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BALLOT MEASURE RESULTS Measure 3 Thn one and only statewide ballot measure to pass Tuesday night will limit the number of years Oregon politicians can servo in Congress Following the national trend, Oregon voters passed Measure 3. which will mandate term limits by 70 percent More than BOO,000 Oregon voters ap proval the measure, and more than 250.000 opposed It. The Oregon Constitution was amended Tuesday night by an overwhelming majority, so that the nest members of the stale Legislature will be limited to six years in the House of Repre sentatives and eight years in the Senate, or 1? years total in thi! U S Congress. Oregon members will 1st limited to six years in the House and S2 in the Senate No limit will tie enforced In judicial offices Opponents of the measure ar gued there was already a way to limit terms of Incumbents to vote them out People like University student Lisa ilart turned out Tuesday night at the Lane County Fairgrounds to see the outcome of her votes "! think mandating term lim its is like using a band-aid for the problem." Hart said "1 here are other ways of making politi cians ai countable, like limiting campaign contributions and s (Minding." Hut proponents such as Clar ence Volivu argued the incum bents simply have too much power once in office He said that in the Voters' Pamphlet things like name familiarity through the media, large profes sional staffs, free travel and free mailings give incumbents an unfair advantage over newcom ors By Ho/a* Noalson Measure 4 Oregonians voted Tuesday not to ban triple truck-trailers from Oregon highways 'Triple*" are trucks pulling two trailers, or a truck tractor pulling thrrto semitrailers. With 5tl percent of the vote countod. til percent of voters said "no" to Ha I lot Measure 4 "It hus been a long, tough campaign and the fundamental grxxi sense of Oregonians has prevailed," Don Homulh, man ager of the No on 4 Campaign, told the Associated Press. Homulh said banning triples would have Increased the over all number of trucks on the road, thus Increasing pollution, businesses' operating costs and state road repair costs. Opponents of the measure believed an increase in the number of trucks would also have caused more accidents. Supporters believed the triples were dangerous on two-lane roads, especially in the rain "Nothing is spookier than oncoulering triples in the rain." said Rico Perez, who drove nu merous hours for Sanitary Cleaning Systems Williams Bakery, located at 17f>0 b 13th Avenue, has used triples for 17 years with no re portable accidents In an oppo sition statement, bakery trans portation director Dave Kintigh said Measure 4 would have cost the bakery $250,000 and used 38,000 more gallons of diesel fuel por year. Lane County Administrator Jim Johnson said the county was not concemod about the outcome of the measure. The county does not own any triple Measure 20-01 Lane County citizens voted Tuesday nlghl lo keep Eaat Alton Baker park wild. More than 51,000 voters turned out to vote "yea" on Measure 20-01. which will prevent the construction of golf courses or soccer fields in the undeveloped section of Alton Baker Park. More than 32.000 opposed the East Al ton Baker Park Charter Amendment. Sharon Teague, secretary treasurer for Alton Baker Park Coalition, said voters/ are sending the County Com-' miss toners a message ■'This shows Eugene wants lo keep the country in tho city." Teague said. "There are other parks that are avail able to bo manicured Into soccer fields.” The new amendment will prevent the County Commis sioners Irom spending funds to develop a golf course or any other sporting fluid on the 237-acre habitat It man dates tho land bo used for "passive recreation.” Passive recreation Includes activities such as hiking, boating, biking, logging, wheelchair racing, frlsboo throwing, bird watching, photography, swimming, na ture classes and sun bathing The measure also order* the County Commissioners to elect a 15-membor Citizens Planning Committee to de cide the mixture of passive recreational use* for the east ern section of Alton Baker park. Opponents of 20-01. Alton Baker for the Kids, argued the measure was too strict in that It didn't allow for any development in the park. The group argued the apace could be used for kids’ sports fields. By Hope Noehton trailers nor (Jo tnnny triple-trail or drivers use county roads Anne O’Ryan, spokeswoman for the Automobile Club of Ore gon, told the Associated Press that voters were swayed by money spent by business and trucking interests in opposing the initiative. "Considering how little mon ey this grass-roots campaign bad. we are doing well," she said "We haven’t had the mon ey to inundato people with ad vertisements.” liy lacquellna Wage Measures 5 & 6 Supporters of measures 5 and 6 were disappointed Tuesday night as they watched the de feat of their efforts to close the Trojan power plant. Organizers of the Do it Your self Committee to close Trojan linked thoir defeat to being out spent by the opposition "Wo didn't have the funds." said Kate O'Donnell, co-coordi nator of Do It Yourself in Lane County and supporter of Meas ure 6. "They spent $4.7 million; our main strategy In Lane County was planting lawn signs." O'Donnell said. At press time, voters were re jecting Measure 5 statewide 62 percent to 32 percent, with 39 percent of the precincts report ing Measure 6 was being defeat od 59 porcont to 41 percent, also with 39 percent of pre cincts reporting Measure 5 would have closed Tro|an until operators made structural changes In the plant and located a permanent stor age site for its nuclear waste Measure ti. sponsored by a different group with similar goals, made the same demands hut also forbade plant owners from [Missing on decommission ing ( osts to rate [layers. Proponents of the measure charged that Trojan and its nu clear waste would be dumped into the nearby Columbia Kiver in the event of on earthquake Opponents of the measure claimed that an Immediate shutdown would economically hurt Portland residents Portland General h'lectric, which operates the plant, suit) it has plans to close Trojan by 1U**t> By Dmnlm Mi Loan Measure 7 While many business inter ests breathed a sigh of relief when Ballot Measure 7 the split-roll property tax initiative failed miserably Tuesday, some students and citizens again saw a state that is unwill ing to solve the deepening fi nancial crisers facing education today "This shows that the busi ness community is protecting their business interests rather than trying to solve the finan cial situation facing the state's education," said Carl Hosticka. a victorious state representative for District 40 who also sup ported the initiative. The initiative, which would have put a now limit on the amount of school property tax es paid by owners of commer cial and other income-produc - ing property, failed 76 percent to 24 percent as of 12 a m Wednesday. Currently, the slate is re quired to pay for much of the K 12 education to replace funds lost to the 1990 Measure 5 property tax-cut initiative, thus draining much of the money in the state’s General Fund If Ballot Measure 7 had passed Tuesday, It would have relieved the state of providing most of the funds to K-12, free ing up some money in the Gen eral Fund to go toward higher education. This would have likely resulted in decreased tui tion exists Consequently, some students view the failure as another blow to higher odoration in the state. "I knew it would g<i down." said Bo Adan, a University graduate teaching fellow who worked on the Yes on 7 cam paign ' Anytime you mention a new tax. people don't vole for it." Although disappointed with the failure, Adan said he will not lie satisfied until some oth er revenue is found to replace that lost to Measure 5 two years ago. It is now in the Legisla ture's hands, he said. Eugene County Commission er Marie Frazier, who opposed the measure, said she thinks this will force the Legislature to find alternative ways to fund education. "Nobody wants to pay more taxes," she said. "By this, peo ple are Just asking the state to find better ways to finance schools.” By Colleen Pohlig Cynthia Wootan applauda har victory m ^ Photo by P«l% atata Houaa District 41, ivhUa Rap. Patar DaFazio, D-Springfiald, calabrataa hia own win Tuaaday night. Wooten wins District 41, thanks students By Daralyn Trappe Emerald Assocale Edrtor Cynthia Wooton appeared to have emerged triumphant Tuesday night in her bitter iwtllo with In cumbent Marie Bell for the state House of Representatives seat in District 41. With 4B percent of the vote counted. Wooten had captured 5«i percent to Bell's 44 percent. If the trend continues, Bell will be ousted after one term in the state house. But the sparks between the two will continue to fly. as both have filed charges of elections law viola tions with thn state. Wooten and Bell ant accusing each other of dis torting information in campaign lit erature. Wooten said Tuesday she plans to pursue thn charges. Bell, who did not appear ut the Lane County Election Headquarters at the fuir grounds, was not available for com ment. Wooten, who is pro-choice, capi talized on Bell's pro-life stance and made the issuo a key tenet to her platform. Wooten also courted the Univer sity vote by promising to fight for bettor highor education funding. In fact, as the votes rolled in Tuesday night and a win became apparent, Wooten attributed her victory to "women who want to have a choice" and "newly registered vot ers, especially those at the Univer sity.” Wooten praised members of the ASUO and the University's College Democrats for their efforts and promised she wouldn't forgot her pledges “The people at UO ran count on me to be open and accessible to their needs," she said. The people at UO can count on me to be open and accessible to their needs.1 — Cynthia Wooten, House District 41 winner In her acceptance speech. Woo ten said she was excited to bo a part of "a day for Oregon and a day for America This proves that we're not going to bo punished anymore for being Democrats." r 1 MEASURE 9 Continued from Page 1 Tho measure. sponsored by the Oregon Citizens Alii anco. would have amended the Oregon {Constitution to declare homosexuality "perverse" and "abnormal- and would have required schools and the state government to discourage It The battle between IX'.A supporters and opponents got under way full-force with the passage of a similar mcasuro. also sponsored by the OCA, in the city of Springfield last fall The defeat of tho statewide measure, which drew me dia attention across tho country and oven overseas, brings to a dose an astonishing chapter in Oregon's his tory Communities have been united and divided; both sup porters anil opponents reported personal harassment and desecration of homes and buildings; and the deaths of a gay man and a lesbian woman in Salum last month wen- linked by some to the heated political atmosphere Lane County No On 9 Chairman Allen Brown put in nearly a year of effort to get to the hoped-for Election Day result Brown heaved a weary sigh when consider ing possible disappointment that the measure wasn't be ing defeated by a greater margin. "I'm just glad we n; winning." he said. "The people of this slate have very clearly said that discrimination of any kind is wrong." Brown and Troy Shields, co-chairman of the Universi ty Lesbian. Uay and Bisexual Alliance, said some posi tive things have come out of the fight Both pointed to the statewide anti-Measure 9 coalition that included many religious groups and a vast ma|ority of both Re publican and Democratic political leaders. Brown said he hopes that coalition is sustained as the fight for gay rights continues. "Ifs prompted people to get Involved who had maybe never thought about it before," Brown said “I’m not at all surprised that so many churches got Into it. I'm sure they’re tired of seeing people use their religion to dis criminate." 1People are Maying to me, “Arerrt you glad we won?" But we didn’t win anything. If a like we’re back to ground zero.’ — Troy Shields, co-chairman of (he University Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance Shields said ho wus loft with mixed emotions about the outcome. "I'm pleased, but we aren't really gaining anything." ho said. "People are saying to me, Aren't you glad we won?’ But we didn't win anything It's like we re back to ground zero. "It moans that many peoplo in this stalo don't advo cate hale, and that's positive, but it’s so discouraging how many people voted in favor of it," Shields said. "It makes me think that there are 200,OOO-and-some people who want mo to disappear But I'm not going to." No (X:A representatives appeared at the Lane County Fairgrounds, the official county elections headquarters, and messages requesting comment were not returned. However, the Associated Press reported that (X1A chair man Lon Mabon vowed his group would come hack with a new unti-homusuxual measure that would appeal to more people “We'll bo analyzing why Iho measure didn't pass, it it doesn't, and readjust it and file again." Mubon told the AP. "We ll be coming back.” OCA spokesman Scott Lively also told the AP he be lieved most people were uncomfortable with describing homosexuality as porvorso. "But In our opinion, It was important to como out strong the first time, and then modify the measure the next time." he said Shields said members of the gay and lesbian commu nity are certainly aware that their effort doesn't end with Tuesday's election "Measure 9 failed, but the lesbian and gay community has been forcod to the forefront by the OCA,” Shields said, “and the battle with the OCA is far from over." Women vow U.S. reform WASHINGTON (AP) - With an unprecedented vic tory behind them. Democrat Ic women and their support er! are promising to push a congressional agenda expect ed to Includo health care, ed ucation and workplace re form. "You are going to see a co alition of women that will gel to work from day one to got this country back on track," said Patty Murray, one of four women who captured seats in the Senate In Tues day's election. The Victoria, by stato legis lator Murray in Washington, former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Barbara Boxer in California, and Carol Moseley Braun in Illinois mean there will be seven women in the Senate, at least temporarily. There are now a rocord three — Barbara Mikulski, D Md.. re-elected Tuesday; Nancy Kassebaum. R-Kan.. not on the ballot again until 1M6; and Jocelyn Burdick. D-N.D , filling In temporarily for bar late husband. Women also made substan tial gates in the House. Moat of these victors. Ilka aU four of the senators-elect. are Colorado voters pass anti-aav riahts law (AP) — A Colorado proposal to ban the state and local govern ments from enacting gay-rights legislation prevailed 55 percent to 45 percent, '("he measure rescinds such protection already on the books in Denver. Aspen and Boulder Among the measure’s opponents was Cov Koy Horner, who said "It Is not you who an! gay and lesbian who have lost the fight.it Is all of Colorado." In Tampa. Fla . residents re pealed a city ordinance protect ing homosexuals from discrimi nation The vote there was 58 percent to 42 percent Cay-rights advotales won a victory in Portland, Main.;, where 57 percent voted to retain an ordinance taming discrimi nation against homosexuals in housing, jobs, credit and public accommodations We found people saying (homosexuals) have equal rights — and should have — but not something special.’ Will Perkins, Colorado lor family Values The Colorado measure doc* not prevent private companion from adopting |«)li< ies that prohibit discrimination against gavs, only state and local municipalities Colorado Springs tar dealer Will I’erkms. leader of a group tailed Colorado for Family Values, maintained that It was fairness, not hatred, that prompted the measure “VVe fell all along In the polling we had done that people didn't have hatred or had feelings toward the homosexual communitv But we found people saying they have equal rights and should have hut not something special State county a bellwether no longer PHlNKVILLB (AP) *- Crook County lost Its status us tho nation's Inst bellwether coun ty Tuosday. ( George Bush won In tho county, which until this year had chosen the popular vote winner In overy presidential election si net! 1BB4 With all of the county’s precincts reporting. Bush had 2,702 votes to 2.500 for Bill Clinton. Ross Perot had 2,001 votes Until Tuesday, Crook County's record for choosing presidents was unequaled among the nation's 3,106 counties Crook had to share the status until Iowa's Palo Alto County went for Demo crat Walter Mopdale In 1 OH-1 Prinovlllo, with 5.300 resi dent*. is the only incorporat ed town in ilp> county of 14,000 in Oregon's high de sert CANDIDATE RESULTS Secretary of state After » demanding and sometime* ugly men. Democrat I’hil Relating defeated Republican Run dy Miller Tuesday and will continue to serve us Oregon's secretary of state. "We were able to prove Phil did his job well, and he’s been rewarded with another four-year term." said Chris Warner. Keisllng's deputy cam paign manager Warner called the race especially challenging in light of Miller's tough criticism of Keisllng's performance. "Wo definitely had a harder case to prove in the sense that wo tried to run a positive cam paign. but Miller's been running against Cov Roberts." Warner said Gov. Barbara Roberts uppomted Keisltng secre tary of state in 1930 after her election as governor vacated the office. Although the offices are inde pendent of one another. Miller has charged that a "Keisling/Roberts administration is largely to blame for many of Oregon's Ills because the two "lack leadership and are Insensitive to Oregoni ans." Miller said he’s disappointed by the loss be cause he wanted to alter the tone of government in Oregon. "I think Roberts and Keisling noted as philo sophical twins since she appointed him." Miller said, "and I wanted to offer Oregonians real change." Miller has also charged Keisling lacks manage ment experience for the office despite Keisling s one-and-a-half years as secretary of state. Miller said ho had hoped to Improve government by contributing what he believes is his more sub stantial management experience. •i’ll still try to do that because many contribu tions to stute government don’t come from elected office.” Miller suid he will still be an advocate for rea sonable Umber harvests and a re|ieal of the En dangered Species Act. hut he believes the election of Democrats Dill Clinton and Al Core will In; det rimental to Oregon's timber industry because of Gore’s environmental views. Miller attributed his loss to the strength of in cumbency and the media’s lack of attention to the secretary of stute race. He also said the over whelming support for a democratic presidential candidate may have led to straight ticket votes for other Democrats. Warner said Keisling will continue his work as secretary of state, focusing on tho office’s auditing and election division functions. Keisling received a bachelor’s degree in Ameri can studies from Yale College in 1977. Ho worked as a Journalist for six years, first as a Willamette Week reporter and later as an editor at The Wash ington Monthly Keisling also acted as senior legislative assis tant to the speaker of the Oregon House from IMS to 1988. He served In the Oregon House of Representatives from 1M9 to 1991. The si* retary of state is (ho second-highest of fice in stiite government. The six rotary acts us i hief elections officer, records the official acts of the Legislature and the exiscutive branch, and oversees (he state Board of Accountancy and lux service examiners and the state archives By l.istt Knttvfal Districts 39, 40 Incumbent Democrats Jim lidmunson, District :i«*. and Cur! Hosticka. District 40. easily wnt) re election to the Oregon House of Representatives Tuesday night Edmonson defeated Libertarian Bot) F’ouvre 13,714 to 2,U>4 votes 'I'ux reform would lie one of Edmonson's top priorities in the Legislature, but expressed uncertainty about voters' willingness to accept tux reform, bused on the failure of Ballot Meusure 7, the split-roll property tax Initiative "The voters aren't In u mood to fix things," he said "I don’t think that, realistically, anything the Legislature would refer to them would pass." Edmonson also expressed concern for funding higher edu< allon Tin afraid that wo re going to see some major cuts In state funding and It's go ing to include higher od." he said Hosticka. who is also an associate vice presi dent at the University, defeuted Republican Ceorge Boehnkn, 15.2M7 to 4.512 Boehnke. who said he grew up in politics, supported many poli ticians during his life but never ran for office himself until this election Boehnke, who was opposed to Measure 7 and opposed the governor s tax plan this past sum mer, criticized Hosticka for having a one-track mind. "All ho tan think about is tho University," Boehnko said. Boohnko suggested Hosticka has a conflict of interest hy holding both University and legisla tive positions. "He's just another lobbyist with a legislative degree," he said. Hosticka said the effects of 1990's Measure ft would lie first on his agenda for the next legisla tive session "It's fienn the number one issue for a long lime," he said, "and stays as the number one issue." Health care is another concern of HostickaV Ho sponsored a single-payer, universal-access plan during the last legislative session and will do so again during the next session "The Oregon Plan was a good first step." he said, referring to the Oregon health-care plan re jected by tho Bush administration this past sum mer. "But it doesn't get us whore we want to lie. I've boon pushing harder for a national health-care plan." he said, "but it can t be implemented at the state level." Hosticka. who has served in the Oregon House for nine years, said he is not concerned about Bal lot Measure 3. the term limitation initiative. “I havo another life," he said, "and I don't plan on serving another six years.” By Martin Fisher