Measure by measure: 9 on November ballot
SALEM, Ore. - Measure numbers have been assigned to the two legislative referrals from the 76th Legislative Assembly and the initiative petitions that have qualified for the November 6, 2012, General Election ballot, Secretary of State Kate Brown announced Tuesday.
They are:
Measure 77 Amends Constitution: Governor may declare "catastrophic disaster" (defined); requires legislative session; authorizes suspending specified constitutional spending restrictions
Measure 78 Amends Constitution: Changes constitutional language describing governmental system of separation of powers; makes grammatical and spelling changes
Measure 79 Amends Constitution: Prohibits real estate transfer taxes, fees, other assessments, except those operative on December 31, 2009
Measure 80 Allows personal marijuana, hemp cultivation/use without license; commission to regulate commercial marijuana cultivation/sale
Measure 81 Prohibits commercial non-tribal fishing with gillnets in Oregon "inland waters," allows use of seine nets
Measure 82 Amends Constitution: Authorizes Establishment of Privately Owned Casinos; Mandates Percentage Of Revenues Payable To Dedicated State Fund
Measure 83 Authorizes Privately Owned Wood Village Casino; Mandates Percentage Of Revenues Payable To Dedicated State Fund
Measure 84 Phases out existing inheritance taxes on large estates, and all taxes on intra-family property transfers
Measure 85 Amends Constitution: Allocates Corporate Income/Excise Tax "Kicker" Refund To Additionally Fund K-12 Public Education
Measure 77: This doesn't sound good. If we haven't needed it before, why now? Just gives them more power and excuses to be able to declare it when it's suitable. No thanks.
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Measure 78: grammatical and spelling changes seems harmless. Changing a word may have impact. Hopefully it's just the first.
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Measure 79: What? this description was really poor. What exactly is it saying it prohibits now? Anyway... too lazy to find out.
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Measure 80: first part awesome! second part ... more regulations. hmm. are they good? I think this is why one hemp organization was against it? Not sure. Look it up and tell me.
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Measure 81: don't care.
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Measure 82: less regulations on private ownership here is good. let the casino's come again.
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Measure 83: i'm not keen on special punishments for private industry.
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Measure 84: less taxes is great. we all benefit when the money isn't wasted and it stays in our pockets.
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Measure 85: same as #83
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