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Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment… Oregon is only state to not have this….
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Independent Public Service Compensation Commission Amendment
Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure, removing ballot processing from County Clerks and voting more complicated…..
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Adds 3% tax on corporate sales above $25 million, $150 below $25 million and distributes that money to “residents” (citizen or not)….
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Unionization of Cannabis Workers Initiative
Measure 115
Oregon Measure 115, Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment:
This amendment would allow Oregon State Legislature to impeach and remove elected state executives, including the governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and commissioner of labor and industries.
Currently, Oregon is the only state where the state legislature does not have the power to impeach the governor.
"Recent events illustrate, yet again, the importance of having an impeachment procedure on the books as a check against negligence and abuse of power by public officials. While I recognize that investigations need time to play out, members of both parties have already expressed their dismay and concern over the emerging situation with Secretary of State Shemia Fagan and the impact this is having on public trust. The Legislature must have the ability to remove a statewide elected official when necessary."
The amendment passed unanimously with bipartisan support in both chambers, except the 11 legislators who did not vote.
In all states except Oregon, the state legislature can impeach the governor and other state executives. In most states, the process is similar to that used for impeachments of presidents at the federal level. If the lower chamber of a state legislature votes in favor of impeachment (i.e., votes to formally charge the governor with an impeachable offense), then the upper chamber functions as a court of impeachment and votes on whether to convict the governor.
A “yes” vote supports this constitutional amendment to allow the Oregon State Legislature to impeach and remove elected state executives, including the governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, and commissioner of labor and industries.
A “no” vote opposes this constitutional amendment to allow the Oregon State Legislature to impeach and remove elected state executives.
Supporters : Officials
State Sen. Cedric Hayden (R)
State Sen. Mark Meek (D)
State Sen. David Brock Smith (R)
State Rep. Tom Andersen (D)
State Rep. Court Boice (R)
State Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis (R)
State Rep. Ben Bowman
State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson (R)
State Rep. Jami Cate (R)
State Rep. Tracy Cramer (R)
State Rep. Maxine Dexter (D)
State Rep. Ed Diehl (R)
State Rep. Paul Evans (D)
State Rep. Julie Fahey (D)
State Rep. David Gomberg (D)
State Rep. Christine Goodwin (R)
State Rep. Dacia Grayber (D)
Supporters : Officials
State Rep. Jeffrey Helfrich (R)
State Rep. Zach Hudson (D)
State Rep. Jason Kropf (D)
State Rep. Bobby Levy (R)
State Rep. Rick Lewis (R)
State Rep. Emily McIntire
State Rep. Susan McLain (D)
State Rep. Lily Morgan (R)
State Rep. Nancy Nathanson (D)
State Rep. Courtney Neron (D)
State Rep. Hai Pham (D)
State Rep. Khanh Pham (D)
State Rep. E. Werner Reschke (R)
State Rep. Lisa Reynolds (D)
State Rep. Ricki Ruiz (D)
State Rep. Anna Scharf (R)
State Rep. Thuy Tran (D)
State Rep. Jules Walters (D)
Measure 116
Oregon Measure 116, Independent Public Service Compensation Commission Amendment: This amendment creates an Independent Public Service Compensation Commission to set salaries for the governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner, supreme court judges and other judges governed by the Oregon Judicial Department, district attorneys, state senators, and state representatives. It authorizes the commission to establish different classes of salaries for officials holding positions within those state offices. 22 states have independent compensation commissions. If approved, the commission would set pay rates every 2 years. Oregon had a commission in 1983 but went defunct in 2000, was reestablished in 2007 and funding was cut in 2008, and eliminated in 2017. Unsure how to vote? Ask your Representative!
The ballot measure would add a Section 2 to Article XIII of the Oregon Constitution. The following text would be added:(1) The Independent Public Service Compensation Commission is to be established in the manner provided by law.
(2) None of the following may be a member of the commission: (a) An officer or employee of the State of Oregon;
(b) An individual required by law to register with any state agency as a lobbyist; or
(c) An immediate family member of an individual described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.
(3) The Legislative Assembly may, by law, establish classes of individuals ineligible for membership on the commission in addition to those specified in subsection (2) of this section.
(4)(a) Once established, the commission shall determine the amounts of the salaries to be paid to the officials specified in subsection (5) of this section, notwithstanding section 29, Article IV, and section 1, Article VII (Amended) of this Constitution. The determinations of the commission constitute the salaries to be paid by the state to the specified officials.
(b) The commission shall make its determinations before January 30 of each odd-numbered year to be effective for the biennium beginning July 1 of that year.
(5) The commission shall establish salaries for the following officials:
(a) Governor;
(b) Secretary of State;
(c) State Treasurer;
(d) Attorney General;
(e) Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or any successor agency;
(f) Judges of the Supreme Court;
(g) Judges of other courts under the administration of the judicial branch of state government;
(h) State Senator;
(i) State Representative; and
(j) District attorneys.
(6) The commission may establish different salaries for different classes of officials within the categories described in paragraphs (f) to (j) of subsection (5) of this section.
(7) The compensation of a judge shall not be diminished during the term for which the judge is elected.
(8) Upon the commission’s adoption of its determinations, moneys sufficient to pay the salaries determined by the commission are deemed to be appropriated from the General Fund for the biennium in which the determinations are effective, notwithstanding section 4, Article IX of this Constitution.
(9) Nothing in this section creates or requires the creation of any state office
A “yes” vote supports this constitutional amendment to establish the Independent Public Service Compensation Commission to determine certain public officials’ salaries.
A “no” vote opposes this constitutional amendment to establish the Independent Public Service Compensation Commission to determine certain public officials’ salaries.
Measure 117
Oregon Measure 117, Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure (2024)
We have made some brochures at Headquarters and encourage each and every one of you to take a few and pass them out to educate folks on what Ranked Choice Voting is. This is a non-partisan conversation and you will not believe how uneducated folks are on this topic and don’t quite understand how complicated this will make Oregon’s elections.
I personally have spoken with Democrats, unaffiliated voters, and fellow Republicans about this and everyone I have explained this to have agreed this would not be good for any Oregonian, regardless of party. Please talk to everyone about this, not just your fellow Republican, but EVERYONE. You would be amazed at how even Republicans don’t know what Ranked Choice Voting is and why they should VOTE NO.
If put in action for Federal elections, for example, the Presidential race would list all candidates for this race on the ballot as usual BUT with 5 columns of RANKING circles to the right of each candidate. You would be expected to “RANK” EVERY SINGLE candidate on the ballot.
For example, you might rank President Trump as #1 JFK Jr as #2, #3 might be the Independent Party candidate, #4 might be another party candidate, and #5 might be Harris. You would HAVE to fill out all 5 circles in the order of preference each candidate. If you fail to fill in or rank any of the candidates, your ballot for that race will not be counted. Your 1 vote is now divided among 5 people, making it a 1/5 of a vote.
Worse yet, If none of those candidates receive 50% +1 of the vote for the race, you will HAVE to vote again as the least ranked candidate is then dropped from the ballot in the next go round. You start all over and rank 4 candidates now.
"RCV ignores most voters' rankings, so it can eliminate a candidate who was actually preferred overall. This happened in the 2022 Alaska Special Election, where despite claims that the problem had been solved, the election was spoiled by Sarah Palin, flipping the seat blue rather than electing the moderate Republican who was preferred over all others according to the ballots cast."
If passed, the Secretary of State will now process the ballots rather than the local county election officials. This measure removes the county elections officials from tallying the votes because it requires special equipment to count the votes now that only the Secretary of State controls.
SPREAD THE WORD! PLEASE VOTE NO! We have signs available at Headquarters to put in your yard! Stop by and pick one up today!
Here are a some brochures you can download and print also or stop by headquarters and pick up a handful!
A “yes” vote supports implementing ranked-choice voting primary and general elections for federal and state executive offices beginning in 2028.
A “no” vote opposes implementing ranked-choice voting primary and general elections for federal and state executive offices, thereby maintaining the candidate with the highest number of votes wins.
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Measure 118
Measure 118 (also known as Initiative 17): Adds 3% tax on corporate sales above $25 million and distributes that money to residents, including dependents or wards who have resided in the state for at least 200 days.
"Proponents of IP-17 want to use the revenue from the tax increase to fund an annual rebate check, which they estimate at $750 per person on the assumption that the tax will raise at least $3 billion in additional revenue. That might sound good. But if it raises the will raise the cost of goods, it will drive jobs and economic activity out of state and puts Oregon-based businesses at a massive disadvantage with their out-of-state competitors, an awful deal for Oregonians."
Currently, the state levies a 7.6% corporate income tax on Oregon C corporations and a .57% gross receipts tax.
The MINIMUM tax to sales under $25 Million is $150. In other words, ALL SALES will be taxed, not just over $25 Million in sales AND redistributed to “Oregon residents” defined as a person who has lived here 200 days or provides acceptable documents that indicate that and whether they are US Citizens or not.
Measure 118 Rebate Text
The rebate would go to "Oregon residents" (definition in bill: "a person who has lived here for 200 days with acceptable identification").
Acceptable identification documentation to receive the rebate is listed in the measure text as:
"Department of Revenue shall require the individual to provide, for the individual and for any claimed dependents and wards, the Social Security number(s) assigned by the US Social Security Admin., the Individual Taxpayer Identification number(s) assigned by the United States Internal Revenue Service, OR a written statement that the individual, dependent or ward has not been assigned such number.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (4)(c) of this section, acceptable alternative documents to prove eligibility include but are not limited to the following for the individual and separately for any claimed dependent or ward:
(A) An unexpired valid passport from the person's country of citizenship;
(B) An unexpired valid consular identification document issued by the consulate of the person's country of citizenship, if the department determines that the procedure used in issuing the consular identification document is sufficient to prove the person's identity;
(C) A driver license, driver permit or identification card issued by this state that is unexpired or expired not more than 13 years from the date on which the individual claims the rebate; or
(D) A driver license, driver permit or identification card issued by another state that is unexpired or expired not more than one year from the date on which the individual claims the rebate."
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A “yes” vote supports increasing the corporate minimum tax on sales exceeding $25 million by 3%, removing the minimum tax cap, and distributing increased revenue to any person who spends more than 200 days in the state
A “no” vote opposes increasing the corporate minimum tax on sales exceeding $25 million by 3%, removing the minimum tax cap, and distributing increased revenue to any person who spends more than 200 days in the state
Who’s Opposing this Measure?
Officials:
- Gov. Tina Kotek (D)
- State Senate Majority Leader Kathleen Taylor (D)
- State Senate President Rob Wagner (D)
- State House Majority Leader Ben Bowman
- State House Speaker Julie Fahey (D)
Corporations:
- Koch Companies
Organizations:
- Oregon Business & Industry
- Portland Metro Chamber
- Tax Fairness Oregon
- Western States Petroleum Association
Who’s Supporting this Measure?
Political Parties:
- Oregon Progressive Party
- Oregon Working Families Party
- Pacific Green Party
Organizations:
Progressive Democrats of America
Measure 119
Oregon Measure 119, Unionization of Cannabis Workers Initiative:
A yes vote supports requiring cannabis businesses to submit to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission a signed labor peace agreement requiring business to remain neutral when labor organizations communicate with employees abut collective bargaining rights with its licensure or renewal application.
A no vote opposes this.
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