Local Efforts
After failing to pass Measure 9 in 1992, the OCA turned its attention to passing anti-discrimination bans at the county and municipal level. Couching the debate in terms of forbidding LGBT people from receiving so-called "special rights," the OCA sought not only to block ordinances in these communities but to bar them from spending money to "promote homosexuality." The OCA was successful in passing over two dozen initiatives. However, in 1993 the Oregon Legislative Assembly passed a law prohibiting local governments from considering LGBT rights measures so the ordinances had no legal force. The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the state law in 1995. Two weeks after the United States Supreme Court ruled in Romer v. Evans, the OCA suspended its efforts for a third statewide ballot initiative.
| Election date | Locale | Measure | Outcome | Notes | ||
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| May 19, 1992 | Corvallis | 02-06 | N | 4,896 (36.21%) | 8,625 (63.79%) | |
| Springfield | 20-08 | Y | 55.4% | 44.6% | ||
| May 18, 1993 | Cornelius | 34-5 | Y | 981 (61.74%) | 608 (38.26%) | |
| June 29, 1993 | Canby | Y | 1,961 (55.76%) | 1,556 (44.24%) | Final unofficial results as of July 1, 1993 (1993 -07-01). | |
| Junction City | Y | Passed by one vote. The measure was later invalidated by a court, but a new initiative passed March 22, 1994. |
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| Douglas Co. | Y | |||||
| Josephine Co. | Y | 13,048 (60.47%) | 8,529 (39.53) | Final unofficial results as of July 1, 1993 (1993 -07-01). | ||
| Klamath Co. | 18-01 | Y | 11,304 (65.87%) | 5,856 (34.13%) | ||
| Linn Co. | Y | 18,197 (69.06%) | 8,153 (30.94%) | Final unofficial results as of July 1, 1993 (1993 -07-01). | ||
| September 21, 1993 | Creswell | 20-01 | Y | 368 (57.86%) | 268 (42.14%) | Final unofficial results as of September 22, 1993 (1993 -09-22). |
| Estacada | 3-1 | Y | 349 (54.45%) | 292 (45.55%) | Final unofficial results as of September 22, 1993 (1993 -09-22). | |
| Lebanon | 22-02 | Y | 1,869 (65.24%) | 996 (34.76%) | Final unofficial results as of September 22, 1993 (1993 -09-22). | |
| Medford | 15-2 | Y | 8,550 (58.48%) | 6,070 (41.52%) | Incomplete results as of September 22, 1993 (1993 -09-22). | |
| Molalla | 3-2 | Y | 443 (54.96%) | 363 (45.04%) | Final unofficial results as of September 22, 1993 (1993 -09-22). | |
| Sweet Home | 22-01 | Y | 1,242 (77.33%) | 364 (22.67%) | Final unofficial results as of September 22, 1993 (1993 -09-22). | |
| Jackson Co. | 15-1 | Y | 27,621 (59.10%) | 19,115 (40.90%) | Incomplete results as of September 22, 1993 (1993 -09-22). | |
| November 9, 1993 | Keizer | Y | 55% | 45% | ||
| Oregon City | Y | 53% | 47% | |||
| March 22, 1994 | Albany | 22-3 | Y | 5,357 (58.82%) | 3,750 (41.18%) | Final unofficial results as of March 23, 1994 (1994 -03-23). |
| Junction City | 20-06 | Y | 658 (56.97%) | 497 (43.03%) | Final unofficial results as of March 23, 1994 (1994 -03-23). Replaced a measure passed June 29, 1993 but invalidated in court. |
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| Marion Co. | 24-5 | Y | 36,663 (60.77%) | 23,666 (39.23%) | Final unofficial results as of March 23, 1994 (1994 -03-23). | |
| Turner | 22-03 | Y | 349 (78.96%) | 93 (21.04%) | Final unofficial results as of March 23, 1994 (1994 -03-23). | |
| May 17, 1994 | Cottage Grove | Y | 57% | 43% | Final unofficial results as of May 19, 1994 (1994 -05-19). | |
| Grants Pass | Y | |||||
| Gresham | 26-4 | N | 8,035 (50.45%) | 7,891 (49.55%) | Charter amendments require 60%. |
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| Oakridge | Y | 51% | 49% | Final unofficial results as of May 19, 1994 (1994 -05-19). | ||
| Roseburg | Y | 65% | 35% | Final unofficial results as of May 19, 1994 (1994 -05-19). | ||
| Veneta | Y | 55% | 45% | Final unofficial results as of May 19, 1994 (1994 -05-19). | ||
| November 8, 1994 | Lake Co. | Y | ||||
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