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Oregon 1970 ballot measures
In 1970, voters decided on 17 statewide ballot measures in Oregon. On May 26, voters decided on six measures. On November 3, voters decided on 11 measures.
- Two of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
- One of the measures was an initiated state statute.
- 13 of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
- Voters approved eight (47.1%) and rejected nine (52.9%) measures.
On the ballot
May 26, 1970
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | Bonds | Authorize bonds not exceeding 0.25% of true cash value of all taxable property for state capital construction projects. |
|
190,257 (39%) |
300,126 (61%) |
|
| Measure 2 | Race and ethnicity; Constitutional wording | Remove the provision regarding white foreigners from the state constitution |
|
326,374 (66%) |
168,464 (34%) |
|
| Measure 3 | Constitutional wording | Remove outdated sections from Oregon Constitution; add 5 members to each legislative house; extend legal counsel to indigents; and prohibit the state from selling or donating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. |
|
182,074 (36%) |
322,682 (64%) |
|
| Measure 4 | Environment; Bonds | Authorize bonds up to one percent of true cash value of all taxable property in the state for pollution control projects. |
|
292,234 (58%) |
213,835 (42%) |
|
| Measure 5 | Voting age | Lower the legal voting age from 21 to 19 years of age. |
|
202,018 (38%) |
336,527 (62%) |
|
| Measure 6 | Education; Taxes; Property | 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. |
|
180,602 (36%) |
323,189 (64%) |
November 3, 1970
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 10 | Education; Taxes; Property | Establish new tax bases for schools based on current expenditures plus 6% annual increase and restrict levies outside of tax base. |
|
223,735 (36%) |
405,437 (64%) |
|
| Measure 11 | Ballot measures; Property | 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. |
|
272,765 (44%) |
342,503 (56%) |
|
| Measure 1 | Legislature | Allow the legislature to convene for a special session upon concurrence of a majority of members of both the House of Representatives and Senate. |
|
261,428 (43%) |
340,104 (57%) |
|
| Measure 2 | Taxes | Adopt changes the U.S. Congress makes in computing the federal income tax and require the legislature to review such changes. |
|
342,138 (56%) |
269,467 (44%) |
|
| Measure 3 | Budgets | Exempt contracts for services with state government and contracts to purchase or lease property from county indebtedness limitations. |
|
283,659 (49%) |
294,186 (51%) |
|
| Measure 4 | Budgets | Permit the state to invest donations for public higher education in the stock of any firm. |
|
332,188 (55%) |
268,588 (45%) |
|
| Measure 5 | Budgets; Veterans | Increase bonding limits for the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund from 3% to 4% of the true cash value of all property within the state. |
|
481,031 (78%) |
133,564 (22%) |
|
| Measure 6 | Election administration | Provide that a defeated incumbent cannot hold office beyond the elected term and appoint a temporary successor if an election is being contested. |
|
436,897 (73%) |
158,409 (27%) |
|
| Measure 7 | Education; Bonds | 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. |
|
269,372 (46%) |
318,651 (54%) |
|
| Measure 8 | Corrections | Allow the establishment and operation of state prisons or other correctional institutions outside of Marion County without voter approval. |
|
352,771 (58%) |
260,100 (42%) |
|
| Measure 9 | Water; Environment | 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." |
|
406,315 (65%) |
214,243 (35%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
- Types of ballot measures in Oregon
- List of Oregon ballot measures
- 1970 ballot measures
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