Oregon 2024 ballot measures
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As of May 21, 2024, three statewide ballot measures were certified for the 2024 ballot in the state of Oregon.
HIGHLIGHTS
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Description |
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| Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment | Allow the Legislature to impeach elected state executives | |
| Independent Public Service Compensation Commission Amendment | Establish the Independent Public Service Compensation Commission to determine certain public officials' salaries | |
| Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure | Establish ranked-choice voting for federal and state offices |
Potential measures
Citizen-initiatives:
| Type | Number | Name | Subject | Description |
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| CICA | 1,6 | School Choice Account Amendment | Education | Establishes school choice accounts in the state constitution to be used by parents or guardians to fund their child's education at a private school or home school program |
| CISS | 3 | Prohibit the Injury or Killing of Animals Initiative | Treatment of animals | Criminalizes the injury or killing of animals, including farming, ranching, hunting, fishing, trapping, pest control, research, or teaching |
| CICA | 4 | Require Voter Approval for Highway Fees or Tolls Amendment | Transporation | Requires voter approval of new highway fees or tolls by each county with a border within a 15-mile radius of the highway |
| CICA | 5 | Right of Parents to Choose Public School Based on Residency Amendment | Education | Provides that parents may select any K-12 public school statewide with admission priority based on residency and no other criteria or preferences |
| CISS | 7, 9 | Campaign Finance Regulations Initiative | Campaign finance | Enacts campaign finance limits and regulations |
| CICA | 8 | Campaign Finance Limits Amendment | Campaign finance | Requires changes to laws governing campaign finance limits to be approved by voter approval or three-fourths vote of each legislative chamber |
| CICA | 10 | Property Tax Freeze for Seniors Amendment | Taxes | Provides for a property tax freeze for homes of residents 65 years of age or older |
| CISS | 11, 12 | STAR Voting Initiative | Voting policy | Establishes STAR voting, where voters rate the candidates for a given office and the top two finishers advance to an automatic runoff |
| CICA | 13, 14 | Citizens Redistricting Commission Amendment | Redistricting | Establishes a citizens redistricting commission |
| CISS | 15, 17 | Corporate Tax Revenue Rebate for Residents Initiative | Taxes | Requires Oregon issue rebates to residents from surplus corporate tax revenue |
| CICA | 16 | Open Primaries and Candidate Requirements Initiative | Elections | Require nominations for general and special elections through an open primary and require the same filing and candidacy requirements for all candidates running for a specific office |
| CICA | 18 | Increase Number of State Representatives and Senators Initiative | State legislatures | Authorize the state legislature to increase the number of state representatives to no more than 300 members and state senators to no more than 30 members |
| CISS | 19 | Top-Five Ranked Choice Voting Initiative | Elections and campaigns | Provides for open top-five primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections |
| CICA | 20 | Right to Safe Levels of Greenhouse Gases Initiative | Constitutional rights and Environment | Adds to the Oregon Constitution a right to safe levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases |
| CICA | 21 | Right to Permitless Concealed Carry Initiative | Constitutional rights and Firearms | Adds to the Oregon Constitution a right to carry concealed firearms without a permit |
| CISS | 22 | Psilocybin Regulation Initiative | Law enforcement | Legalizes the possession, use, and cultivation of psilocybin-containing mushrooms |
| CICA | 25, 26 | Open Primary Initiative | Elections and campaigns | Changes Oregon from a closed primary system to an open primary system |
| CISS | 27 | Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative | Elections and campaigns | Enacts ranked-choice voting for presidential, federal, state executive, state legislative, and judicial candidates |
| CISS | 31 | Changes to Government Ethics Commission Initiative | Government accountability | Make changes to how commissioners are appointed; changes penalties for misconduct by the state legislature; and requires state legislators to report misconduct |
| CISS | 32 | Changes to Legislative Meetings, Caucus Rules, and Committee Positions Initiative | Government accountability and State legislatures measures | Requires public legislative meetings for a quorum of a committee, subcommittee and a majority of a legislative chamber; requires caucus rules to be public; and prohibits a partisan caucus from charging differential dues on members based on rank or committee membership |
| CISS | 33 | Hospital Investment Restrictions and Reporting Initiative | Business regulation | Limits the types of investments a hospital or health care system may have and requires reporting on income and investment earnings |
| CISS | 34 | Changes to Campaign Finance Regulation Initiative | Campaign finance | Limits the contributions to candidates and political committees, requires political communications to include fund sourcing, and creates a matching fund system for certain campaigns |
| CISS | 35 | Unionization of Cannabis Workers Initiative | Labor and unions and Marijuana | Require cannabis businesses to submit to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission a signed labor peace agreement between the business and a labor organization with its licensure or renewal application |
| CISS | 36, 37, 38 | Limit Rent Increases Initiative | Housing | Limit the maximum annual rent increase percentage in the state, change the conditions and manner in which a landlord can evict a tenant, and repeal state restrictions on local rent control |
| CICA | 39 | Right to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Initiative | Environment and Constitutional rights | Establish a right to safe levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and require the state achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible but no later than 2050 |
| CISS | 44, 45, 47, 48 | Drug Recriminalization and Mandated Addiction Treatment Initiative | Drug crime policy | Make it a misdemeanor to possess or use hard drugs in public and mandate treatment for drug-dependent persons charged with low level crimes |
| CISS | 46 | Adopt City of Millican Charter Initiative | County and municipal governance | Adopts the Millican City Charter |
| CISS | 49 | Require Just Cause for Employee Discipline or Discharge Initiative | Business regulation and Labor and unions | Require employers to provide just cause before disciplining or discharging a permanent employee |
| CISS | 50, 52 | Require Gas Pump Attendants Initiative | Business regulation | Require attendants to pump gas at gas stations |
| CICA | 51 | Right to Adequate Public Education Amendment | Education | Provide for "a right to adequate public education" |
| CISS | 53 | Fire Prevention Initiative | Forests and parks | Establish a fire prevention tree harvest plan to clear out trees surrounding populated areas |
| CISS | 54 | End Pretrial Release and Provide Local Government Drug Enforcement Initiative | Law enforcement | End pretrial release for certain defendants, provide for local governments to criminally prohibit or restrict certain activities including the public use of alcohol or drugs, and provide for the reimbursement to counties by the state for the costs of certain pretrial incarcerations |
| CISS | 55 | Require Landlords to Disclose Asbestos Hazard Initiative | Housing | Require landlords to disclose asbestos hazard prior to signing a lease agreement with a tenant |
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens of Oregon have the powers of initiated state statute, initiated constitutional amendment, and veto referendum. The Oregon State Legislature may also place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments or legislatively referred state statutes with a majority vote of each chamber.
Oregon is one of several states that require a certain number of signatures to accompany prospective petition filings. The signatures of at least 1,000 electors are required. The number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute, constitutional amendment, or veto referendum measure for the ballot in Oregon is tied to the number of votes cast for the office of governor in the state's most recent gubernatorial election. Valid citizen signatures equaling 8% of these votes are needed for initiated constitutional amendments, 6% for initiated state statutes, and 4% for a veto referendum. 2024 signature requirements:
- initiated state statute: 117,173
- initiated constitutional amendment: 156,231
- veto referendum: 78,115
Signatures for Oregon initiatives must be submitted four months prior to the next regular general election. For measures targeting the November 5, 2024, ballot, the deadline is Friday, July 5, 2024. If signatures are submitted at least 165 days before an election and the petition is found insufficient, additional signatures can be submitted prior to the final deadline.
Historical facts
In Oregon, a total of 279 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1985 and 2022. One hundred thirty-five (135) ballot measures were approved, and 144 ballot measures were defeated.
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| Total number | Annual average | Annual minimum | Annual maximum | Approved | Defeated | ||
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Ballot initiative certification rates
The following table shows the rate of certification for ballot initiatives in Oregon between 2010 and 2022:
| Oregon statewide ballot initiatives filed and certified, 2010-2022 | |||
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| Year | Ballot initiatives filed | Certified | |
| # | % | ||
| Averages | |||
Not on the ballot
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description | Status |
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| CICA | 2 | Prohibit Fully Autonomous Combat Robots Amendment | War and peace | Prohibits fully autonomous combat robots in Oregon | 
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| CISS | 28 | Allow Petition Circulators to Train Before Initiative Filing Measure | Direct democracy | Allows petition circulators to begin training before proponents file an initiative with the secretary of state |
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| CISS | 29, 30 | Education Savings Account Initiative | Education | Establish education savings accounts in Oregon for households with incomes below $125,000 to use for their children's education |
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| CICA | 40 | Top-Five Voting for Presidential Elections Initiative | Voting policy and Elections and campaigns | Establish a top-five voting system for the general election of the president in Oregon |
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| CICA | 41 | Single Constitutional Initiative Amendment | Direct democracy | Restrict the number of constitutional amendments initiated by citizens to one per biennial election year |
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| CICA | 42, 43 | Campaign Finance Amendment | Elections and campaigns | Makes changes to the campaign finance system and sets contribution limits |
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See also
- 2024 ballot measures
- List of Oregon ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Oregon
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
External links
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