Oregon state elections, 2007

This article is about the November 6, 2007 special elections in the Oregon. For general information on elections in the state, please see Elections in Oregon.

Oregon's elections are conducted by mail, and are accompanied by a Voters' Pamphlet like the one pictured here.

The November 6, 2007, Special Election, was an off-year election in which no members of the Congress, statewide offices, or members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly were scheduled for election. However, two statewide measures were referred by the legislature to the 2007 November Special Election ballot. While there were only two issues on the ballot, they touched on important enough issues that they attracted one hundred seventy-five arguments in total, both in favor of, and against them in the voter's pamphlet.

October 16 was the last day someone could have registered to vote in this election if this was their first time voting in Oregon. Because of a new centralized voter registration database, a voter previously registered could still move within the state, and could change their address until Election Day at 8 pm and still vote.^[1]

Ballot measures

Measure 49

Modifies Measure 37; clarifies right to build homes; limits large developments; protects farms, forests, groundwater.

Measure 49[2]
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	718,023	62.15
No	437,351	37.85
Invalid or blank votes	7,836	0.68
Total votes	1,155,374	100.00

Measure 50

Amends Constitution: Dedicates funds to provide health care for children, fund tobacco prevention, through increased tobacco tax..

Measure 50[2]
Choice	Votes	%
No	686,470	59.25
Yes	472,063	40.75
Invalid or blank votes	4,677	0.40
Total votes	1,158,533	100.00

See also

• Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly
• Elections in Oregon

Notes

External links

• Online Voters' Guide from the Oregon Secretary of State