A0000304H53057 .8V94/2 : 984/9 A ORIO0K OCT 1 9 1984 « w f m m * The instrument of git reform in America is the ballot" STATE OF OREGON GENERAL ELECTION NOV. 6,1984 &OflATie^'gf Compiled and-Ststributed by Secretary of State IMPARKi n r u n n F/IATIAN I M 1 I v l l Your official 1984 General Election Voters’ Pamphlet is divided into separate sections for MEASURES and CANDI­ VOTING REQUIREMENTS DATES. Page numbers for these sections are listed under You may register to vote by mail or in person if; CONTENTS on this page, where you will also find a page 1. You are a citizen of the United States. number for the alphabetical INDEX to candidates. 2. You will be 18 or older on election day, Material in the MEASURES section includes each state and 3. You are a resident of Oregon. county (if any) ballot title, the complete text of the proposed IMPORTANT; You may register to vote if you meet the above measure, an impartial statement explaining the measure and its qualifications, but you must be a resident of Oregon 20 days effect, and any arguments filed by proponents and/or opponents. before you may vote. (The one exception to this provision occurs Where applicable, the ballot titles and complete texts of certain during a presidential primary or general election. The 20 day district measures also appear in this section. requirement is waived when a Certificate of Registration marked Oregon law allows the legislature to submit one argument in “ Presidential only” is obtained from your county clerk.) favor of each measure it refers to the people. Citizens or organiza­ You must reregister to vote if: tions may also file arguments on state measures by purchasing 1. Your address changes for any reason, even within the same space for $300 or by submitting a petition signed by 1,000 precinct. electors. No arguments supporting or opposing ballot measures 2. Your name changes for any reason. can be printed by the Secretary of State unless they have been 3. You wish to change political affiliation. submitted by one of these methods. This year no arguments IMPORTANT: You cannot change political party affiliation in opposition to Measures No. 1, No. 4, No. 5, or No. 7 within 20 days of the primary election. were submitted. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED 20 DAYS BEFORE In the CANDIDATE section, partisan candidates appear THE ELECTION FOR YOUR NAME TO BE before nonpartisan candidates. All space is purchased; state­ INCLUDED IN THE POLL BOOK. ments and photographs are submitted by the candidates or their You may register to vote within 20 days of election day if: designated agents. The information required by law—-pertaining 1. You have been a resident 20 days prior to the election date. to occupation, occupational and educational background, and 2. You deliver to the appropriate county clerk or a person desig­ prior governmental experience—has been certified by each can­ nated by the county clerk a completed voter registration form and didate. Some spaces are blank because Oregon law does not allow obtain a “ Certificate of Registration.” the placement of material relating to candidates for different offices on the same page in the Voters’ Pamphlet. IMPORTANT: If the county clerk receives your application more than ten days prior to election day, your certificate will be Miscellaneous voting aids—including district maps, precinct mailed to you. During the final ten days before the election you and polling place lists, voting instructions, a complete listing of must obtain the certificate in person. Certificates are issued by state-certified candidates, and an absentee ballot form—follow the county clerk or designated representatives until 8 p.m. on the the fourth section. day of the election. The Voters’ Pamphlet has been compiled by the Secretary of 3. You present and surrender your certificate to your new precinct State since 1903, when Oregon became one of the first states to on election day and sign it in view of the election board clerk. The provide for the printing and distribution of such a publication. In certificate shall be considered part of the poll book and your name 1909, the legislative Assembly passed a law requiring pamphlets will appear at the next election. to include information on candidates. One copy of the Voters' Pamphlet is mailed to every house­ INFORMATION ON VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT hold in the state. Additional copies are available at the State IS ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER OF THIS PAMPHLET. Capitol, post offices, courthouses, and other public buildings. BE A WELL-INFORMED VOTER. Contents STUDY THE ISSUES. KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES. Absentee Ballot—Inside Back Cover Candidates—49 VOTE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984. District Map—86 Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Index—94 Information—2 Instructions—92 Measures—3 Precincts & Polling Places—88 State Ballot—93 The “Hugh Wetshoe” illustrations in this Voters’ Pamphlet were furnished free of charge by James Cloutier, Eugene. With only one exception, each features a quotation from a former President of the United States. 2 Official 1984 General Election Voters' Pamphlet MEASURES Page MEASURE NO. 1 Changes Minimum Requirement for Recall of Public Officers; QUESTION— Shall a recall election be required upon petition of fifteen percent of the gubernatorial electors in a public officer’s district?........................................... 4 MEASURE NO. 2 Constitutional Real Property Tax Limit; QUESTION—Shall the Constitu­ tion limit real property tax rates and values, require elections for new taxes and limit tax elections?........................................................................................ 5 MEASURE NO. 3 Creates Citizens’ Utility Board to Represent Interests of Utility Consumers; QUESTION—Should a nonprofit public corporation funded by voluntary contributions be established to represent the interests of utility consumers? . 9 MEASURE NO. 4 Constitutional Amendment Establishes State Lottery, Commission; Profits for Economic Development; QUESTION—Shall a state lottery operated by commission be established, profits to be used to create jobs and further economic development?........................................................................................ 19 MEASURE NO. 5 Statutory Provisions for State Operated Lottery if Constitutionally Author­ ized; QUESTION—Shall legislation be enacted to regulate state lottery, establish qualifications for commission, director, retailers, vendors and con­ tractors, if constitutionally authorized?............................................................. 21 MEASURE NO. 6 Exempts Death Sentences from Constitutional Guarantees Against Cruel, Vindictive Punishments; QUESTION—Shall capital punishment for aggra­ vated murder be exempted from Oregon constitutional prohibitions against cruel, unusual, disproportionate and vindictive punishments?........................ 28 MEASURE NO. 7 Requires by Statute Death or Mandatory Imprisonment for Aggravated Murder; QUESTION—Shall the penalty for aggravated murder be death under specified conditions, and be life imprisonment with a 30-year minimum otherwise?.............................................................................................................. 31 MEASURE NO. 8 Revises Numerous Criminal Laws Concerning Police Powers, Trials, Evi­ dence, Sentencing; QUESTION—Shall prosecutor’s control over trial pro­ cedures be expanded, and major changes made in police powers, evidence, sentencing, parole, victim’s role?...................... ................................................... 34 MEASURE NO. 9 Adds Requirements for Disposing Wastes Containing Naturally Occurring Radioactive Isotopes; QUESTION—Should the Energy Facility Siting Coun­ cil consider additional factors before approving sites for disposing wastes containing naturally occurring radioactive isotopes?........................................ 41 i I Official 1984 General Election Voters' Pamphlet 3 CONTINUED I Measure No. 1 S F HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1—Referred to the Electorate of (8) Such additional legislation as may aid the operation of this Oregon by the 1983 Legislature, to be voted on at the General section shall be provided by the legislative assembly, including Election, November 6, 1984. provision for payment by the public treasury of the reasonable special election campaign expenses of such officer. But the words, “the legislative assembly shall provide,” or any similar or equivalent BALLOT TITLE words in this constitution or any amendment thereto, shall not be construed to grant to the legislative assembly any exclusive power of CHANGES MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS lawmaking nor in any way to limit the initiative and referendum 1 FOR RECALL OF PUBLIC OFFICERS powers reserved by the people. QUESTION—Shall a recall election be required upon YESO PARAG RAPH 2. The amendment proposed by this resolu­ petition of fifteen percent of the gubernatorial electors in tion shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection a public officer’s district? at the next regular general election held throughout this state. NO □ EXPLANATION—Amends Oregon Constitution. A recall election of a public officer now requires a petition from twenty-five percent of the number of legal voters who voted in the public officer’s district at the preceding election for Supreme Court Justice. The measure would reduce the number required to file a petition for recall to fifteen percent. The required percent of electors would be determined based upon the most recent election for Governor. EXPLANATION Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly