List of Oregon Ballot Measures

1980s

May 1980 Special Election
Measure results
meas. num.	passed	YES votes	NO votes	% YES	Const. Amd.?	type	description
1	YES	451,695	257,230	63.72%	Yes	LEG	Limits uses of gasoline and highway user taxes
2	No	325,030	384,346	45.82%	Yes	LEG	Amends liquor by the drink
3	YES	394,466	278,125	58.65%	Yes	LEG	State bonds for small scale local energy project loan fund
4	YES	574,148	130,452	81.49%	Yes	LEG	Veterans' home and farm loan eligibility changes
5	YES	636,565	64,979	90.74%	No	LEG	Continues tax reduction program
6	YES	536,002	138,675	79.45%	Yes	LEG	Definition of multifamily low income elderly housing

1980 General Election
Measure results
meas. num.	passed	YES votes	NO votes	% YES	Const. Amd.?	type	description
1	No	291,142	820,892	26.18%	Yes	LEG	Repeal constitutional provision requiring elected superintendent of public instruction
2	YES	678,573	455,020	59.86%	Yes	LEG	Guarantees mentally handicapped voting rights, unless adjudged incompetent to vote
3	YES	594,520	500,586	54.29%	Yes	LEG	Dedicates oil, natural gas taxes to common school fund
4	No	298,421	849,745	25.99%	No	LEG	Increases gas tax from seven to nine cents per gallon
5	No	425,890	728,173	36.90%	No	Init	Forbids use, sale of snare, leghold traps for most purposes
6	No	416,029	711,617	36.89%	Yes	Init	Real property tax limit preserving 85% Districts' 1977 revenue
7	YES	608,412	535,049	53.21%	No	Init	Nuclear plant licensing requires voter approval, waste disposal facility existence
8	No	523,955	551,383	48.72%	Yes	LEG	State bonds for fund to finance correctional facilities