Oregon Ballot Measure 10 (1994)
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Ballot Measure 10 passed in 1994. It permitted the Oregon Legislative Assembly to change Measure 11, but only with a 2/3 vote in each chamber. The legislature has done so several times.[1]
Kevin Mannix was the chief petitioner of the measure.
Proponents of the measure argued that judges had been too lenient in sentencing violent offenders. They saw the measure as critical for lowering crime rates.
Opponents of the measure argued that judges should be allowed discretion in sentencing and should be able to account for the particular circumstances of a given crime. They also objected to the requirement that many teenage defendants be tried as adults.[2]
References
- ↑ "Oregon.gov:Measure 11
- ↑ "Measure 11 Arguments". Crime Victims United. http://www.crimevictimsunited.org/measure11/measure11arguments.htm. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
