5 measures make November ballot

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

Here are the 5 Statewide Ballot Measures that have qualified for the November 2024 Oregon General Election Ballot.

Measure 115 — Impeachment powers: Gives state lawmakers impeachment power over the governor and the other statewide elected officials.  As Oregon is among the last states to not have impeachment powers.

Measure 116 — Salary commission for state lawmakers. Creates a new state commission in order to determine salaries for State Lawmakers.  Oregon lawmakers are underpaid compared to most states (and compared to the average Oregon wage) and this creates a process for this issue to be addressed.  The Taxpayers Association of Oregon has supported for many years increased pay for lawmakers as a way to open up our Republic to more everyday people and not just the upper-income Oregonians who can afford to leave their job for several years.

Measure 117 — Rank Choice Voting: Puts in place a new ranked-choice voting scheme for federal candidates and statewide officials.  This is where you rank each candidate instead of a regular vote.  If you only vote for one, you may be penalized if the the voting goes into round-two of voting.   Sadly, when rank-choice voting is tried in other states it results; in mass confusion, depressed voter participation, delays in results, higher costs and lawsuits.   Portland has adopted rank-choice voting and Eugene voters just rejected it last May (with Taxpayers Association of Oregon help).  Read more.

Measure 118 — 3% tax for free rebates.  This measure levies a 3% tax on larger businesses (+$25 million in sales).  The tax is a tax on revenue and not a tax on profit, so many companies that are losing money will still have to pay as they teeter near bankruptcy.  The money collected goes to a $750 rebate for every person in Oregon — homeless, illegal migrants, students studying in Oregon from abroad, everyone. The taxis so bad, even Gov. Kotek is against it.  That’s bad.  Read more.

Measure 119 — New union rules for pot shops.  Requires cannabis businesses to engage in a “labor peace agreement” with a union.

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