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November 2008 Election

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGON BALLOT MEASURE POSITIONS
Measure 54: Amends constitution. Standardizes voting eligibility for school board elections with other state and local elections.
Democratic Party of Oregon has NO POSITION

Measure 55: Amends constitution. Changes operative date of redistricting plans; allows affected legislators to finish term in original district.
Democratic Party of Oregon has NO POSITION

Measure 56: LEGISLATIVE REFERRAL. Amends constitution. Provides that May and November property tax elections are decided by a majority of voters voting
Democratic Party of Oregon SUPPORTS

Measure 57: LEGISLATIVE REFERRAL. Increases sentences for drug trafficking, theft against elderly and specified repeat property and identity theft crimes; requires addiction treatment for certain offenders.
Democratic Party of Oregon SUPPORTS

Measure 58: Prohibits teaching public school student in language other than English for more than two years.
Democratic Party of Oregon OPPOSES

Measure 59: Created an unlimited deduction for Federal income taxes on individual taxpayers' Oregon income-tax returns.
Democratic Party of Oregon OPPOSES

Measure 60: Teacher "classroom performance," not seniority, determines pay raises; "most qualified" teachers retained, regardless of seniority.
Democratic Party of Oregon OPPOSES

Measure 61: Creates mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain theft, identity theft, forgery, drug, and burglary crimes.
Democratic Party of Oregon OPPOSES

Measure 62: Amends constitution. Allocates 15% of lottery proceeds to public safety fund for crime prevention, investigation, prosecution.
Democratic Party of Oregon OPPOSES

Measure 63: Exempts specified property owners from building permit requirements for
improvements valued at/under $35,000.
Democratic Party of Oregon OPPOSES

Measure 64: Penalizes person, entity for using funds collected with "public resource"(defined) for "political purpose" (defined)
Democratic Party of Oregon OPPOSES

Measure 65: Changes general, election nomination processes for major/minor party, independent candidates for most partisan offices.
Democratic Party of Oregon OPPOSES