Oregon 2014 ballot measures

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Seven statewide ballot measures were certified for the November 4, 2014, ballot in the state of Oregon.

The 2014 legislative session began on February 3 and concluded on March 10, 2014. During that time, two legislatively referred constitutional amendments were put on the November general election ballot. According to Section 1, Article XVIII of the Oregon Constitution, a majority vote of both chambers of the Oregon State Legislature was required to place an amendment proposed by the legislature on the statewide ballot.

A veto referendum addressing immigration was certified for this year's ballot. In order to qualify for the ballot, supporters of the measure were required to collect a minimum of 58,142 valid signatures within 90 days after the end of the 2013 legislative session. The secretary of state set the referendum's petition deadline for October 4, 2013. Supporters turned in nearly 71,000 signatures, though the secretary of state's office confirmed that only 58,291 of these proved to be valid.

Supporters of an initiated constitutional amendment addressing constitutional rights submitted sufficient valid signatures prior to the state's filing deadline, thereby landing the Oregon Equal Rights for Women Initiative on the ballot. Additionally, three initiated state statutes qualified for the ballot. Supporters were required to collect and submit at least 116,284 valid signatures for amendments and 87,213 for statutes by the July 3, 2014, filing deadline.

Issues that appeared on the ballot include:

• Education
• Judiciary
• Immigration
• Constitutional rights
• Elections
• Marijuana
• Business regulation

Historical facts

• Between 1996 and 2013, an average of 12 measures appeared annually on the ballot in Oregon. Therefore, 2014 was a below-average year with only seven measures on the ballot.
• From 1996 to 2014, the number of measures on statewide ballots ranged from two to 32.
• Since 1996, 78 of 168, or 46 percent, of Oregon ballot measures were approved by voters.
• Conversely, 90 of 168, or 54 percent, of measures were defeated.

On the ballot

See also: 2014 ballot measures

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 86	Education	Amends Oregon Constitution to create fund for Oregonians pursuing post-secondary education; authorizes debt to finance	d
LRCA	Measure 87	Judiciary	Allows judges to be hired by the National Guard and public universities; allows school employees to serve in the legislature	a
VR	Measure 88	Immigration	Upholds four-year driver licenses for those who cannot prove legal presence in the United States	d
CICA	Measure 89	Constitutional Rights	Guarantees equal rights regardless of sex	a
CISS	Measure 90	Elections	Creates an open, top-two primary election system	d
CISS	Measure 91	Marijuana	Legalizes recreational marijuana; tasks Oregon Liquor Control Commission with regulation of its sale	a
CISS	Measure 92	Business Reg	Mandates labeling of certain foodstuffs that contain genetically modified organisms	d

Not on the ballot

See also: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA/CISS	Inheritance Tax Exemption	Taxes	Prohibits taxes or other penalties on giving between family members, including inheritances
CICA	Natural Individual Rights	Constitutional Rights	Declares that natural individuals have more rights than other groups
CICA	Recreational Cannabis	Marijuana	Amends state constitution to legalize recreational marijuana
CICA	No Dues Collection by Government	Labor	Prohibits payroll deductions from public employees to/on behalf of any public employee union
CICA	No Restrictions on Payroll Deductions	Labor	Prohibits restricting employer/employee negotiations for payroll deductions
CICA	Genome Ownership and Open Source Data	Property	Declares that natural individuals own their own genome; makes genetic code open source data
CICA	Prohibition on Public Funding of Abortions	Abortion	Prohibits using public funds to pay for abortion procedures
CICA	State Bank	Banking	Establishes state-owned banking; requires deposit of all state and local money in that bank
CICA	Same-Sex Marriage	Marriage & Family	Allows same-sex marriage within the state
CICA	Lottery Funds for Veterans	Lottery	Allocates five percent of the state lottery net proceeds to finance veterans' services fund
CICA	County Allocation of Lottery Proceeds	Lottery	Allocates 50 percent of state lottery proceeds to counties
CISS	Employee Rights Changes	Labor	Requires voter approval of restrictions on designated employee rights
CISS	Petition Signatures	Direct Democracy	Changes laws governing direct democracy; authorizes lawsuits challenging disqualified signatures
CISS	Affordable Renewable Energy	Energy	Removes limitations on use of hydroelectric power to comply with utilities' renewable portfolio standards
CISS	Public Employee Choice Act	Labor	Prohibits requiring union membership as condition of public employment
CISS	Protect Religious Freedom	Religion	Protects those whose religious beliefs oppose same-sex marriage from participating in such ceremonies
CISS	Get Government Out of Politics	Labor	Prohibits public employee payroll deductions to unions if money used as/combined with political funds
CISS	Minimum Corporation Taxes	Taxes	Modifies the annual minimum taxation of corporations
CISS	Corporate Excise Tax Increase	Taxes	Increases corporate excise tax rate
CISS	Income Tax Rate Increase	Taxes	Increases income taxes for higher-income brackets
CISS	Nonprofit Hospital Compensation Cap	Healthcare	Limits nonprofit hospital executive compensation to 15 times the wage of the lowest paid employee
CISS	Uniform and Reasonable Hospital Rates	Healthcare	Requires hospitals to set uniform and reasonable rates
CISS	Display of Inpatient Services Prices	Healthcare	Requires hospitals to display prices for specified inpatient services
CISS	Oregon Hospital Minimum Charity Care	Healthcare	Requires hospitals to provide charity care equaling at least five percent of their net patient revenues
CISS	Hospital Quality of Care Information	Healthcare	Requires hospitals to post comparative quality of care information on their websites and in facilities
CISS	Privatization of Liquor Sales	Alcohol	Privatizes liquor sales and allows 10,000 square foot stores to stock liquor on shelves
CISS	Trapping Ban	Hunt & Fish	Bans trapping, poisoning animals; trading in fur/body parts of trapped animals; body-gripping traps
CISS	Self-Defense Against Intruders	Law Enforcement	Allows for use of deadly force against trespassers and eliminates liability for adult trespasser's injury
CISS	Tom McCall Day	Culture	Designates "Tom McCall Day" to commemorate life and achievements of the former governor
CISS	Right to Vote on New Taxes	Taxes	Requires majority approval for imposing or increasing taxes over specified amounts
CISS	Unified Primary Elections	Elections	Creates a top-two election system with approval voting in the primary
CISS	Recreational Cannabis Tax	Taxes	Creates commission to regulate taxation, sale, etc. of marijuana
LRCA	Property Value Reset	Taxes	Resets a property’s taxable value whenever a sale occurs
LRCA	Local Property Tax Levies	Taxes	Allows local voters to pass property tax levies that exceed current statewide limits
LRCA	Death Penalty Repeal	Death Penalty	Removes capital punishment from the Oregon constitution

See also

• 2014 ballot measures
• List of Oregon ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Oregon
• Oregon signature requirements

External links

• Oregon Initiative, Referendum and Referral Search