Oregon 1994 ballot measures

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In 1994, voters decided on 19 statewide ballot measures in Oregon. On May 17, voters decided on one measure. On November 8, voters decided on 18 measures.

• 11 of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Five of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Three of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved ten (52.6%) and rejected nine (47.4%) measures.

On the ballot

May 17, 1994

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes; Transportation	Allow allocating future vehicle fuel revenues to import fuel and address environmental issues related to storage, use, or distribution.		158,028 (26%)	446,665 (74%)

November 8, 1994

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 10	Legislature; Trials	Require a two-thirds vote in each legislative house to reduce a criminal sentence previously approved by voters.	a	763,507 (65%)	415,678 (35%)
CISS	Measure 11	Law enforcement; Judiciary	Set mandatory sentences for listed felonies and bar early release, leave, or reduced sentences, applied to persons over the age of 15.	a	788,695 (66%)	412,816 (34%)
CISS	Measure 12	Public works	Repeal prevailing wage law requiring paying public project workers no less than the local prevailing wage rate for similar occupations or trades.		450,553 (38%)	731,146 (62%)
CICA	Measure 13	LGBTQ	Prohibit government classifications based on homosexuality and spending on expressions of approval of homosexuality.		592,746 (48%)	630,628 (52%)
CICA	Measure 14	Business; Natural resources	Add operating and reclamation requirements, ban in-ground chemical process ore mining, and end tax credits for such mining firms.		500,005 (42%)	679,936 (58%)
CICA	Measure 15	Education; Budgets	Require state funding for schools and community colleges at least at the 1993-1995 base amount, adjusted for inflation, deflation, and enrollment changes		438,018 (37%)	760,853 (63%)
CISS	Measure 16	Assisted death	Allow person's suffering from a terminal disease to obtain a physician’s prescription for drugs to end his or her life	a	627,980 (51%)	596,018 (49%)
CICA	Measure 17	Labor; Prisons	Require state prison inmates to work or train forty hours per week and allow public and private sectors to utilize inmate labor.	a	859,896 (71%)	350,541 (29%)
CISS	Measure 18	Hunting and fishing	Prohibit the bait to attract or take black bears or to take black bears and dogs to hunt black bears or cougars, with exceptions.	a	629,527 (52%)	586,026 (48%)
CICA	Measure 19	Constitutional rights; Obscenity	Remove obscenity, including child pornography, from free expression.		549,754 (46%)	652,139 (54%)
CICA	Measure 20	Taxes	Replace property, income, and all other taxes and fees with state "Equal Tax" on the transfer of property, goods and services.		284,195 (24%)	898,416 (76%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Elections	Change the deadline for filing candidacy for elective official vacancies from 20 to 61 days before the general election.	a	776,197 (67%)	382,126 (33%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Legislature	Create a vacancy when a legislator is convicted of a felony and disqualify the convicted legislator from holding legislative office.	a	1,055,111 (88%)	145,499 (12%)
CICA	Measure 5	Taxes	Require voter approval for new or increased state or local taxes, certain fees, and certain charges.		543,302 (45%)	671,025 (55%)
CICA	Measure 6	Elections	Permit candidates to only use contributions from district residents and require violators to forfeit candidacy or office.	a	628,180 (53%)	555,019 (47%)
CICA	Measure 7	Sex and gender; Race and ethnicity; Constitutional rights; Religion	Prohibit government from denying equal protection of law due to race, color, religion, gender, age, or national origin.		512,980 (43%)	671,021 (57%)
CICA	Measure 8	Pension	Require public employees to pay six percent of their salaries toward their pension and prohibit pension increase from unused sick leave.	a	611,760 (50%)	610,776 (50%)
CISS	Measure 9	Elections	Limit contribution amounts to certain candidates and provide optional limits on candidate spending at elections.	a	851,014 (72%)	324,224 (28%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
• Types of ballot measures in Oregon
• List of Oregon ballot measures
• 1994 ballot measures

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (May 1994)
• Oregon Voter Guide (November 1994)