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State
would have cut property taxes statewide
by an estimated $1 6 billion
Campaign arguments for self-service
gasoline promised lower fuel prices if the
measure passed, and removing the
LCDC was portrayed as an economic
development measure which would
encourage new businesses to locate in
Oregon
Early returns showed Measure 3
passing, despite a consistent 60 percent
no vote from Lane County By 11 p m.,
however, opponents had gamed a 5
percentage point lead
Eugene Rep Mary Burrows, elected
for another term over University econ
omics professor Mike Grove, said "I was
more worried about Ballot Measure 3
than my own race "
She said the close race sends a
message to the legislature that voters
want a tax shift "It's my feeling a lot of
the (yes) votes are coming from people
who want a sales tax."
She warned that whatever tax changes
are made in the 1983 legislature in
January would "have to be progres
sive and bipartisan."
Officials from cities, counties and
school districts campaigned vigorously
against the limit, despite previous
defeats of similar measures Public
employees were out in force
campaigning against the measure, afraid
that personal budgets crimped by the
continuing recession, budget cut reduc
tions in state property tax relief
payments, and the recent arrival of
annual property tax bills would provide
the impetus to pass the limit
The average Oregonian pays the 12th
highest property tax bill in the country,
according to statistics from the Oregon
Taxpayers Association State budget
cuts have reduced the maximum
payment under the 1979 relief program
from $800 to $200, making taxpayers feel
more of the true impact of that ranking
Returns at 2 a m showed Measure 3
failing by a margin of 260.869 to 239,454,
with 52 percent of the voters opposed to
the limit
The margin of victory for Measure 6
was only slightly larger, with a 53 percent
no vote based on a vote count of 265,070
to 237,995
The failure of the measure means the
state will continue mandatory com
pliance of local land use plans with state
planning goals
The measure was argued as an econ
omic development issue, with supporters
claiming that the LCDC blocked bu
siness expansion and gave Oregon an
anti-business image
Measure opponents, including former
Gov Tom McCall, saw the issue in a
different light
McCall said the vote would determine
whether development and conservation
are compatible 'in a framework of the
most advanced planning law in the Unit
ed States "
Oregonians joined voters nationwide
in approving ballot measures supporting
a nuclear weapons freeze Late reports
showed the freeze measures passing in
Wisconsin. California. New Jersey,
Rhode Island. Michigan, Montana, and
the District of Columbia Nuclear freeze
supporters also passed measures in
Chicago, Philadelphia. Anchorage,
Alaska, and 12 other cities and counties
Oregon's Ballot Measure 5 instructs
Gov Vic Atiyeh, who won his re-election
bid, to write Pres Reagan on behalf of
state residents The message would urge
Reagan to propose to the Soviet Union
that both countries “agree to
immediately halt the testing, production,
and further deployment of all nuclear
weapons in a way that can be verified
Democrats favored
in election results
From Associated Press reports
Based on
the statewide
election
returns early
Wednesday
morning,
Republicans
weren't doing as well in Oregon
legislative races as they'd
hoped, apparently making
smaller gains in the Senate than
they'd projected and losing
more seats in the House than
they'd feared
Based on incomplete returns.
Democrats were leading in 10 of
15 Senate races and 36 of 60
House contests That would
translate into a net Republican
gain of one seat in the Senate
and a net Democratic gain of
three seats in the House
The Democrats were
expected to control both
houses, but Republicans hoped
that bigger gains in the Senate
could force some Democratic
concessions when committee
assignments were passed out
for the coming session of the
Legislature
In one of the most expensive
and bitter races in the state
Senate this year, Rep Ted
Bugas, R-Astoria, was losing his
bid to unseat Sen Charles
Hanlon. D-Cornelius
Sen Frank Roberts, D
Portland, who has announced
plans to run for the presidency
of the Senate, held a narrow
lead over Republican
challenger Paul Howe in what
was supposed to be a
comparatively safe district
Republican C. T. “Cub"
Houck was holding a narrow
lead over Democrat Jim Havel in
Marion County
In House races, Democrats
were doing better than
expected Democrat Jim Hill
was leading Republican Diana
Evans in Marion County's Dis
trict 31, which has a heavy
Republican registration
Democrat Larry Hill appeared
certain to upset Rep Vern
Meyer, R-Springfield,
Republicans were doing well
in some races Rep Liz
VanLeeuwen, R-Halsey, had
been targeted by Democrats,
but she was doing well against
Democrat Toby Clauson
Republican Rita Swyers was
running a strong race against
Rep. Wayne Fawbush, D-Hood
River, although she was trailing
slightly
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