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Oregon Election Results: Statewide measures
By WillametteLive Editors
from WillametteLive, Section News
Posted on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:14:07 PM PDT

Updated at 10:41 p.m. Measure 54

Amends Constitution: Standardizes voting eligibility for school board elections with other state and local elections.

We're projecting that this measure will pass.

Measure 55

Amends Constitution: Changes operative date of redistricting plans; allows affected legislators to finish term in original district.

We're projecting that this measure will pass.

Measure 56

Amends Constitution: Provides that May and November property tax elections are decided by majority of voters voting.

Yes - 55%
No - 45%

Measure 57

Increases sentences for drug trafficking, theft against elderly and specified repeat property and identity theft crimes; requires addiction treatment for certain offenders.

This measure has been projected by KPTV to win. It will also rule out Measure 61.
Measure 58

Prohibits teaching public school student in language other than English for more than two years

Yes - 46%
No - 54%

Measure 59

Creates an unlimited deduction for federal income taxes on individual taxpayers' Oregon income-tax returns

Yes - 37%
No - 63%

Measure 60

Teacher "classroom performance," not seniority, determines pay raises; "most qualified" teachers retained, regardless of seniority

Yes - 40%
No - 60%

Measure 61

Creates mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain theft, identity theft, forgery, drug, and burglary crimes

This measure has not been projected to win yet. But KPTV news is projecting that Measure 57 will override Measure 61 regardless of the outcome.
Measure 62

Amends Constitution: Allocates 15% of lottery proceeds to public safety fund for crime prevention, investigation, prosecution

Yes - 41%
No - 59%

Measure 63

Exempts specified property owners from building permit requirements for improvements valued at/under 35,000 dollars

Yes - 47%
No - 53%

Measure 64

Penalizes person, entity for using funds collected with "public resource" (defined) for "political purpose" (defined)

Yes - 51%
No - 49%

Measure 65

Changes general election nomination processes for major/minor party, independent candidates for most partisan offices

This measure is now projected as NOT passing.

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