Oregon Ballot Measure 40 (1996) and subsequent measures
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Ballot Measure 40 was an Oregon ballot measure in 1996. The measure brought sweeping reforms to Oregon's justice system, generally in an effort to promote victims' rights.
Measure 40 passed with 58.8% of the vote, but was overturned by the Oregon Supreme Court in 1998, on the grounds that it contained more than one amendment to the Oregon Constitution.[1]
Measure 40 case precedent has since been cited as the basis for overturning several voter-approved initiatives. Among these are legislative term limits in 2002 and Measure 3, the Oregon Property Protection Act of 2000.
Kevin Mannix, the state legislator behind Measure 40, shepherded many of its provisions through the Legislature as statutory enactments (in Senate Bill 936) while Measure 40 was being considered in the courts.[2]
Mannix subsequently brought seven more measures (Measures 69-75) to to voters in 1999, each a Constitutional amendment originally part of Measure 40. Four of the measures were approved by voters. The measures were primarily funded by conservative millionaires Loren Parks and Mark Hemstreet.
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- ^ Armatta v. Kitzhaber, 327 Or. 250, 959 P.2d 49 (1998)
- ^ "Desperate Measures", Willamette Week, October 20, 1999. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
