Oregon 1962 ballot measures

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In 1962, voters decided on 11 statewide ballot measures in Oregon. On May 18, voters decided on two measures. On November 6, voters decided on nine measures.

• One of the measures was an initiated constitutional amendment.
• One of the measures was an initiated state statute.
• Eight of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• Voters approved eight (73%) and rejected three (27%) measures.

On the ballot

May 18, 1962

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Change the six percent limitation by preventing tax base loss for taxing bodies, allowing the first-year levy without an election, and setting fixed election dates.		141,728 (35%)	262,140 (65%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Legislature; Salaries	Establish and pay state legislators’ salaries in the same manner as other elected state officers' salaries.	a	241,171 (57%)	178,749 (43%)

November 6, 1962

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Measure 10	Education	Repeal the school district reorganization law and unify administrative districts.		206,540 (39%)	320,917 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 1	Administration; War	Authorize the legislature to reorganize the state militia and empower the Governor and Adjutant General to appoint all officers.	a	312,680 (57%)	234,440 (43%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Budgets	Revise the forest rehabilitation constitutional debt limit from 3/4 of 1% assessed valuation to 3/16 of 1% all taxable property value.	a	323,799 (62%)	199,174 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Budgets	Revise the debt limit for permanent road purposes from 4% assessed valuation to 1% true cash value of all taxable property in state.	a	319,956 (62%)	200,236 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Budgets	Revise the debt limit for power development purposes from 6% assessed valuation to to 1.5% true cash value of all taxable property.	a	298,255 (59%)	208,755 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Judiciary	Authorize the legislature to create lower state courts and regulate their jurisdiction.	a	307,855 (61%)	193,487 (39%)
LRSS	Measure 6	Time	Establish daylight saving time from the last Sunday in April until the last Saturday in September.	a	388,154 (63%)	229,661 (37%)
LRCA	Measure 7	Taxes	Change the six percent limitation by preventing tax base loss for taxing bodies, setting fixed election dates, and exempting required expenditures from the $5,000 county debt limitation.	a	270,637 (55%)	219,509 (45%)
CICA	Measure 9	Legislature; Redistricting	Increase Senate members limit to 35 and the House of Representatives to 65, providing new formula for both fixed and population-based districts.		197,322 (38%)	325,182 (62%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
• Types of ballot measures in Oregon
• List of Oregon ballot measures
• 1962 ballot measures

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (May 1962)
• Oregon Voter Guide (November 1962)