Oregon Ballot Measure 45 (2006)

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Oregon Ballot Measure 45 (2006) appeared on the November 2006 ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was defeated.[1]

  • Yes: 41.3%
  • No: 58.7% Defeated[2]

Impact

The measure would have prohibited any person from serving more than six years in the Oregon House of Representatives, eight years in the Oregon State Senate, or a total of more than 14 years in the Oregon Legislative Assembly, and included language granting standing to individuals and nonprofit entities in any lawsuit arising from enforcement of its provisions.

History of rejection

In 2002, the Oregon Supreme Court struck down on procedural grounds similar term limits which had been enacted by passage of Oregon Ballot Measure 3 (1992) by a more than 2-to-1 margin.

Supporters and opponents

Of the $1.25 million spent in support of Measure 45, a majority came from U.S. Term Limits. The $85,000 raised to oppose it came from Oregon-based lobbyists and labor groups.

A Taxpayer’s Perspective from the National Taxpayers Union

Measure 45 would limit State Representatives to six years of service, State Senators to eight years, for a maximum of fourteen years as legislators. (Ed. Note: This proposal won approval in 1992, but was struck down by the State Supreme Court in 2002).

Press reaction to the ballot measure

Newspaper editorial boards in initiative states for the most part object to term limits. There was no exception to that in Oregon in 2006. The Oregonian, the state's main newspapers, came out swinging against the measure, urging voters to reject the measure in two separate editorials.[3] [4] The Salem Statesman Journal urged readers "not to be fooled again by the lure of term limits"[5] and the Eugene Register-Guard was equally determined that voters reject the measure.[6]

Campaign finance

Donors for the campaign for the measure:[7]

  • RESTORE OREGONS TERM LIMITS COMMITTEE: $2,035,844
  • RAINY DAY AMENDMENT COMMITTEE: $1,308,224
  • Total: $3,344,068

Donors for the campaign against the measure:

  • OREGONIANS FOR VOTER CHOICE: $404,253
  • SCHOOL EMPLOYEES EXERCISING DEMOCRACY: $352,398
  • NURSES UNITED PAC: $314,430
  • ELECTIONS ARE TERM LIMITS: $192,403
  • OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES UNION PAC: $76,962
  • PARENTS EDUCATION ASSOC PAC: $34,154
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 701 PAC: $718
  • Total: $1,375,319
  • Overall Total: $4,719,387

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Measure 45, Voters' Pamphlet, Oregon Secretary of State for November 2006
  2. ↑ County-by-county breakdown of the vote on Measure 45, Secretary of State's office (PDF)
  3. ↑ "Oregon’s wild ride with term limits", The Oregonian, November 2, 2006
  4. ↑ "Term-limit democracy: Voters aren't required", The Oregonian, October 9, 2006
  5. ↑ "Don’t be fooled (again) by lure of term limits", Salem Statesman Journal, October 14, 2006
  6. ↑ "Reject Term Limits", Eugene Register-Guard, September 30, 2006
  7. ↑ Follow the money, "Donors
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