SAMPLE BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION
MORROW COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 3,1998
ONLY THE APPROPRIATE • CANDIDATES AND MEASURI ES FOR EACH PRECINCT
WILL AF »PEAR ON THAT PRECINCTS BALLOT
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REQUIRES VOTE BY MAIL IN BIENNIAL
PRIMARY. GENERAL ELECTIONS
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CHANGES MINIMUM SENTENCES FOR
LISTED CRIMES. INCLUDING CERTAIN
REPEAT OFFENSES
RESULT OF “YES" VOTE: “Yes ’ vote amends ex
isting law to require vote by mail in biennial pri RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: “Yes” vote changes
minimum sentences for listed crimes, including
mary, general elections.
certain repeat offenses.
RESULT OF “NO" VOTE: “No" vote retains cur
rent law prohibiting vote by mail in biennial pri RESULT OF “NO" VOTE: “No" vote retains
present sentencing statutes and guidelines for
mary or general elections.
listed cnmes. including repeat offenses.
SUMMARY: Current law prohibits vote by mail
for biennial primary or general elections. This SUMMARY: Establishes minimum sentences for
proposal eliminates the prohibition and requires crimes listed as “major crimes." Provides one
vote by mail for biennial primary or general elec to three year proportionally increased sentences
tions. The proposal does not affect existing law for major crimes, aggravated murder or murder
permitting the Secretary of State and county clerk if person has one to three pnor convictions for
to conduct other elections either at the polls or maior crime within past 10 years. Prior juvenile
court adjudications involving major crimes ap
by mail.
ply to increase sentence. Treats prior conviction
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: County gov for driving under influence of intoxicants as ma
ernment expenditures are estimated to be re jor come if current conviction is for criminally
duced each Primary and General Election year negligent homicide using vehicle Prohibits tem
porary leave or other reduction in additional
by $3,021,709
prison time imposed under measure.
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: The manda
tory and presumptive sentences imposed under
this measure are estimated to require 4,300 new
prison beds by 2006, with direct state expendi
tures for prison construction and start-up of
$470 million by 2006.
Direct state expenditures for prison operating
costs and debt service are estimated at $21 mil
lion in 1999-2000 and $40 million in 2000-2001.
growing to $125 million in 2005-2006. Commu
nity corrections payments from the state to coun
ties for probation and post-prison supervision
are estimated to be reduced by $800,000 in
1999-2000. $1 9 million in 2000-2001, and $1 4
million in 2005-2006.
Under this measure, direct state expenditures for
court operations are estimated at $100,000 in
1998-1999 and $175,000 in each of the next two
years. State expenditures for indigent defense
are estimated at $350,000 in 1998-1999 and
$900,000 in each of the next two years.
Maior factors affecting this estimate include
•
Plea bargaining practices of prosecuting at
torneys;
•
Prior criminal history of offenders;
•
Sentencing practices of judges.
•
Numbers of arrests: and
•
Type of prison bed. minimum or medium
security.
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AMENDS CONSTITUTION: REQUIRES
CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURES:
REGULATES SIGNATURE GATHERING;
GUARANTEES CONTRIBUTION
METHODS
RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: “Yes" vote requires
additional campaign finance disclosures: regu
lates signature gathering; guarantees certain
contribution methods
RESULT OF “NO" VOTE: “No" vote rejects re
quiring additional campaign finance disclosures,
regulating signature gathering, guaranteeing cer
tain contribution methods.
SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Existing stat
utes require disclosing certain campaign fi
nances. Measure adds constitutional require
ments for prompter disclosure of contributions
$500 or more; more frequent disclosure of con-
tnbutions/expenditures for referendum/imtiative
petitions. Requires disclosing entity authorizing/
paying for political advertising. Legislature may
regulate, prohibit paying signature gatherers if
it finds practice has caused fraud, other abuses.
Guarantees individuals' right to make campaign
contributions using certain methods. Secretary
of State must promptly publish finance reports.
Prohibits payments for sigmng/not signing pe
titions. Specifies penalties Other provisions.
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: This measure
is estimated to increase state expenditures by
$248,000 a year, with an additional one-time-only
start up cost to the state of $104,000. Expendi
tures by county and city elections filing officers
cannot be calculated, due to insufficient data.
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AMENDS CONSTITUTION: MEASURES
PROPOSING SUPERMAJORITY VOTING
REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE SAME
SUPERMAJORITY FOR PASSAGE
RESULT OF “YES" VOTE: “Yes" vote allows pas
sage of greater-than-majority voting require
ments only by equally large majority
RESULT OF “NO" VOTE: "No" vote allows simple
majority to pass measures that impose greater-
than-ruaiority voting requirements.
SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Measures in
cluding a requirement for more than a majority
of votes cast by the electorate to approve any
change in law or government action would be
come effective only if approved by at least the
same percentage of voters specified in that pro
posed voting requirement For example, a mea
sure imposing a 2/3 majority voting requirement
to change law would require a 2/3 majority to
pass. Applies to initiated, referred measures pre
sented to voters on or after November 3.1998.
including measures on same ballot
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial
effect on state or local government expenditures
or revenues.
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SAMPLE BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION
MORROW COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 3,1998
ONLY THE APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES AND MEASURES FOR EACH PRECINCT
WILL APPEAR ON THAT PRECINCTS BALLOT
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PROHIBITS MANY PRESENT TIMBER
HARVEST PRACTICES. IMPOSES MORE
RESTRICTIVE REGULATIONS
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AMENDS CONSTITUTION: CREATES
PROCESS FOR REQUIRING
LEGISLATURE TO REVIEW
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
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ALLOWS MEDICAL USE OF
MARIJUANA WITHIN LIMITS:
ESTABLISHES PERMIT SYSTEM
RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: “Yes” vote allows
RESULT OF “YES" VOTE: “Yes ’ vote adopts re
strictions on timber harvest practices, including RESULT OF “YES" VOTE: “Yes" vote creates pro medical use of marijuana within specified limits:
federal regulation, allows citizen-suit enforce cess for petitioning legislature to require its re establishes state-controlled permit system.
view of administrative rules.
ment.
RESULT OF “NO" VOTE: “No” vote retains Oregon
RESULT OF “NO" VOTE: “No" vote retains cur RESULT OF “NO" VOTE: “No" vote keeps sys criminal, civil forfeiture laws prohibiting posses
rent regulations concerning timber harvest prac tem not requiring legislative approval for admin sion, delivery and production of manjuana
istrative rules to remain in effect.
tices.
SUMMARY: Oregon statutes currently prohibit
SUMMARY: Prohibits many present timber har SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Current law possession, delivery, production of marijuana
vest practices, chemical herbicides, pesticides does not require legislative review of adminis-, Measure allows engaging in. assisting medical
in forest. Limits size of trees that can be har trative rules Measure allows voters to require use of marijuana, within specified limits.
vested. Covers private, state, federal forestlands. legislative review of administrative rules at next
Imposes new harvest regulations including fed regular session when petition, signed by speci Requires medical use be necessary to mitigate
eral regulation by classifying forestland waters fied number of voters, is filed listing affected symptoms, effects of debilitating medical con
as "navigable." State Board of Forestry must rules. Rule remains effective until reviewed by dition, including cancer, glaucoma. AIDS. HIV,
adopt new timber harvest methods and regula legislature, but rule ceases to be in effect unless multiple sclerosis, others. Establishes state per
tions to meet new requirements. Requires state approved. If governor vetoes bill, rule is disap mit system requiring physician s written proof
to submit new forestland water quality plan to proved unless legislature overrides veto. If rule Within specified limitations, exempts permit
federal Environmental Protection Agency, seek is not approved, state agency may adopt new rule holder or applicant from marijuana criminal stat
approval before permitting logging. Authorizes on same issue, but legislative review is required. utes: authorizes criminal charge defense for
medical use without permit.
citizens suits to enforce new harvest restrictions
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial
or other provisions of measure.
effect on state or local government expenditures Limits amounts of usable marijuana, number of
plants that may be possessed. Other provisions.
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: State rev or revenues.
enues are estimated to decrease $25,000,000 per
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: Direct annual
year. This estimate assumes a 60% harvest re
state expenditures are estimated at $147,000.
duction in western Oregon and a 65% harvest 66 AMENDS CONSTITUTION: DEDICATES
SOME LOTTERY FUNDING TO PARKS,
based on the assumption that 500 applicants will
reduction in eastern Oregon. These estimated
8EACHES; HABITAT, WATERSHED
register with the Oregon Health Division per year.
decreases apply to private, local and state lands.
PROTECTION
Some or all of these costs may be offset by fees
to be established by the Health Division as pro
Current state expenditures are estimated to de
vided in the measure
crease by $25,000,000 because of the revenue
loss. Major annual state expenditure reductions RESULT OF “YES" VOTE: “Yes“ vote dedicates
would occur in forest management, fire protec 15 percent lottery funding to parks, beaches:
tion. and regulation, timber tax revenue and ad salmon, wildlife habitat, watershed protection.
ministration, and Common School Fund forest
RESULT OF “NO" VOTE: “No" vote retains sys
land management.
tem restricting state lottery funding to job cre
Also, added regulations required by this mea ation, economic development, public education.
sure would increase the need for ongoing state
SUMMARY: Amends constitution. State lottery
government expenditures above current require
ments by $5,000,000 per year. One-time state proceeds currently limited to job creation, eco
nomic development, public education. Measure
expenditures of $1,400,000 would be required
dedicates 15 percent of net lottery proceeds to
Revenues to schools are estimated to decrease new fund for parks, beaches; salmon, wildlife
by $33,200,000 a year County and special dis habitat, watershed protection Dedicates half of
trict revenues are estimated to decrease by fund to create, maintain state parks, ocean
shores, public beach access areas, historic sites,
$7,800,000 per year.
recreation areas Dedicates other half for single
Revenues that contribute to the Common School agency to administer funds to protect native
Fund will be reduced by $8,700,000 primarily due salmon, wildlife habitat, watersheds, using at
to an estimated 84% decrease in harvest on Com least 65 percent for capital expenditures. Re
mon School Fund Trust lands This, in turn, will quires biennial audits, voter renewal in 2014
mean reduced earnings on the Common School Other provisions.
Fund principal for distribution to schools
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: An estimated
$46 2 million of state lottery proceeds will be
directed each year to parks and natural resources
until the year 2014. when there is an automatic
revote Currently the Oregon legislature allocates
those funds to a variety of programs including,
but not limited to. education, economic and com
munity development, natural resources and
transportation This estimate is based on 1999-
2001 projections of lottery proceeds