Oregon Ballot Measure 45 (2006)
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Measure 45 on Oregon's 2006 general election ballot sought to reinstate legislative term limits in the state. Placed on the ballot by initiative petition, it would have added a section to the state Constitution prohibiting 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.[1] 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.[2] Voters in 2006, however, rejected this initiative by 555,016 to 788,895.[3]
[edit] Supporters and opponents
Nearly all of the $1.25 million raised in support of Measure 45 came from the Illinois-based organization U.S. Term Limits. The $85,000 raised to oppose it came from Oregon-based lobbyists and labor groups.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Measure 45 (HTML). Voters' Pamphlet: Oregon General Election, November 7, 2006. Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
- ^ Green, Ashbel S., Lisa Grace Lednicer. "State high court strikes term limits", Oregonian, Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing, 2006-01-17, pp. A1.
- ^ November 7, 2006, General Election Abstracts of Votes: State Measure No. 45 (PDF). Oregon Elections Division (official website). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
- ^ Money in Politics Research Action Project (October 18, 2006). Almost Two-thirds of Ballot Measure Cash Comes from Out of State But Campaigns Vary in Terms of Local Control. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
