Oregon Measure 5, Property Tax for Schools and State Operations Initiative (1990)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 5 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 6, 1990. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported setting a constitutional limitation phased over 5 years on the allocation of property taxes for schools and other government operations based on the property’s real market value. |
A "no" vote opposed setting a constitutional limitation phased over 5 years on the allocation of property taxes for schools and other government operations based on the property’s real market value. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 5 |
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574,833 | 52.41% | ||
| No | 522,022 | 47.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 5 was as follows:
| “ | STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMIT ON PROPERTY TAXES FOR SCHOOLS,GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS QUESTION—Shall constitution set limits on property taxes, and dedicate them to fund public schools and nonschool government operations? SUMMARY—Amends constitution. Limits 1991-1992 property taxes for public schools to $15, and property taxes for non-school government operations to $10 per $1000 of market value. Schools limit gradually decreases to $5 per $1000 in 1995-1996 and after. Government operations limit remains same. Limits do not apply to government assessments, service charges, taxes to pay certain government bonds. Assessments, service charges shall not exceed cost of making improvements, providing services. General Fund to replace, until 1996, school funds lost due to school limits. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECT- | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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Footnotes
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