Oregon 2004 citizen initiatives
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Here is a list of Oregon 2004 citizen initiatives, including citizen proposed initiatives that did not make the ballot. A large number of initiatives in 2004 were rejected, withdrawn, or never approved for circulation.
In the table below, measures that are labeled as Oregon ballot measure appeared on the ballot. Measures labeled as Oregon Initiative did not make the ballot. In some instances, a ballot measure and an initiative may have the same number, but they are not the same proposal.
To see all measures for 2004 that appeared on the ballot, including legislatively-referred measures, please go here: Oregon 2004 ballot measures.
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In the table below:
- CIS stands for citizen initiated state statute
- ICA stands for initiated constitutional amendment
- CR stands for citizen referendum
2004 citizen initiatives
| Year | Type | Initiative Title | Subject Matter | Description | Ballot Status | Pass or Fail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 1 (2004) | Cut Capital Gains Tax | Lowers Capital Gains State Tax Rate (Currently Same As For Ordinary Income) To Four Percent | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 2 (2004) | The Oregon Liquor Anti-Monopoly Act of 2004 | Amends Constitution: Prohibits State From Selling, Distributing, Warehousing, Or Pricing Alcoholic Beverages; Requires Licensing Private Liquor Stores | Approved for circulation on 9/1/2002. Did not make ballot]] | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 3 (2004) | Requires Construction Of Two Segments Of Limited Access Expressway Between The State Port Of Coos Bay And The I-84 Port Of Entry On The Oregon/Idaho Border | Requires Building Limited Access Expressway (Coos Bay To Idaho) Incorporating Existing Highways, Constructing New Segments | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 4 (2004) | Oregon Cannabis Initiative 2004 | Adults May Possess, Deliver For No Consideration, Grow Limited Amounts Of Marijuana; Declares Hemp Legal | Approved for circulation on 10/21/2002. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 5 (2004) | Taxpayer Protection Act of 2004 | Amends Constitution: Repeals Any 2000 Amendments To Compensation Right When Government Takes Private Property; Retains Pre-Existing Right | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 6 (2004) | Reestablish Oregons Constitutional Courts | Declares Repeal Of Legislature's "Statutory Supplanted Version" (Not Defined) Of Article VII Of Oregon Constitution | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 7 (2004) | Property Tax Cap Of Two Percent | Amends Constitution: Limits Ad valorem Property Tax Increases To Two Percent Annually, With Exceptions; Can Reduce Revenue | Approved for circulation on 7/17/2003. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 8 (2004) | The 2% Cap On Property Taxes | Amends Constitution: Amends Constitution: Limits Ad valorem Property Tax Increases To Two Percent Annually, With Exceptions; Can Reduce Revenue | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 9 (2004) | Stop Double Taxing Payroll Taxes | Amends Constitution: Makes All Taxes Calculated As Percentage Of Income Deductible On Oregon Personal Income Tax Returns | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 10 (2004) | Initiative Integrity Act | Amends Constitution: Restricts Grounds For Invalidating Initiative, Referendum, Or Recall Petition Signatures; Prohibits Use Of Statistical Sampling | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 11 (2004) | No More Double Taxation | Amends Constitution: Creates An Unlimited Deduction For Federal Income Taxes On Individual Taxpayers' Oregon Income-Tax Returns | Approved for circulation on 3/11/2004. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 12 (2004) | Judicial Accountability Initiative | Amends Constitution: Authorizes Using Single Petition For Recalling Multiple Oregon Supreme Court Justices; Extends Deadline For Signatures | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 13 (2004) | Requires Construction Of Two Segments Of Limited Access Expressway Between The State Port Of Coos Bay And The I-84 Port Of Entry On The Oregon/Idaho Border | Requires Building Limited Access Expressway (Coos Bay To Idaho) Incorporating Existing Highways, Constructing New Segments | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 14 (2004) | Replacement Tax | Amends Constitution: Establishes 2.4 Percent Tax On Certain Transactions (Wages, Property, Services); Prohibits Most Other Revenue Sources | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 15 (2004) | The Judicial Reform Act | Amends Constitution: Replaces Existing Judicial Oaths With New Oath; Renders Judicial Acts In Violation Of Oath Void | Approved for circulation on 5/21/2003. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 16 (2004) | The Student Protection Act III | Prohibits Instruction At Public Schools (Including Colleges, Universities) That "Approves," "Promotes," "Endorses" Homosexual, Bisexual Behaviors | Approved for circulation on 5/21/2003. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 17 2004) | The Divine Sovereignty Life Amendment | Amends Constitution: Prohibits: Abortion, Physician-Aided Dying, Certain Pain/Birth-Control Methods, "Mortal Harm" To "Innocent" Persons | Approved for circulation on 5/21/2003. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 18 (2004) | Tax Consumption Not Property | Amends Constitution: Prohibits Residential Property Taxes; Reduces Nonresidential Property Tax Rates; Creates Sales Tax With Enumerated Exceptions | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 19 (2004) | A Sales Tax We Can Live With | Amends Constitution: Prohibits Residential Property Taxes; Reduces Income Tax Rates, Nonresidential Property Tax Rates; Creates Sales Tax | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 20 (2004) | The Citizens' Term Limits Restoration Act | Amends Constitution: Limits State Legislators: Six Years As Representative, Eight Years As Senator, Fourteen Years In Legislature | Signatures verified. Failed to qualify | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 21 2004) | Repeals Article VII (Amended), to the Oregon Constitution | Enacts A Statute That Declares The Repeal Of Article VII (Amended) Of The Oregon Constitution | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 22 (2004) | Committee To End Forced Political Contributions | Amends Constitution: Entities Receiving Payroll Deductions Cannot Use Them For "Political Purposes" (Defined) Without Employee's Written Authorization | Approved for circulation on 9/22/2003. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 23 (2004) | Keep Government Neutral In Elections | Amends Constitution: Prohibits Organizations From Using, Commingling Payroll-Deducted Money From Public Employees For "Political Purposes" (Defined). | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 24 (2004) | Limit Public Sector Union Influence | Amends Constitution: Prohibits State, Local Governments From Recognizing, Bargaining With Public Employee Unions, Collecting Their Payroll Deductions | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 25 (2004) | Amendment To Article XVII | Amends Constitution: Eliminates Separate Vote Requirement For Constitutional Amendments Proposed By Initiative Petition, Prohibits Invalidating Certain Amendments | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 26 (2004) | Amends Article XVII (1) | Amends Constitution: Repeals Current Requirement That Each Constitutional Amendment Proposed By Initiative Petition Be Voted On Separately | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 27 (2004) | A Better Tax System | Amends Constitution: Prohibits Residential Property Taxes; Reduces Income Tax Rates, Nonresidential Property Tax Rates; Creates Sales Tax | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 28 (2004) | A Good Sales Tax | Amends Constitution: Prohibits Residential Property Taxes; Reduces Nonresidential Property Tax Rates; Creates Statewide 4% Sales Tax | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 29 (2004) | An Act To Preserve Property Rights | Amends Constitution: Requires Governments To Pay Owners, Or Repeal Restrictions, When Certain Use Restrictions Reduce Property Value | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CR | Oregon Ballot Measure 30 (2004) | Repeal Of House Bill 2152, Sections 1 To 43(a), Relating To Taxation | Enacts Temporary Personal Income Tax Surcharge; Increases, Changes Corporate, Other Taxes; Avoids Specific Budget Cuts | Qualified | Failed
Yes: 481,315 No: 691,462 |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 30 (2004) | Just Compensation For Regulatory Takings | Amends Constitution: Requires Governments To Pay Owners, Or Repeal Restrictions, When Certain Use Restrictions Reduce Property Value | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 32 (2004) | Informed Choice Initiative Petition I | Prohibits All Abortions Unless Provider Makes Required Advance Statements To Patient; Expands Lawsuits Against Providers | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Ballot Measure 33 (2004) | OMMA2 | Amends Medical Marijuana Act: Requires Marijuana Dispensaries For Supplying Patients/Caregivers; Raises Patients' Possession Limit | Qualified | Failed
Yes: 764,015 No: 1,021,814 |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 33 (2004) | Informed Choice Initiative Petition II | Prohibits All Abortions Unless Provider Makes Required Advance Statements To Patient; Expands Lawsuits Against Providers | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Ballot Measure 34 (2004) | Good For Economy, Good For Environment, And Good For Oregon II | Requires Balancing Timber Production, Resource Conservation/Preservation In Managing State Forests; Specifically Addresses Two Forests | Qualified | Failed
Yes: 659,467 No: 1,060,496 |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 34 (2004) | Informed Choice Initiative Petition III | Prohibits All Abortions Unless Provider Makes Required Advance Statements To Patient; Expands Lawsuits Against Providers | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 35 (2004) | Medical Liability Reform #5 | Amends Constitution: Limits Noneconomic Damages (Defined) Recoverable For Patient Injuries Caused By Healthcare Provider's Negligence Or Recklessness | Qualified | Failed
Yes: 869,054 No: 896,857 |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 35 (2004) | Candidate Campaign Finance Reform | Amends Constitution: Limits Individual Expenditures And Contributions To Candidates, Political Committees, Political Parties; Restricts Organizational Contributions, Expenditures | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Ballot Measure 36 (2004) | Constitutional Definition Of Marriage | Amends Constitution: Only Marriage Between One Man And One Woman Is Valid Or Legally Recognized As Marriage | Qualified | Passed
Yes: 1,028,546 No: 787,556 |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Ballot Measure 37 (2004) | Measure Requiring Compensation For Regulations Taking Value Of Property | Governments Must Pay Owners, Or Forgo Enforcement, When Certain Land Use Restrictions Reduce Property Value | Qualified | Passed
Yes: 1,054,589 No: 685,079 |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 37 (2004) | Measure Requiring Majority Approval For Land Use Decisions Reducing Property Value More Than 10 Percent | Prohibits Certain Land Use Laws Without Written Approval From Landowners Whose Property's Value Is Reduced | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Ballot Measure 38 (2004) | Oregon Priorities Act | Abolishes Saif; State Must Reinsure, Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Dedicates Proceeds, Potential Surplus To Public Purposes | Qualified | Failed
Yes: 670,935 No: 1,037,722 |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 38 (2004) | Informed Choice Prior To Seeking An Abortion I | - | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 39 (2004) | term limits | Amends Constitution: Lifetime Limits On Years Of Legislative Service; Some Elected, Sitting Legislators May Be Disqualified, Removed | Approved for circulation on 8/28/2003. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 41 (2004) | Private Property Protection Act | Amends Constitution: Landowner Whose Property's Use, Development Reduces Another Property's Value Must Compensate Affected Owner For Reduction | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 42 (2004) | No Landed Aristocracy Measures Act Of 2004 | Prohibits Ballot Measures That, Based On Land Ownership, Limit Participation In Approving, Disapproving Laws, Rules | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 43 (2004) | Campaign Finance Reform By Initiative | Amends Constitution: Permits Laws, If Adopted By Initiative Process, Limiting, Prohibiting Campaign Contributions, Expenditures; Eliminates Legislature's Regulation | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 44 (2004) | Campaign Finance Reform By Initiative #1 | Limits Individual Expenditures And Contributions To Candidates, Political Committees, Political Parties; Restricts Organizational Contributions, Expenditures | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 45 (2004) | Oregon Government Priorities Act | Abolishes Saif; State, Private Administrator Must Reinsure, Fulfill Saif's Existing Obligations; Dedicates Certain Potential Surpluses | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 46 2004) | Oregon K-12 Schools Support Act | Abolishes Saif; State, Private Administrator Must Reinsure, Fulfill Saif's Existing Obligations; Dedicates Certain Potential Surpluses | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 47 (2004) | Family Farmer Protection Act | Prohibits Expanding Urban Growth Boundaries To Include "Highly Productive Farmland" (Defined); Isolated Tract, Industrial Exceptions | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 48 (2004) | Oregon Taxpayer Fairness Act I | Requires Corporate Income And Excise Tax Rates To Be Same As Personal Income Tax Rates | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 49 (2004) | Oregon Taxpayer Fairness Act II | Requires That Corporate And Personal Income Tax Rates Be The Same; Raises Minimum Corporate Tax | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 50 (2004) | Oregon Taxpayer Fairness Act III | Equalizes Corporate And Personal Income Tax Rates; Raises Minimum Corporate Tax; Requires Corporate Tax Disclosure | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 51 (2004) | Farming Economy Protection Act | Prohibits Expanding Urban Growth Boundaries To Include "The Most Productive Farmland" (Defined); Provides Specified Exceptions | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 52 (2004) | Oregon Campaign Finance Reform | Amends Constitution: Allows Laws Enacted Or Amended By Initiative That Limit Or Prohibit Political Campaign Contributions, Expenditures | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 53 (2004) | Oregon Campaign Finance Reform | Amends Constitution: Limits Individual, Corporate, Union, Organizational Contributions/Expenditures To Candidates, Political Entities; Establishes Disclosure, Reporting Requirements Approved for circulation on 8/6/2003. Did not make ballot | - | |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 54 (2004) | Juvenile Justice Act of 2004 | Repeals Measure 11 Statutes That Require Adult Prosecution, Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Certain Juvenile Offenders | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 55 (2004) | Comprehensive Political Campaign Finance Reform Act | Revises Oregon Campaign Finance Laws By Limiting, And In Some Cases Prohibiting, Contributions And Expenditures | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 56 (2004) | Oregon Forest Restoration Initiative | Requires, Defines Sustainable Timber Harvest Practices And Organic Pest Controls On State And Private Forestlands | Approved for circulation on 9/19/2003. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 57 (2004) | Statewide School Support Act I | Amends Constitution: Creates 0.4% Tax On Properties (Except Residences Under Five Units) For Funding Public Schools | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 58 (2004) | Statewide School Support Act II | Amends Constitution: Creates 0.2% Tax On Properties (Except Residences Under Five Units) For Funding Public Schools | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 59 (2004) | Pers Reform Act | Ends Existing Public Employee Retirement Plans; Requires Plan For Public Employees Limited To Defined Contributions | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 60 (2004) | Fair Tax Act I | Imposes Two Percent Tax Surcharge On Income Above Threshold Of $100,000 Joint, 50,000 Single | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 61 (2004) | Fair Tax Act II | Imposes Two Percent Tax Surcharge On Income Above Threshold Of $130,000 Joint, 65,000 Single | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 62 (2004 | Oregon Children's Health Care Act | Provides Healthcare Coverage For All Oregon Children; Employers' Payroll Tax, Reduced By Certain Healthcare Costs | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 63 (2004) | Oregon Children's Health Care Program | Provides Healthcare Coverage For All Oregon Children; Employers' Payroll Tax, Reduced By Certain Healthcare Costs | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 64 (2004) | Truth, Justice And The American Way | Prohibits Applying "Use Restrictions" (Defined) Reducing Land Value Over 10% Without Certain Landowner Approvals | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 65 (2004) | Tillamook 50-50 Plan | Manages Tillamook, Clatsop State Forests Half For Old Growth Forest Restoration, Half For Sustainable Production | Approved for circulation but later withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 66 (2004) | Let Growth Pay Its Way Act Of 2004 | Local Governments, Public School Districts May Charge New-Development Fees To Fund Resulting Infrastructure Needs | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 70 (2004) | Oregon Children's Healthcare Act 1, 2, 3 & 4 | Provides All Oregon Children Access To Healthcare Coverage; Taxes Employers, Subsidizes Certain Employer Healthcare Costs | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 71 (2004) | Fair Taxes For Good Schools Act I | Amends Constitution: Establishes Tax (Up To 1.25%) On "Gross Receipts" (Defined); Dedicates Revenues To Public Education | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 72 (2004) | Fair Taxes For Good Schools Act II | Establishes Tax On "Gross Receipts" (Defined) Generated Through Nonexempt Oregon Activities; Dedicates Revenues To Education | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 73 (2004) | Fair Taxes For Good Schools Act III | Amends Constitution: Establishes Tax On "Gross Receipts" (Defined), Less Child Healthcare Credit; Dedicates Revenues To Public Education | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 74 (2004) | Fair Taxes For Good Schools Act IV | Establishes Tax On "Gross Receipts" (Defined) Generated Through Nonexempt Oregon Activities; Dedicates Revenues To Education | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 75 (2004) | Tax Break Limitation Act I | Amends Constitution: Limits Personal And Corporate "Tax Breaks" (Defined) To 33 Percent Of Income Taxes Otherwise Due | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 76 (2004) | Tax Break Limitation Act II | Amends Constitution: Limits Personal And Corporate "Tax Breaks" (Defined) To 25 Percent Of Income Taxes Otherwise Due | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 77 (2004) | Taxpayer Protection Act II | Prohibits Certain Ballot Measures: Paying Property Owners When Laws Enacted, Enforced; Allowing Otherwise Prohibited Uses | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 78 (2004) | No Landed Aristocracy Measures act of 2004 II | Prohibits Certain Ballot Measures Allowing Particular Property Owners To Prevent Enacting, Enforcing, Applying General Laws | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 79 (2004) | Everyone Has A Voice Act Of 2004 | Prohibits Certain Ballot Measures That Allow Particular Property Owners To Prevent Enacting, Enforcing, Applying Laws | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 80 (2004) | Local Options For Building Act | Local Governments, School Districts May Charge Fees On New Development To Fund Resulting Infrastructure Needs | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 81 (2004) | Building Oregon's Future Act | School Districts May Charge Impact Fees On New Residential Development To Fund New Schools, Classrooms | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 82 (2004) | Make Growth Pay Its Way Act Of 2004 | School Districts May Charge Impact Fees On New Residential Development To Fund New Schools, Classrooms | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 83 (2004) | Building Oregon Schools Act Of 2004 | County May Collect School District's Impact Fee On New Residential Development To Fund School Construction | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 84 (2004) | Make Developers Pay Their Way Act | Local Governments, School Districts May Charge Fees On New Development To Fund Resulting Infrastructure Needs | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 85 (2004) | Medical Liability Reform #1 and #2 | Amends Constitution: Limits Attorney Fees In Claims For Unintended Injury, Death Caused By Healthcare Provider/Entity | Both withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 88 (2004) | Medical Liability Reform #3 and #4 | Amends Constitution: Limits Noneconomic Damages (Defined) For Unintended Injury/Death By Healthcare Providers, Entities To $500,000 | Both withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 89 (2004) | Invest Publicly Guaranteed Private Funds In Oregon | Amends Constitution: Specifies Investment Options For State-Guaranteed "Private Monies" (Undefined); Regulates Dispute Resolution; Restricts Lawmaking Authority | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 91 (2004) | Oregon Rainy Day Fund | Abolishes Saif; State Must Reinsure, Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Allocates Proceeds, Potential Surplus To Contingency Fund | Not approved' | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 92 (2004) | SAIF Public Accountability Act | Converts Saif Corporation Into State Agency; Saif Must Guarantee All Employers Coverage; Modifies Saif's Operations | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 93 (2004) | Private Property Protection Act Of 2004 | Landowner Whose New Property Use Reduces Another Property's Value Must Compensate Affected Owner For Reduction | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 94 (2004) | Measure Regarding Payments To Landowners | Governments Must Pay Owners, Or Forgo Enforcement, When Certain Land Use Restrictions Reduce Property Value | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 95 (2004) | Equal Rights For All Act | Prohibits New Laws That Allow Particular Property Owners To Prevent Enacting, Enforcing Or Applying Laws | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 96 (2004) | Payments To Landowners II | Governments Must Pay Owners, Or Forgo Enforcement, When Certain Land Use Restrictions Reduce Property Value | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 97 (2004) | HealthOregon Act | Creates State Health Insurance Program Funded, In Part, By Member Premiums, Payroll Tax On Employers | Approved for circulation on 3/18/2004. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 98 (2004) | The Anti-Blowhard Act Of 2004 | Requires Candidates/Political Committees Alleging Wasteful Public Spending To Provide Documentation; Public Notified Of Noncompliance | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 99 (2004) | Oregon Cannabis Act | State Must Compensate Natural Persons For Certain Regulations Reducing Home Value If Voters Approve Funding | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 100 (2004) | Corporate Tax Break Limitation Act | Amends Constitution: Limits Corporate "Tax Breaks" (Defined) To 25 Percent Of Corporate Income, Excise Taxes Otherwise Due Not approved | - | |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 104 (2004) | Oregon Children's Healthcare Act 5-8 | Authorizes Healthcare Coverage For All Oregon Children; Taxes Employers, Reimburses Employers For Certain Healthcare Costs | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 105 (2004) | Article I, Section 41 Amendment | Amends Constitution: Prohibits Establishing, Expanding Inmate Work Programs Displacing, Significantly Reducing Opportunities For Private Enterprises, Non-Inmate Workers | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 107 (2004) | Oregon Cannabis Act II | Amends Constitution: Prohibits New Laws: Compensating Landowners For Complying With Certain Laws, Authorizing Unlawful Uses Absent Compensation | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 108 (2004) | Minimum Wage Protection Act | Amends Constitution: Prohibits Reducing Employees' Minimum-Wage Protections Except By A Majority Vote In A Statewide Election | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 109 (2004) | Overtime Pay Protection Act | Amends Constitution: Provides That Employees' Overtime Protections Can Be Reduced Only By Majority Vote In Statewide Election | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 110 (2004) | Overtime Pay And Minimum Wage Protection Act | Amends Constitution: Prohibits Reducing Employees' Minimum-Wage And Overtime-Pay Protections Except By Majority Vote In Statewide Election | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 111 2004) | Property Tax Limit | Amends Constitution: Caps Property Taxes On Single-Family Residence And Underlying Land Regardless Of Their Assessed Value | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 112 (2004) | $2,000 Cap | Amends Constitution: Caps Property Taxes On Single-Family Residence And Underlying Land Regardless Of Their Assessed Value | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 113 (2004) | An Act To Limit Partisanship | Amends Constitution: Makes Offices Of Secretary Of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, And Other Specified Offices Nonpartisan | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 114 (2004) | End Income Tax Discrimination | Authorizes State Personal Income Tax Deduction For Each Dependent Claimed As Exemption On Federal Return | Approved for circulation on 3/11/2004. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 115 (2004) | Initiative Integrity Act | Limits Grounds For Rejecting Initiative Petition Signatures; Prohibits Random Sampling To Determine Valid-Signature Number | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 116 (2004) | Abolish Public Employee Unions | Eliminates Public Employees' Right To Form Unions, Associations To Collectively Bargain, Resolve Grievances With Employers | Approved for circulation on 03/11/2004. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 117 (2004) | Right To Vote On Unionism | Requires Employee Election To Maintain Union Representation Before Expiration Of Each Public Sector Union Contract | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 118 (2004) | Stop The Banks From Gouging | Establishes Limits On Bank Fees For Checking Account Items Presented For Payment Against Non-Sufficient Funds | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 119 (2004) | Good For The Economy, Good For The Environment, And Good For Oregon I and II | Requires Balancing Timber Production, Resource Conservation/Preservation In Managing State Forests; Specifically Addresses Two Forests | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 121 (2004) | Right To Petition | Amends Constitution: Governs Right To Collect Election Petition Signatures On, And Access To, Public And Private Property | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 122 (2004) | School Stabilization Act I, II, & III | Funds Education With Tax On "Adjusted Tax Base" (Defined) From Business Activities; Creates Tax Credit | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 126 (2004) | Business Activity Tax For Schools I and II | Funds Education With Tax On "Adjusted Tax Base" (Defined) From Business Activities; Creates Tax Credit | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 127 (2004) | Fund Oregon's Schools Initiative | Amends Constitution: Eliminates Requirement That Legislature Report Sufficiency Or Insufficiency Of Education Appropriation; Requires Sufficient Education Funds | Approved for circulation on 02/04/2004. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 128 (2004) | Medical Liability Reform #6 | Amends Constitution: Limits Attorney Fees For Injury, Death Caused By Licensed Healthcare Provider's Fault (Maximum $100,000) | Approved for circulation on 05/28/2004. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 129 (2004) | Nonpartisan Legislature | Makes State Legislative Offices Nonpartisan: Candidates Nominated And Vacancies Filled Without Regard To Party Affiliation | Approved for circulation on 03/05/2004. Did not make ballot | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 130 (2004) | Emergency Reserve Fund And Bond Rating Improvement Act Of 2004 | Amends Constitution: Devotes "Kicker" Refunds To Reserve Fund Until Fund Exceeds One-Third Of General Fund Budget | Rejected | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 131 (2004) | Corporate Disclosure Act Of 2004 | Requires Corporations To Submit Specified Financial Information To Secretary Of State; Makes Information Public Record | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 132 (2004) | A Practical Plan For Healthcare For All Oregon Children 1-3 | Requires Comprehensive Oregon Child Healthcare Legislation, Utilizing Employer Insurance Payments, Other Funding Sources; Authorizes Taxes | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 135 (2004) | The Oregon Job Creation And Education Support Act | Abolishes Saif; Requires State To Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Distributes Potential Surplus To Policyholders And Schools | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 136 (2004) | The Oregon Job Creation Act | Abolishes Saif; Requires State To Satisfy Saif's Obligations, Use Potential Surplus For Promoting Job Growth | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 137 (2004) | The Oregon Job Creation And Law Enforcement Support Act | Abolishes Saif; Requires State To Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Distributes Potential Surplus To Policyholders, Law Enforcement | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 138 (2004) | The Oregon Job Creation And Senior Support Act | Abolishes Saif; Requires State To Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Distributes Potential Surplus To Policyholders, Medication Assistance | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 139 (2004) | The Oregon Job Creation And Small Business Support Act | Abolishes Saif; State Must Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Distributes Potential Surplus To Policyholders, Small Business Assistance | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 140 (2004) | The Oregon Job Growth And Rainy Day Fund Act | Abolishes Saif; Requires State To Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Distributes Potential Surplus To Policyholders, Contingency Fund | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 141 (2004) | The Oregon Job Growth Act | Abolishes Saif; State Must Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Distributes Potential Surplus To Policyholders, Promoting Job Growth | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 142 (2004) | The Oregon Job Creation And College Scholarship Act | Abolishes Saif; Requires State To Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Distributes Potential Surplus To Policyholders, Educational Scholarships | Not approved | |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 143 (2004) | The Oregon Job Creation And Rainy Day Fund Act | Abolishes Saif; Requires State To Satisfy Saif's Obligations; Distributes Potential Surplus To Policyholders, Specified Purposes | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 144 (2004) | Personal Reserve | Amends Constitution: Declares That Assets Of A Certain Value Be Free From The Imposition Of Certain Claims | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 145 (2004) | Fiscal Responsibility Act Of 2004 | Amends Constitution: Devotes State Revenues Exceeding Projections By One Percent To Reserve Fund Until Specified Limit Exceeded | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 146 (2004) | Defense Of Marriage Amendment | Amends Constitution: Recognizes Marriage Only Between One Man, One Woman; Prohibits Same Legal Status For Unmarried Individuals | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 147 (2004) | Affirmation Of Marriage Constitutional Amendment | Amends Constitution: Specifies That Marriage In Oregon Is A Civil Contract Between One Male And One Female | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 148 (2004) | Affirmation Of Mariage Act | Enacts Provision Specifying That Marriage Is A Civil Contract Between One Male And One Female | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | CIS | Oregon Initiative 149 2004) | Defense Of Marriage Act | Recognizes Marriage Only Between One Man And Woman; Prohibits Same Legal Status For Unmarried Individuals | Withdrawn | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 151 (2004) | Constitutional Limit On Appropriations | Amends Constitution: Limits Biennium-To-Biennium Changes In Legislative Appropriations To Changes In Inflation And Population Exclusively | Not approved | - |
| 2004 | ICA | Oregon Initiative 152 (2004) | Institute 5% Sales Tax, Lower Income Tax | Amends Constitution: Creates Sales Tax; Implementation Contingent On Enactment Of Income-Tax Rate Reduction, Property-Tax Freeze | Not approved | - |
Finding further information
The Oregon Secretary of State maintains an ongoing, current file of initiatives, referendum and legislatively referred potential ballot measures.
Their search function allows you to search under the categories of active, withdrawn, qualified, citizen initiative, veto referendum, legislative referral, approved to circulate, and whether the measure's proponents have indicated to the Secretary of State that they intend to pay circulators.
See also
- Oregon 2004 ballot measures
- List of Oregon ballot measures
- Oregon signature requirements
- Procedures for qualifying an initiative in Oregon
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
