Oregon Universal Healthcare Initiative (2016)
| Oregon Universal Healthcare Initiative | |
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| Type | Amendment |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Healthcare |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Oregon Universal Healthcare Initiative (Petition #44) was an initiated constitutional amendment proposed for the Oregon ballot on November 8, 2016.
The measure, upon voter approval, would have required the legislature to enact or refer to voters a system for universal healthcare.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The certified ballot title was as follows:[2]
| “ | Amends Constitution: Legislature shall, within two general elections, enact or refer universal health care system to voters[3] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure can be found here.
Path to the ballot
- The proposal was submitted by Charles Swanson, John G. Booker and Ruth Duemler and approved for circulation December 21, 2015.[2]
- A title was issued by the Oregon attorney general's office on November 30, 2015.[2]
- 117,578 valid signatures are required for qualification purposes.
- Supporters had until July 8, 2016, to collect the required signatures.
- No signatures were submitted by the July 8, 2016, deadline.[4]
State profile
| Demographic data for Oregon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,024,634 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 95,988 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 85.1% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 1.8% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 4% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 4.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 12.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 30.8% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $51,243 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.4% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oregon. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Oregon
Oregon voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, two are located in Oregon, accounting for 0.97 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Oregon had two Retained Pivot Counties, 1.10 of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Universal Health Care in Oregon," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Universal Health Care in Oregon," accessed January 8, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Initiative, referendum, and referral search," accessed July 8, 2016
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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