12 measures on Oregon's fall ballot
Measures that will appear on Oregon's Nov. 4 general election ballot. The first eight are citizen initiatives, and the remaining four were referred to the ballot by the Legislature.
Ballot measure numbers will be issued after Aug. 2, according to the Secretary of State's Elections Division.
- Reduce state tax burden by making federal taxes fully deductible on state income-tax returns. | DETAILS
- Encourage immigrants to learn English by requiring that students be taught in a language other than English for no more than two years. | DETAILS
- Remove requirement for building permit for minor improvements to property, up to $35,000. | DETAILS
- Prohibit public resources from being used to collect union dues or other funds for political purposes. | DETAILS
- Impose minimum prison sentences for offenders convicted of some property and drug crimes. | DETAILS
- Tie teachers' pay and job security rights to "classroom performance." | DETAILS | STORY
- Dedicate 15 percent of lottery profits for crime prevention, investigations and prosecutions. | DETAILS
- Replace partisan primary elections with a single primary open to all candidates and all voters, regardless of party. | DETAILS
- Give 18-year-olds the right to vote in school board elections. They already qualify to vote in state and federal elections. | DETAILS
- Allow legislators to complete elected terms if they find themselves in new districts as a result of redrawn boundaries after a census. | DETAILS
- Exempt May and November property tax elections from 50 percent voter turnout requirement. | DETAILS
- Impose mandatory minimum sentences for certain repeat drug offenders and property crimes, and include drug treatment for offenders. Billed as a less costly alternative to the initiative measure dealing with same subject. | DETAILS
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