Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, • NOVEMBER 2, 2004

NATIONAL NATIONAL (CONTINUED) STATE (CONTINUED) UNITED STATES PRESIDENT UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, AND VICE PRESIDENT 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT STATE TREASURER Your vote for the candidates for United States VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE President and Vice President shall be a vote GOLI AMERI for the electors supporting those candidates. RANDALL EDWARDS Republican Democrat VOTE FOR ONE DEMOCRAT DEAN WOLF JEFF CATON U.S. President, JOHN F. KERRY Constitution Republican U.S. Vice President, JOHN EDWARDS CAROLE D. WINEGARDEN PACIFIC GREEN Democrat Constitution U.S. President, DAVID COBB ______U.S. Vice President, PATRICIA LA MARCHE MITCH SHULTS UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, Libertarian CONSTITUTION 3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE ______U.S. President, MICHAEL ANTHONY PEROUTKA TAMI MARS U.S. Vice President, CHUCK BALDWIN Republican ATTORNEY GENERAL VOTE FOR ONE LIBERTARIAN DALE WINEGARDEN RICHARD D. HAKE Constitution U.S. President, MICHAEL BADNARIK Constitution U.S. Vice President, RICHARD V. CAMPAGNA PAUL CONNOLLY REPUBLICAN Democrat Republican

U.S. President, GEORGE W. BUSH WALTER F. (WALT) BROWN HARDY MYERS U.S. Vice President, DICK CHENEY Socialist Democrat

______DONALD G. SMITH, JR. Libertarian ______UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE ______JERRY DEFOE Libertarian STATE SENATOR, 14TH DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE UNITED STATES SENATOR Democrat RYAN DECKERT VOTE FOR ONE Democrat TERESA KEANE JIM ZUPANCIC Pacific Green Republican JAY OMDAHL Republican AL KING JOSEPH H. BITZ Republican Constitution ______

DAN FITZGERALD ______Libertarian STATE STATE SENATOR, 18TH DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE SECRETARY OF STATE Democrat VOTE FOR ONE JOHN WIGHT Republican BETSY L. CLOSE DAVID BROWNLOW Republican Constitution ROGER F. GARCIA Libertarian RICHARD MORLEY ______Libertarian Democrat BILL BRADBURY Democrat ______

26-1 Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 2, 2004 STATE (CONTINUED) STATE (CONTINUED) STATE (CONTINUED)

STATE SENATOR, 21ST DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 38TH DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 31ST DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE PAUL DEPARRIE GREG MACPHERSON Constitution ELIZABETH (BETSY) JOHNSON Democrat Democrat

THERESA (DARKLADY) REED ERNEST C. RICHARDSON Libertarian RON ROSS Constitution Constitution

KATE BROWN CHRISTOPHER RICHTER Democrat ______Libertarian

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 33RD DISTRICT ______VOTE FOR ONE ______DAVID E. LONG STATE SENATOR, 22ND DISTRICT Libertarian STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 41ST DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE THOMAS E. HUMPHREY, JR. RITA LYNN Democrat Constitution Constitution

______MITCH GREENLICK CAROLYN TOMEI Democrat Democrat

______STEVEN D. ROWE STATE SENATOR, 23RD DISTRICT Republican VOTE FOR ONE STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 35TH DISTRICT AVEL LOUISE GORDLY VOTE FOR ONE ______Democrat CODY MATTERN Libertarian STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 42ND DISTRICT LOU BURBACH VOTE FOR ONE Constitution DIANE MANDAVILLE Independent SUSAN DETLEFSEN Libertarian ______SUZANNE GALLAGHER Republican CHARLES P. FALL STATE SENATOR, 25TH DISTRICT Pacific Green VOTE FOR ONE LARRY GALIZIO RONALD L. (RON) MORGAN LAURIE MONNES ANDERSON Democrat Socialist Democrat

RONALD BROWER RON SUNSERI Constitution Democrat Republican ______STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 27TH DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 36TH DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 43RD DISTRICT MARK HASS H. JOE TABOR VOTE FOR ONE Democrat Libertarian SHIRLEY (WHITEHEAD) FREEMAN Republican CHRISTI FELDEWERTH MARY NOLAN Libertarian Democrat CHIP SHIELDS Democrat GABE SCHOMUS ______Republican ______

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26-2 Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 2, 2004 STATE (CONTINUED) STATE (CONTINUED) NONPARTISAN STATE JUDICIARY

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 44TH DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 49TH DISTRICT JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE POSITION 3 VOTE FOR ONE GARY D. HANSEN KAREN MINNIS DARLEEN ORTEGA Democrat Republican Incumbent

AARON L. HUDDART ROB BRADING ______Republican Democrat JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ROBERT MORTON ______4TH DISTRICT, POSITION 15 Constitution VOTE FOR ONE ALICIA A. FUCHS STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 50TH DISTRICT Incumbent ______VOTE FOR ONE JOHN LIM ______STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 45TH DISTRICT Republican VOTE FOR ONE JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, JACKIE DINGFELDER ALLAN PAGE 4TH DISTRICT, POSITION 20 Democrat Constitution VOTE FOR ONE JIM BUCK ERIC BLOCH JORDANA SARDO Incumbent Freedom Socialist Democrat

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 46TH DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 51ST DISTRICT JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE 4TH DISTRICT, POSITION 25 VOTE FOR ONE ERIC DICKMAN LINDA FLORES Libertarian Republican KATHLEEN DAILEY Incumbent WILLIAM (BILL) C. CORNETT KATHRYN FIRESTONE Republican Democrat ______

STEVE MARCH ______NONPARTISAN COUNTY Democrat COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT NO. 3 STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 52ND DISTRICT VOTE FOR ONE ______VOTE FOR ONE RON MCCARTY WAYNE KUECHLER STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 47TH DISTRICT Democrat LISA NAITO VOTE FOR ONE PATTI SMITH ______FRANK CLEYS Republican Republican ______JEFF MERKLEY Democrat METRO METRO COUNCILOR, DISTRICT NO. 6 ______VOTE FOR ONE STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 48TH DISTRICT ROBERT LIBERTY VOTE FOR ONE DAVE MOWRY ROD MONROE Republican ______MIKE SCHAUFLER Democrat

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26-3 Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 2, 2004 CITY OF FARIVIEW EAST MULTNOMAH SOIL AND INTERLACHEN WATER PEOPLE’S CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 1 WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT UTILITY DISTRICT FOUR YEAR TERM DIRECTOR, ZONE 1, 4-YEAR TERM DIRECTOR, SUBDISTRICT NO. 1 VOTE FOR 1 VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE XANDER PATTERSON ROB JOHNSON JAMES R. RAZE ______DIRECTOR, SUBDISTRICT NO. 5 DIRECTOR, ZONE 2, 4-YEAR TERM VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 2 PATRICK A. DAVIES FOUR YEAR TERM NO CANDIDATE FILED VOTE FOR 1 ______BARBARA E. JONES

DIRECTOR, AT LARGE, 4-YEAR TERM HELEN I. MAGUIRE VOTE FOR ONE ROCKWOOD WATER PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT CHRIS RUNYARD DIRECTOR, SUBDISTRICT NO. 1 ______VOTE FOR ONE SCOTT FORRESTER CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 3 HERB BROWN FOUR YEAR TERM ______VOTE FOR 1 ______WEST MULTNOMAH SOIL AND LARRY COOPER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT DIRECTOR, SUBDISTRICT NO. 2 VOTE FOR ONE DIRECTOR, ZONE 1, 4-YEAR TERM DONALD JAMES MCCARTHY KEN QUINBY VOTE FOR ONE NO CANDIDATE FILED ______

______DIRECTOR, SUBDISTRICT NO. 3 CITY OF GRESHAM VOTE FOR ONE DIRECTOR, ZONE 2, 4-YEAR TERM COUNCIL, POSITION NO. 1 VOTE FOR ONE STEVE MCELROY VOTE FOR ONE NO CANDIDATE FILED KARYLINN ECHOLS MELISSA (MISSY) YOUNG ______STEVEN T. HOILAND ______DIRECTOR, ZONE 3, 4-YEAR TERM ______VOTE FOR ONE DIRECTOR, SUBDISTRICT NO. 4 COUNCIL, POSITION NO. 3 VOTE FOR ONE GEORGE A. SOWDER VOTE FOR ONE SANDRA K. RAMAKER CYNTHIA HOPKINS ______DIRECTOR, AT LARGE, 4-YEAR TERM SHIRLEY R. CRADDICK VOTE FOR ONE ELIZABETH CALLISON R. H. (BOB) PUNG, SR.

TERRI PREEG RIGGSBY ______COUNCIL, POSITION NO. 5 ______VOTE FOR ONE PAUL WARR-KING

SHARON PETRI

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26-4 Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 2, 2004 CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO CITY OF MILWAUKIE CITY OF TROUTDALE MAYOR, 4 YEAR TERM MAYOR, 4 YEAR TERM CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 1 VOTE FOR ONE VOTE FOR ONE 4 YEAR TERM VOTE FOR 1 JIM KIGHT JUDIE HAMMERSTAD CARLOTTA COLLETTE BARBARA KYLE ______MIKE STACEY NORMAN D. THOMAS CITY COUNCIL, 4 YEAR TERM VOTE FOR THREE SARAI ST. JULIEN PAUL THALHOFER JOHN TURCHI ______ROMAN YORK ELLIE MCPEAK CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 3 ______4 YEAR TERM VOTE FOR 1 _ FRANK GROZNIK CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 2, 4 YEAR TERM VOTE FOR ONE PETER STIDD JOE LOOMIS MIKE GOSS

______DAVID RIPMA CITY OF PORTLAND ______MAYOR ______VOTE FOR ONE CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 4, 4 YEAR TERM VOTE FOR ONE CITY OF MAYWOOD PARK JIM FRANCESCONI ROBERT CANFIELD CITY COUNCIL TOM POTTER THE TWO CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE PAT SMITH MOST VOTES WILL BE GIVEN FOUR-YEAR ______TERMS; THE REMAINING CANDIDATE WILL SERVE A TWO-YEAR TERM. COMMISSIONER, POSITION NO. 1 ______VOTE FOR 3 VOTE FOR ONE _ CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 6, 4 YEAR TERM VOTE FOR ONE JAMES S. AKERS SAM ADAMS DOUG DAOUST

ARTHUR J. WINSLOW NICK FISH TOM BEVERLY

STEVEN GOTHRO ______

______COMMISSIONER, POSITION NO. 4 VOTE FOR ONE ______RANDY LEONARD ______

26-5 Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 2, 2004 CITY OF WOOD VILLAGE STATE MEASURES STATE MEASURES (CONTINUED) REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 2 BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOUR YEAR TERM 33 AMENDS MEDICAL MARIJUANA VOTE FOR 1 31 AMENDS CONSTITUTION: AUTHORIZES LAW PERMITTING ACT: REQUIRES MARIJUANA POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTION FOR DISPENSARIES FOR SUPPLYING PATIENTS/CAREGIVERS; RAISES MARK CLARK PARTICULAR PUBLIC OFFICE WHEN NOMINEE FOR OFFICE DIES PATIENTS’ POSSESSION LIMIT RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote amends “Yes” vote amends PATRICIA A. SMITH RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: Medical Marijuana Act: requires creating constitution to authorize law providing that an marijuana dispensaries to supply patients/ election for a particular public office may be caregivers; allows dispensary/caregiver sales postponed when nominee for that office dies. to patients; increases amount patients may ______RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains possess. existing law, which contains no provision RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 3 permitting postponement of an election for a current Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, which FOUR YEAR TERM particular public office when nominee for that allows registered patients to possess limited office dies. VOTE FOR 1 amounts of marijuana for medical purposes, SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Current law and prohibits marijuana sales. does not provide for the enactment of a law post- SUMMARY: Oregon Medical Marijuana Act DAVID M. FULLER poning an election for a particular public offices currently allows registered patients to pos- when a nominee for that office dies. Measure sess/deliver/produce limited amounts of authorizes the legislature to enact a law permit- marijuana for medical purposes. Current law ______ting postponement of an election for a particular prohibits all marijuana sales, including sales to public office when a candidate nominated for that patients. Measure creates licensing program for office dies; in that circumstance, the legislature nonprofit, regulated medical marijuana dispen- may enact a law: (1) allowing the postponement saries, which may supply six pounds marijuana CITY COUNCIL, POSITION 5 of the regularly scheduled election for the office FOUR YEAR TERM yearly per patient. Permits dispensaries to sell in question; (2) allowing the office in question marijuana to registered patients/caregivers; VOTE FOR 1 to be filled at a subsequent election; and (3) percentage of proceeds funds program. Re- prohibiting the votes cast for candidates at the quires dispensaries to provide indigent patients regularly scheduled election for the office in marijuana. Requires county health departments TODD STURDAVANT question from being considered. Measure does in counties without licensed dispensaries to not affect election process for other candidates become dispensaries and supply marijuana to or measures on the ballot. registered patients. Allows designated caregiv- ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no ers to sell marijuana to their registered patients. ______financial effect on state or local government Increases marijuana registered patients may expenditures or revenues. possess to ten mature plants, any number seedlings, one pound usable marijuana (six pounds if patient grows only one crop yearly). 32 AMENDS CONSTITUTION: Other provisions. DELETES REFERENCE TO MOBILE ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: The measure would require state expenditures of HOMES FROM PROVISION DEALING $340,000 to $560,000 per year on a recurring WITH TAXES AND FEES ON MOTOR basis, with additional one-time start-up costs VEHICLES. of $135,000. All but $75,000 of these costs may be offset by fees to be established by the RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote allows Department of Human Services as provided taxes and fees on mobile homes to be used for in the measure. The financial effect on local nonhighway purposes. government revenues and expenditures cannot RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains be determined. restriction on use of taxes and fees on mobile homes. SUMMARY: This measure authorizes expen- diture of taxes and fees on mobile homes for nonhighway purposes. Under current law, taxes and fees on mobile homes are required to be spent for highway or administrative purposes, but may also be used for park purposes. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial effect on state or local government expenditures or revenues.

26-6 Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 2, 2004 STATE MEASURES (CONTINUED) STATE MEASURES (CONTINUED) STATE MEASURES (CONTINUED) 34 REQUIRES BALANCING TIMBER 35 AMENDS CONSTITUTION: LIMITS 37 GOVERNMENTS MUST PAY PRODUCTION, RESOURCE NONECONOMIC DAMAGES (DEFINED) OWNERS, OR FORGO ENFORCE- CONSERVATION/PRESERVATION IN RECOVERABLE FOR PATIENT INJURIES MENT, WHEN CERTAIN LAND USE MANAGING STATE FORESTS; CAUSED BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER’S RESTRICTIONS REDUCE PROPERTY SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES TWO NEGLIGENCE OR RECKLESSNESS VALUE FORESTS RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote limits RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote requires RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote requires recovery of noneconomic damages (defined) for that governments pay owners, or forgo enforce- managing state forests balancing, as equally negligent or reckless injury to patient by health- ment by repealing, changing, not applying beneficial, conservation/preservation and timber care provider to $500,000 (adjusted annually for restrictions, when certain land use restrictions production; manages Tillamook, Clatsop forests inflation). reduce owners’ property value. half for restoration, half for production. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains current RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote rejects RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains law, which places no limit on jury award of non- requiring that governments pay owners or current law allowing mixed use state forest economic damages (defined) for injury caused by forgo enforcement by repealing, changing, not management; rejects: requiring management negligence, recklessness of healthcare provider. applying restrictions, when certain land use that values conservation and production restrictions reduce property value. SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Under current equally, separately managing Tillamook, Clatsop SUMMARY: Currently, Oregon Constitution Forests. law, there is generally no limit on jury’s award of noneconomic damages to patient, patient’s requires government(s) to pay owner “just SUMMARY: Current law directs that Board of legal representative, or patient’s spouse for compensation” when condemning private Forestry manage all state forests to maximize injury caused by healthcare provider. Measure property or taking it by other action, includ- “permanent value” (defined by board) through limits recovery of noneconomic damages for ing laws precluding all substantial beneficial mixed use, including timber sales, mining, pro- negligent or reckless injury caused by an Oregon or economically viable use. Measure enacts tecting, conserving, utilizing forests. Measure licensed healthcare provider or healthcare entity statute requiring that when state, city, county, requires management defining “permanent to $500,000. Defines noneconomic damages to metropolitan service district enacts or enforces value” as balancing sustainable timber produc- include pain; mental suffering; emotional distress; land use regulation that restricts use of private tion with water, wildlife, watershed protection, loss of society, companionship, services; loss of real property or interest thereon, government recreation, forest restoration, considering sexual relations; inconvenience; interference with must pay owner reduction in fair market value of resource conservation equally beneficial to normal and usual activities apart from employ- affected property interest, or forgo enforcement. timber production. Manages Tillamook, Clatsop ment. Specifies formula to adjust for inflation Governments may repeal, change, or not apply Forests half for forest restoration, prioritizing annually. Limitation applies regardless of extent restrictions in lieu of payment; if compensation drinking water, habitat, fish protection; half for of injuries, number of people entitled to damages, not timely paid, owner not subject to restric- sustainable timber production, with restoration or number of defendants sued. Does not apply to tions. Applies to restrictions enacted after management steps recommended by restora- wrongful death claims. Applies to suits filed after “family member” (defined) acquired property. tion science team. Addresses using timber January 1, 2005. Other provisions. Creates civil right of action including attorney revenues for common School Fund, forest fees. Provides no new revenue source for pay- restoration management (board providing ad- ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no ments. Certain exceptions. Other provisions. financial effect on state or local government ditional funding as needed); continues current ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: local school funding levels. Measure declares expenditures or revenues. it replaces any other management plan for The measure would require state administra- tive expenditures to respond to claims for Clatsop, Tillamook Forests adopted in 2004 36 AMENDS CONSTITUTION: ONLY election. Other provisions. compensation of between $18 million and $44 MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND million per year. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: With respect to the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests: ONE WOMAN IS VALID OR LEGALLY The measure may require compensation to landowners. The amount of state expenditures The measure is estimated to increase state RECOGNIZED AS MARRIAGE needed to pay claims for compensation cannot expenditures by $1.5 million to $6.3 million RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote adds to be determined. per year; Oregon constitution declaration of policy that only There is no financial effect on state revenues. The measure is estimated to decrease state rev- marriage between one man and one woman is valid enue by $4.2 million to $10.3 million per year; or legally recognized as marriage. The measure would require local government administrative expenditures to respond to The measure is estimated to require ap- RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains exist- ing constitution without a provision declaring that claims for compensation of between $46 million proximately $2 million of one-time state and $300 million per year. expenditures; only marriage between one man and one woman is valid or legally recognized as marriage. The measure may require compensation to The measure is estimated to decrease revenues SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Oregon statues landowners. The amount of local government for local governments by $17.2 million to $19.4 expenditures needed to pay claims for compen- million per year; and currently provide that marriage is a civil contract entered into in person between individuals of the sation cannot be determined. There is no financial effect on local government opposite sex, that is, between males and females at The effect of the measure on local government expenditures. least 17 years of age who solemnize the marriage revenues cannot be determined. The impact of the measure on other state forests by declaring “they take each other to be husband cannot be determined. and wife.” The existing Oregon Constitution con- tains no provision governing marriage. Currently, the State of Oregon recognizes out-of-state mar- riages that are valid in the state where performed, unless the marriage violates a strong public policy of Oregon. Measure adds to Oregon Constitution a declaration that the policy of the State of Oregon and its political subdivisions is that “only a mar- riage between one man and one woman shall be valid or legally recognized as a marriage.” ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial effect on state or local government expenditures or revenues.

26-7 Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 2, 2004 STATE MEASURES (CONTINUED) COUNTY COUNTY (CONTINUED) 38 ABOLISHES SAIF; STATE MUST 26-57 MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED TO 26-61 MULTNOMAH COUNTY REINSURE, SATISFY SAIF’S ELECT MULTNOMAH COUNTY OFFI- OFFICIAL RUNNING FOR OFFICE OBLIGATIONS; DEDICATES PRO- CERS MIDTERM CEEDS, POTENTIAL SURPLUS TO QUESTION: Shall all County elected officials be required to receive a majority of the votes cast? QUESTION: Shall County elected officials be PUBLIC PURPOSES allowed to run for another elective office in RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote abolishes SUMMARY: The measure amends the Charter. It midterm? resolves an inconsistency in the current Charter SAIF; state must reinsure, satisfy SAIF’s current SUMMARY: The measure amends the Charter. obligations (including pending policyholder which requires fewer votes to be elected to a full term board position than the majority vote required It allows county elected officials to file for claims against SAIF); dedicates proceeds, po- another office without ending their current tential surplus to specified public purposes. for other officers, or for board members for a partial term. The measure repeals the inconsistent term of office. The Charter now treats filing as RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains provision. The result is that in all elections for a resignation resulting in ending county elected law authorizing SAIF, a public corporation, to County officers, a majority of the votes cast are terms, creating office vacancies and causing sell and administer workers compensation required for election. The measure takes effect on more elections to fill offices. The measure takes insurance and to administer an accident fund November 3, 2004. effect on November 3, 2004. for that purpose. SUMMARY: State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) is a public corporation selling, admin- 26-62 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION istering workers compensation insurance, and TERMS administering accident fund for that purpose. 26-58 SALARY COMMISSION QUESTION: Shall County Charter be amended Measure abolishes SAIF. Requires state to QUESTION: Should the Salary Commission set reducing term of Civil Service Commission assume SAIF’s authority over accident fund; County Chair and Commissioner salaries? members? reinsure fund; satisfy SAIF’s obligations under its existing policies; use fifty percent of any SUMMARY: The Charter permits the county board SUMMARY: The Charter now provides that the excess surplus (meaning any funds exceed- to set chair and commissioner salaries not exceed- term of office of each member of Multnomah ing reserves and surplus necessary to satisfy ing the salaries recommended by the salary com- County’s Civil Service Commission be six years, future liabilities) to satisfy policyholder claims mission. The auditor appoints the five-member with the term of one member of the commission in litigation before October 2003; transfer forty salary commission. The measure amends Charter expiring every two years. This measure amends percent of any excess surplus to new fund; Section 4.30 to require the salary commission to the Charter to reduce the term of office from six sell SAIF’s assets; transfer proceeds to same set the county chair and commissioner salaries. years to three years, with one member’s term fund; and reinsure, otherwise resolve SAIF’s It takes effect on November 3, 2004. expiring each year. remaining liabilities. Dedicates new fund to supporting schools, local law enforcement; providing medications to seniors, medically needy; promoting job growth. Requires certain reports to legislature regarding rates for insur- 26-59 MULTNOMAH COUNTY 26-63 NOMINATION OF REPLACE- ance premiums. Other provisions. LOBBYIST MENT CANDIDATES AFTER PRIMARY ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: QUESTION: Should County Charter be amended QUESTION: Shall the County select replacement The measure would reduce state revenue by to repeal bar on county paid lobbyist? candidates after primary in accordance with approximately $405 million per year and would SUMMARY: This amends county Charter. The current state law? reduce state expenditures by approximately Charter Review Committee favors passage. The SUMMARY: The measure amends the Charter. It $301 million per year due to the elimination measure allows the county to employ a lobbyist. is a housekeeping measure. Currently the Char- of SAIF. The Charter now bars a paid county lobbyist. This ter provides that if a candidate dies, withdraws, The measure would require additional state applies to the state and federal legislatures. County or becomes otherwise ineligible on or after the government expenditures of $1.8 million to services and programs depend on many decisions primary election date; candidates for the office $5.5 million per year on a recurring basis with made in Salem as well as federal funding. The shall be nominated by petition or assembly an additional one-time expenditure of $2.2 bil- county cannot proactively represent its interests. in the manner provided by state law for the lion to $2.4 billion. All other counties and cities may have paid lobby- nomination of independent candidates. State ists. The measure repeals Charter Section 6.50(2). law does not provide a manner for selection There will be a one-time increase of state It takes effect on November 3, 2004. of independent candidates. The measure takes revenues of $32.6 million from sale of real effect on November 3, 2004. property. The measure would require local government expenditures of $2.6 million to $10.5 million per 26-60 COUNTY TERM LIMITS year on a recurring basis. QUESTION: Shall County Charter’s limit on voters There is no financial effect on local government ability to elect a person to more than two four-year revenues. terms be repealed? SUMMARY: The Charter limits public service in county elective offices. No person can serve more than two four-year terms. Voters cannot decide to keep a person in office. The measure repeals Charter Section 6.50(3). It takes effect on November 3, 2004.

26-8 Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 2, 2004

COUNTY (CONTINUED) TUALATIN VALLEY CITY OF GRESHAM (CONTINUED) 26-64 REPEALS 2004, 2005 COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE INCOME TAX FOR SCHOOLS, OTHER 34-94 LOCAL OPTION LEVY RENEWAL 26-66 ADDITION OF CITY AUDITOR SERVICES FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL POSITION TO CITY CHARTER QUESTION: Shall Multnomah County’s voter ap- SERVICES QUESTION: Shall a City Auditor position that proved three-year 1.25% income tax for schools QUESTION: Shall TVF&R renew fire and mergency reports directly to the city council be added to and services be repealed for 2004 and 2005? medical levy at $.25 per $1,000 assessed value for the City Charter? SUMMARY: On May 20, 2003, Multnomah five years, beginning FY2005-2006? SUMMARY: This measure was recommended County voters approved Measure 26-48 enact- SUMMARY: Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) by the Charter Review Committee and amends ing a three year 1.25% income tax for county provides fire and mergency medical response the charter to create the position of City Audi- schools, health and senior care and public safety. services to approximately 418,000 people. TVF&R tor. Like the city manager and city attorney, The tax is on income earned in 2003, 2004, and responded to 30,413 emergency calls in 2003. the auditor would report directly to the city 2005. Law creates citizen’s oversight committee council. This reporting relationship is designed to review how school districts spend county tax In 2000, voters approved a four-year local op- to ensure independence of the auditor functions. revenues and requires independent performance tion levy of $.25 per $1,000 assessed value to The position is geared towards management, audits. Citizen’s committee issued report and supplement TVF&R’s permanent tax rate. This levy performance, and efficiency audits. It is not a audits are ongoing. expires June 30, 2005. substitute for the formal government finance This initiative measure would repeal the county’s If approved, this measure would continue the $.25 audits that are required annually by Oregon temporary income tax for 2004 and 2005, with per $1,000 levy for an additional five years. The law and completed by outside accounting and tax on personal income earned during calendar levy would retain the 33 firefighters and paramed- auditing firms. The measure would take effect year 2003 remaining due and payable. Provides ics and six support staff authorized by voters in January 1, 2005. no replacement funding. 2000. These personnel respond to fires and medi- cal emergencies, and suppport incident analysis, The major effect of this initiative measure training, technology, and accounting functions. 26-67 COUNCIL COMPENSATION CHAR- would be Levy revenues would also pay for firefighting TER AMENDMENT • a loss to Multnomah County public schools apparatus, safety equipment, and technology Shall the mayor and council be com- of about $90 million in 2004-2005 and $90 mil- improvements. QUESTION: lion in 2005-2006 school years for services such pensated for the services they provide the city? If approved, a typical homeowner would pay $46 in as teachers, programs and instructional days; SUMMARY: This measure amends the City Char- 2005. Assumes assessed value $182,000; market ter to authorize payment of a monthly stipend • a loss of approximately $32 million each value $252,000. year for public safety and health and senior care to the mayor and council for the services they (including prescription drug benefits for low Estimated revenues over five-year period: provide to the city. Under the proposal, the mayor income seniors, senior and disabled housing and $41,316,000. Estimated revenues for each year would receive $1,500 per month; each councilor mental health care for low income people). of levy: would receive $1,000 per month. These stipends $7,568,000 in 2005-2006 would be adjusted annually as warranted by the consumer price index. The measure would take EAST MULTNOMAH SOIL AND $7,900,000 in 2006-2007 effect at the commencement of the new fiscal $8,248,000 in 2007-2008 year, July 1, 2005. WATER CONSERVATION $8,611,000 in 2008-2009 DISTRICT $8,989,000 in 2009-2010 26-71 EAST MULTNOMAH SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT CITY OF GRESHAM 26-68 CHARTER AMENDMENT TO PERMANENT RATE LIMIT 26-65 CLARIFICATION OF CHARTER REPEAL LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF QUESTION: Shall the District be authorized to CITY EMPLOYEES have a permanent rate limit of $0.10 per $1,000 PROVISION REGARDING MAJOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS QUESTION: Shall the Charter be amended to assessed value beginning FY 2005-2006? repeal the provision that limits the number of city SUMMARY: This permanent rate limit will enable QUESTION: Shall the charter be amended to clarify employees based on city population? the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conserva- when voter approval is required on city road and transportation projects? SUMMARY: The current charter limits the number tion District to provide education and technical of full-time city employees based on a ratio of assistance to urban and rural residents, farmers, SUMMARY: The current charter provides that “no 6.5 employees per each 1,000 of city population. businesses, municipalities, and others to meet limited access road or highway of four lanes or Repeal of the limitation was recommended by the rising legal and public expectations for healthy more shall be constructed” in Gresham without Charter Review Committee (CRC) and approved and sustainable land management. The District prior voter approval of both the location and by city council. The measure would take effect on does not make or enforce regulations. design of the project. Absent voter approval, the January 1, 2005. The permanent rate limit will support current city is also prohibited from “promoting or even District programs including Naturescaping for acquiescing” in such a project. The provision is Clean Rivers, conservation technical assistance, the result of an initiative petition process in 1996, help for landowners navigating regulations, and and has caused confusion in its interpretation 26-69 REMOVAL OF TIME LIMITATION cost-share funding for conservation projects. and its application to city transportation projects ON APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER The District may purchase conservation ease- since that time. The measure clarifies that voter ments in ecologically sensitive areas, provide approval is required only when a freeway-type PRO TEM youth education, make capital expenditures, and project is at issue. Language relating to promoting QUESTION: Shall the six-month time limitation develop new programs to improve the quality of or acquiescing in a construction project is deleted on appointment of a pro tem city manager be our streams and natural habitat for fish, wildlife, to avoid unnecessary impacts to non-freeway road removed? and people. and transportation projects in the city and adjacent SUMMARY: The current city charter requires areas. References to state highway projects that This measure establishes a permanent rate limit council to appoint a pro tem manager when the have not received full funding or met final envi- city manager is temporarily unable to perform his of $.10 per $1,000 of assessed value. It will cost ronmental requirements have been deleted as no the owner of a property valued at $200,000 a or her duties or when the city manager position longer relevant. The measure would take effect on becomes vacant. The time period for which a pro maximum of $20.00 per year and yield an esti- January 1, 2005. mated $2,862,200 to the District. The District tem manager may serve is limited to six months. may levy a lower rate. This permanent rate is an The measure removes the six month time limita- upper limit that by law can never be raised. tion, and provides that a pro tem manager may serve until the manager is able to return to work or, in the case of a vacancy, until the vacancy has been filled and a new city manager appointed. The measure would take effect on January 1, 2005.

26-9 Official Multnomah County 2004 General Election Sample Ballot OFFICIAL BALLOT • GENERAL ELECTION MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON • NOVEMBER 2, 2004 CITY OF GRESHAM (CONTINUED) LAKE OSWEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7J 26-70 CHARTER AMENDMENT TO CORRECT DOUBLE NUMBERING 3-155 FIVE YEAR LOCAL OPTION OPER- ERROR ATING LEVY RENEWAL AND INCREASE QUESTION: Shall the City Charter be amended QUESTION: Shall the District levy $1.39 per to correct a numbering error caused by double $1,000 of assessed value to support instruction numbering at Section 43? and operations for five years beginning 2005-06? This measure may cause property taxes to increase SUMMARY: The current city charter contains more than three percent. two sections 43. The first Section 43 relates to formation of the city Budget Committee, and is SUMMARY: In May, 2000 voters approved a local found in Chapter X, Miscellaneous Provisions. option levy of $1.18 per $1,000 of assessed value, The second Section 43 is titled Ordinance Power, which expires in June 2005. This measure renews and is found in Chapter XI. The measure pro- the levy and increases the rate to $1.39. posed corrects the double numbering problem The Lake Oswego School District will use levy and renumbers the first section 43 to “Section proceeds to continue supporting educational pro- 42B. Budget Committee.” The measure would grams and services provided by the expiring levy, take effect on January 1, 2005. and minimize additional downsizing necessitated by reductions in state school funding. HILLSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT 1J A rate of $1.39 per $1,000 of assessed value is esti- mated to raise $5,650,000 in 2005-06, $5,900,000 34-81 LOCAL OPTION TAX TO in 2006-07, $6,100,000 in 2007-08, $6,350,000 in RESTORE SOME STAFF AND DIS- 2008-09, and $6,600,000 in 2009-10, for a total of $30,600,000 over five years. TRICT PROGRAMS. The amount of revenue the District can receive QUESTION: Shall District annually levy up to under this measure, together with State funding, $1.50 per $1,000 assessed value four years is capped by law. If changes in property values or beginning 2005-06 for improved programs/ other factors create the potential for more revenue class size? This measure may cause property than allowed, the District must reduce its rate to taxes to increase more than three percent. stay within cap limits. Under current limits, rate SUMMARY: Local option taxes will be used reductions are expected in years two through five to support School District operations. The ad- of the levy period. The annual rate will not exceed ditional revenue will be targeted for additional $1.39 per $1,000 of assessed value. teachers to reduce class size and to restore a portion of programs lost to budget reduc- tions. This Measure authorizes the Hillsboro SCAPPOOSE School District 1J in Washington, Yamhill and SCHOOL DISTRICT 1J Multnomah Counties, Oregon to levy a property tax of up to $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value 5-129 THREE YEAR LOCAL OPTION each year for four years. TAX FOR SCAPPOOSE SCHOOL An estimate of the total amount to be raised DISTRICT. each fiscal year is: 2005-06 $6,862,000 QUESTION: Shall the District levy $0.53 per $1,000 of assessed value for three years begin- 2006-07 $7,525,000 ning 2004-2005 for operations? This measure 2007-08 $8,168,600 may cause property taxes to increase more than 2008-09 $8,785,000 three percent. The total amount of money to be raised by this SUMMARY: This measure authorizes the Scap- Measure is estimated to be $31,340,600. poose School District 1J to levy property tax in The estimated tax cost for this measure is an the amount of $0.53 per $1,000 of assessed value ESTIMATE ONLY based on the best informa- each year for three years. All of the revenue from tion available from the county assessors of this tax measure will stay in the Scappoose School Washington, Yamhill, and Multnomah Counties District. The taxes would be used to help reduce at the time of the estimate. class sizes by adding back staff positions elimi- nated due to reductions in the state school fund. The funds raised by this measure are estimated to be $500,000 per year. This estimated tax cost for this measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY based on the best information available from the county assessor at the time of the estimate.

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