft workplace liability laws for the legislature.	d	32,224 (38%)	51,719 (62%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 348-349	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit the taking of fish from the Rogue River watershed by any means, except hook and line.	a	49,712 (60%)	33,397 (40%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 350-351	County and municipal governance	Create the County of Deschutes out of the northwest portion of Crook County, Oregon.	d	17,592 (23%)	60,486 (77%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 352-353	County and municipal governance	Provide the laws to create new towns, counties, and municipal districts, including a requirement of a majority vote from the territory's legal voters.	d	37,129 (47%)	42,327 (53%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 354-355	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit counties to incur indebtedness to build permanent roads upon approval by a majority vote.	a	51,275 (61%)	32,906 (39%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 356-357	Primary election systems	Provide for voters to designate their party’s candidates for President and Vice President	a	43,353 (51%)	41,624 (49%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 358-359	Open meetings and public information; Ethics rules and commissions	Create the Board of People’s Inspectors of Government and an official state magazine for government transparency and accountability.	d	29,955 (36%)	52,538 (64%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 360-361	Elections and campaigns; Recall process; Proportional representation; Initiative and referendum process	Provide election and legislature changes, such as increasing voters' initiative, referendum, and recall powers and requiring proportional representation of the legislature.	d	37,031 (45%)	44,366 (55%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 362-363	Civil and criminal trials; State judiciary	Provide three-fourths jury verdicts in civil cases and six-year terms for state judges, prohibit re-trial without evidence, and increase the Oregon Supreme Court's jurisdiction.	a	44,538 (53%)	39,399 (47%)

1908

See also: Oregon 1908 ballot measures

June 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 9	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	36,858 (39%)	58,670 (61%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Salaries of government officials	Increase legislator compensation from $120 to $400 for regular sessions and from $3 plus mileage to $10 for special sessions.	d	19,691 (22%)	68,892 (78%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	State capitals; Administration of government	Allow state institutions to be located outside of the state capital.	a	41,975 (51%)	40,868 (49%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	State judiciary	Expand the Supreme Court to five judges and authorize the legislature to reorganize circuit courts' and county courts' powers.	d	30,243 (37%)	50,591 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Elections and campaigns	Move the general biennial election from the first Monday of June to the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.	a	65,728 (78%)	18,590 (22%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Corrections governance; Prison work regulations	Provide for the compensation of prison employees and regulate prison labor and costs of prisoners' food and boarding.	a	60,443 (67%)	30,033 (33%)
VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	Eminent domain policy; Transportation	Require railway firms to grant free transportation to state officers, county judges, and sheriffs in order to acquire land through eminent domain.	d	28,856 (33%)	59,406 (67%)
VR	Measure Nos. 312-313	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Appropriate $25,00 annually for four years to purchase land and build armories for the Oregon National Guard.	d	33,507 (38%)	54,848 (62%)
VR	Measure Nos. 314-315	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase the annual appropriation for the University of Oregon from $47,500 to $125,000.	a	44,115 (52%)	40,535 (48%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Restrict salmon and sturgeon fishing for conservation purposes.	a	46,582 (53%)	40,720 (47%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 320-321	Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance	Empower voters of every city and town to license, regulate, tax, and prohibit the sale of liquors within their municipalities.	d	39,442 (43%)	52,346 (57%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 322-323	Property tax exemptions; Agriculture policy	Provide tax exemptions for farm housing, equipment, livestock, and crops.	d	32,066 (35%)	60,871 (65%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 324-325	Elections and campaigns; Recall process	Grant voters the power to call for a special election to recall an elected official and elect the official's successor at any time.	a	58,381 (65%)	31,002 (35%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 326-327	State legislative authority; Federal government issues	Instruct legislators to vote for and elect as U.S. Senator the candidate who received the highest number of votes at the general election	a	69,668 (77%)	21,162 (23%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 328-329	Elections and campaigns; Proportional representation; Ranked-choice voting	Allow for alternative state electoral systems	a	48,868 (59%)	34,128 (41%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 330-331	Open meetings and public information; Elections and campaigns; Ethics rules and commissions	Provide campaign rules and regulations such as campaign contribution limits and punishments for corrupting use of money.	a	54,042 (63%)	31,301 (37%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 332-333	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit salmon and sturgeon fishing except by hook and line in the Columbia River and Sandy River and prohibit salmon fishing during spawning season.	a	56,130 (65%)	30,280 (35%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 334-335	Civil and criminal trials	Mandate that no person shall be charged of a crime without indictment by a grand jury and provide jury selection methods.	a	52,214 (65%)	28,487 (35%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 336-337	County and municipal governance	Create the County of Hood River out of the western portion of Wasco County in Oregon.	a	43,948 (62%)	26,778 (38%)

1906

See also: Oregon 1906 ballot measures

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Prison and jail funding; Higher education funding; School choice policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public education funding	Uphold an act that appropriated funds to maintain psychiatric hospitals; deaf, mute, and blind schools; penitentiaries; universities; agricultural colleges; and other schools	a	43,918 (62%)	26,758 (38%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	36,902 (44%)	47,075 (56%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws	Allow voters in dry counties to vote on the legality of liquor in their local municipalities.	d	35,297 (44%)	45,144 (56%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Transportation	Allow the state to purchase the Mount Hood and Barlow Road Tolls and abolish the tolls upon purchase.	d	31,525 (41%)	44,527 (59%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Ballot measure process	Provide rules for amending the state constitution.	a	47,661 (72%)	18,751 (28%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 310-311	County and municipal governance	Empower voters of every city and town to enact and amend their municipal charters.	a	52,567 (73%)	19,852 (27%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 312-313	Salaries of government officials	Allow the state legislature to regulate the compensation of the State Printer.	a	63,749 (87%)	9,571 (13%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 314-315	County and municipal governance; Initiative and referendum process	Create a referendum and initiative process for local and municipal laws.	a	47,678 (74%)	16,735 (26%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Business regulations; Ethics rules and commissions	Prohibit public firms from issuing any free or discounted pass, ticket, or service that is not also available to the general public.	a	57,281 (77%)	16,779 (23%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Transportation; Taxes	Provide a three percent license fee on the gross earnings of sleeping car, refrigerator car, and oil companies.	a	69,635 (92%)	6,441 (8%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Taxes	Provide a three percent tax and a two percent tax on the gross earnings of express companies and telephone and telegraph firms.	a	70,872 (92%)	6,360 (8%)

1904

See also: Oregon 1904 ballot measures

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance	Allow for local option elections to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors	a	43,316 (52%)	40,198 (48%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Primary election systems	Establish a direct primary system requiring party members to nominate candidates directly through primary elections	a	56,205 (77%)	16,354 (23%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 55-56	Elections and campaigns; Administration of government	Provide the state legislature with the power to set the compensation, powers, duties, and the election of the State Printer	a	45,334 (76%)	14,031 (24%)

1902

See also: Oregon 1902 ballot measures

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 105-106	Initiative and referendum process	Create a state initiative and referendum process	a	62,024 (92%)	5,668 (8%)

1900

See also: Oregon 1900 ballot measures

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 154-155	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Change the municipal debt limit from a fixed cap of $5,000 to a limit of 5% of the assessed valuation of property	d	16,147 (38%)	26,575 (62%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 156-157	State judiciary	Increase the size of the Oregon Supreme Court from three justices to five justices	d	15,208 (37%)	26,262 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 158-159	Water irrigation policy; Environment	Declare the use of land for irrigation infrastructure, including reservoirs, ditches, and flumes, as a public use	d	16,346 (39%)	25,324 (61%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 160-161	Constitutional wording changes; Race and ethnicity issues	Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No free negro or mulatto, not residing in this state at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall come, reside, or be within this state, or hold any real estate, or make any contracts, or maintain any suit therein"	d	19,074 (49%)	19,999 (51%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 162-163	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	26,265 (48%)	28,402 (52%)

1884

See also: Oregon 1884 ballot measures

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	11,223 (28%)	28,176 (72%)

See also

• Oregon Historical Ballot Measures Factbook
• 2025 ballot measures