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E IG H T - Heppner Galette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 9, 1990 STUB To Be Torn O ff By a Board Member NON-PARTISAN CANDIDATES AND MEASURES SAMPLE PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT FOR THE NON-PARTISAN CANDIDATES AND MEASURES AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD Î ! Tuesday, May 15, 1990 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Î } * * ♦ * * * * ♦ ♦ ♦ î * * ♦ ♦ * * ♦ * ♦ * * * ♦ * ♦ ♦ * * ♦ * ♦ ♦ * * Î MOIUIOW COUNTY, OREGON !• !• I- > ■ Ï ■ I» Mark a CROSS (X ) or a CH E CK M A R K ( ✓ ) in the voting square between the number and name o f each can didate voted for.. N O N P A R T IS A N C A N D ID A T E S SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 40 41 42 43 □ 44 JUD6E OF THE SUPREME COURT. POSITION 1 45 r R IC H A R D L UNIS JUOGE OF THE SUPREME COURT. POSITION 7 46 □ ROBERT E JONES JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, P0SITI0N2 47 VOTE FOR ONE JOHN W ERICKSON M A R K E LU E D TK E N O R M A PA U LU S RU TH N W IL L IS C L IF F W IN K L E R W A L T EDMONDS VOTE FOR ONE IN C U M B E N T VOTE FOR OWE IN C U M B E N T VOTE FOR ONE IN C U M B E N T M E A S U R E NO. 3 AM ENDS STATE CO N STITU TIO N REQUIRES A N N U A L L E G IS L A T IV E SESSIONS OF L IM IT E D D U R A TIO N Q U E S T IO N : Shall state constitution require legislative assembly to meet annually instead o f biennially and limit number o f days in legislative session? E X P L A N A T IO N : Amends Oregon Constitution. Re quires legislature to meet annually instead o f biennially. Changes commencement o f session from second Monday o f September to second Monday o f January. Unless ex tended, limits length o f session to 135 calendar days in odd-number years, 45 in even-number years. On two- thirds vote o f each house, allows extension for five calen dar day intervals Requires multiple extensions to run con secutively, except for Sundays. Measures introduced and not passed in one session do not carry over to following s e s s io n . □ YES □ NO JUOGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, POSITION 8 49 T GEORGE M JOSEPH IN C U M B E N T VOTE FOR ONE IN C U M B E N T JUOGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT,6TH DISTRICT,POS I VOTE FOR OHE 50 f ROBERT B A BRAM S DISTRICT ATTORNEY. MORROW COUNTY 51 JEFF M IN C U M B E N T VOTE FOR ONE W ALLACE STA TE REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY M E A S U R E NO. I PERM ITS USING L O C A L VEH ICLE TA X E S FOR T R A N S IT IF VOTERS APPR O V E Q U E S T IO N : Shall constitution allow voters o f coun ties. transportation districts to authorize use o f local motor vehicle tax revenues for mass transit? E X P L A N A T IO N : Amends state constitution. Allows voters ot authorize counties, public transportation districts to use local vehicle tax revenues for mass transit facilities and vehicles, including light rail and busses, in addition to highways, roads and streets. Use o f local vehicle tax revenues for mass transit requires majority vote in coun ty or district. Amendment affects only use o f revenues from vehicle taxes levied by counties and districts. Taxes subject to limitation by state law Legislature may require procedures for expenditure o f such revenues on regional basis. YES NO________________ ____________________ M E A S U R E NO . 2 AM EN D S C O N S T ITU TIO N . A L L O W S PO LLU TIO N C O N TR O L BOND USE FOR R ELATED A C TIV ITIE S Q U E S T IO N : Shall state constitution authorize use o f pollution and waste control bond proceeds for "activities related t o " pollution and waste control? E X P L A N A T IO N : Amends state constitution. Constitu tion now allows use o f general obligation bond proceeds for pollution and waste control "facilities. " Amendment would permit the additional use o f such bonds for "ac- ti\ itics related t o " pollution and waste control. Constitu tion now requires that facilities, for which such bond pro ceeds are advanced, be at least 70 percent self-supporting and self-liquidating Amendment would exclude, from this requirement, activities for which such funds are advanc ed and facilities for collection, treatment, dilution, removal and disposal o f hazardous substances. YES NO M E A S U R E N O . 5A A D V IS O R Y VO TE: C H A N G IN G TH E SCHOOL F IN A N C E SYSTEM Q U E S TIO N : Do you want to change the current system o f financing K-12 schools in Oregon? E X P L A N A T IO N : Would advise the Legislature to work on major changes to Oregon's school finance system for kindergarten through 12th grade. Today, schools get most o f their money from local property taxes. Property taxes pay an average o f 57% o f school costs. Statewide, property taxes for school operations average about $16 per thousand o f property value The state pays an average o f 30% o f current school operating costs from the General Fund, which comes mainly from income taxes. Disricts also get money from some other sources. □ YES □ NO M E A S U R E N O . 5B A D V IS O R Y V O TE : IN C O M E T A X IN C R E ASE REDUCING H O M EO W NER SCHOOL PRO PERTY TA X E S Q U E S T IO N : Would you support a personal income tax increase to reduce K-12 school operating property taxes for homeowners? E X P L A N A T IO N : Where Money Increases personal income tax Comes From: rates: from 5% to 5.8% from 7% to 8% from 9% to 10.4% Where Money Goes: In Constitution: Where Money Comes From: >• 1 • !• 1 • I» I - JO i‘ >* Increases 9% top personal incom e tax rate to: 12% for joint income between $15.000 and $20.000 14% above $20,000 !• >• I* I - >• I - Projected Relief: Where Money Goes: Raises about $980 million. Elim inates current school operating property taxes for homeowners. Replaces homeowner school property taxes. Provid es equivalent relief to renters. Where money goes. New limits on growth o f property taxes. 1 • > > >• >• J- i- l> l> 4- □ YES □ NO (F O R C O O S C O U N T Y O N L Y ) Projected Relief : M E A S U R E N O . 5C A D V IS O R Y V O TE : IN C O M E T A X IN C RE ASE E LIM IN A T IN G HOM EOW NER SCHOOL PROPERTY TA X E S Q U E S T IO N : Would you support a personal income tax increase to eliminate all K-12 school operating pro perty taxes for homeowners? E X P L A N A T IO N : In Constitution: M EASU RE NO. 4 JUOGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS. POSITION 7____ VOTE FOR ONE 48 □ JOHN H BU TTLER 4 i> I* !• 1« Raises about $435 million. Reduces school operating pro perty taxes for homeowners by average of 50% . Exempts half o f the first $70,000 in value o f owner-occupied home from school operating property taxes. Provides equivalent relief to renters. Homestead exemption. Where money goes. New limits on growth o f property taxes. YES NO M E A S U R E N O . 5D A D V IS O R Y V O T E : S A L E S T A X R E D U C IN G SCHOOL PR O PE R TY TA X E S Q U E S T IO N : Would you support a 4% sales tax on most goods to reduce K-12 school operating property taxes? E X P L A N A T IO N : Where Money Comes From. Projected Relief: Where Money Goes: In Constitution: 4% retail sales tax on most goods. Exempts all services, prescriptions, food for home con sumption. utilities, and housing. Raises about $900 million. Reduces school operating proper ty taxes for all property owners by an average o f 50%. Reduces school property taxes. Provides rent relief and low in come credit. Maximum sales tax rate o f 4%. Exemptions. Where money goes. Ban on local sales tax. New limits on growth o f property taxes. n YES H NO M E A S U R E N O . 5E A D V IS O R Y VO TE: SALES T A X E L IM IN A T IN G SCHOOL PR O PERTY TA X E S Q U E S T IO N : Would you support a 5% sales tax on goods and services to eliminate K-12 school operating pro perty taxes? E X P L A N A T IO N : Where Money Comes From: Projected Relief: Where Money Goes: In Constitution: 5% retail sales tax on most goods and most services. Ex empts medical services, prescrip tions. food for home consump tion, utility -. and housing. Raises about $1.8 billion. Elim inates current school operating property taxes for all property owners. Replaces school property taxes. Provides rent relief and low in come credit. Maximum sales tax rate o f 5% . Exemptions. Where money goes. Ban on local sales tax. New limits on growth o f property taxes. YES NO Stub To Be Torn Off By A Board Member Morrow County School District Ì * SAMPLE lì PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT MEASURE AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD Tuesday, May 15, 1990 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. MORROW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ________ PRECINCT NO. ________ Mark a CROSS (X ) or a CH ECK M A R K ( ✓ ) in the voting square before the word ‘ ‘Y E S ’ ’ or the word ‘ ‘ NO ’ ’._______ M E A S U R E NOi 25-1 UP TO DATE TA X BASE Q U E S T IO N : Shall Morrow County School District's tax base be increased in 1990-91 to $8,645.151 from the current base o f $994,272? : E X P L A N A T IO N : The District’s present tax base is a carry over from many years ago. For the past several years, the tax base has provided less than 10% o f the money required to operate schools for one year. The purpose o f this measure is to establish a realistic tax base o f $8,645,151. This amount is the “ safety net” levy for the current school year. The budget committee has ap proved this amount for a levy and a tax base for 1990-91. I f this measure is approved, the school district will be subject to the 6% Constitutional limitation and cannot exceed this limit unless the voters approve the specific amount above the limit □ YES □ N O _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • V * ► tr/ v »v « f ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
