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    Oregon Ballot Measure 61 was an initiated state statute ballot measure that enacted law to create mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain theft...
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    The list of Oregon ballot measures lists all statewide ballot measures to the present. In Oregon, the initiative and referendum process dates back to 1902...
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  • Measure 16 of 1994 established the U.S. state of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act (ORS 127.800–995), which legalizes medical aid in dying (commonly referred...
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    Oregon Ballot Measure 60 was an initiated state statute ballot measure filed by Bill Sizemore and R. Russell Walker. Sizemore referred to it the "Kids...
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    Oregon Ballot Measure 62 (2008) (formerly IRR 41) appeared on the November 4, 2008 general election ballot in Oregon. It was an initiated constitutional...
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    Oregon Ballot Measure 57 (2008) or Senate Bill (SB) 1087 was a legislatively referred state statute that increased term of imprisonment for persons convicted...
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    Oregon established vote-by-mail as the standard mechanism for voting with Ballot Measure 60, a citizen's initiative, in 1998. The measure made Oregon...
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    Oregon Ballot Measure 37 was a controversial land-use ballot initiative that passed in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2004 and is now codified as Oregon...
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  • Kroger in 2008, and ballot measures such as Measures 57 and 61 in the same year. In 2005, Governor Ted Kulongoski signed legislation that made Oregon the first...
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  • Ballot Measure 5 was a landmark piece of direct legislation in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1990. Measure 5, an amendment to the Oregon Constitution (Article...
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    the Oregon State legislature began to consider moves that would reverse some of the provisions in the ballot measure. The state also approved a ballot measure...
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    both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and twelve state ballot measures. The primary elections were held on May 20, 2008. Both elections also...
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    Several countywide ballot measures appeared on the ballot as well. (MD) indicates an endorsement from Multnomah Democrats. Portland, Oregon City Council won...
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    placed on the ballot, supporters of a measure must gather signatures from registered voters. From 1898 to 1912, the only ballot measures allowed were legislatively...
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    ) Overturned by Oregon Supreme Court. 2004: Measure 37 passed (61%). controversial, uncontested title language(?) 2005–2009: Oregon Big Look Task Force...
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  • Oregon ballot measures 46 and 47 were two ballot measures presented as a single package to voters; 46 would have amended the Constitution to allow limitations...
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    for or against is taken as a measure of numerical support and counting of raised hands. In some cases, a secret ballot is used to allow representatives...
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  • Thumbnail for 2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 97
    Oregon Ballot Measure 97 was a ballot measure in the 2016 election in the U.S. state of Oregon. The initiative asked voters to determine whether or not...
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  • and perverse." The ballot measure was defeated, 56 percent to 44 percent. That same year, the Oregon Court of Appeals declared Measure 8 unconstitutional...
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    the county. Oregon held its presidential primaries on May 17, 2016. Two candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot: Bernie Sanders...
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    initiative is based on Oregon Measure 16, which Oregon voters passed in 1994 but was not implemented until 1997. At that time, Oregon was the only other state...
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    2024 Florida Amendment 4 (category 2024 ballot measures)
    Republican, has opposed the ballot initiative since October 2023, when she asked the Florida Supreme Court to analyse the ballot initiative. In November 2023...
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  • History of direct democracy in the United States (category Ballot measures in the United States)
    they qualified a ballot measure that described in detail the plans for a Supercenter to be built in the community. Critics decried "ballot box planning"...
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    measure was placed on the ballot (one of two such measures in Oregon that year; the other being for Bull Mountain, Oregon). The measure passed, creating the...
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    withdrawn prior to the election, but their names still appeared on the Oregon ballot. In order to participate in the primary, voters were required to register...
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    The 2008 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters...
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    Kevin Mannix (category Members of the Oregon House of Representatives)
    and, later, a Republican. He is known for his advocacy of statewide ballot measures and as a candidate for the statewide offices of attorney general and...
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  • Northwest Progressive Institute (category Politics of Oregon)
    launched several online publications, advocated for and against numerous ballot measures, sponsored events to organize activists, and researched the cost and...
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    Oregon primary, four remained on the ballot. Biden won just under two-thirds of the vote. Bernie Sanders received just over 20% of the vote. Oregon's...
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    cast ballots against Oregon Ballot Measure 36, which amended the Oregon Constitution to prohibit recognition of same-sex marriages. The measure passed...
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