List of Oregon Ballot Measures

1970s

May 1970 Primary Election
meas. num.	passed	YES votes	NO votes	% YES	Const. Amd.?	type	description
1	No	190,257	300,126	38.80%	Yes	LEG	Capital Construction Bonds for State Government
2	YES	326,374	168,464	65.96%	Yes	LEG	Repeals "White Foreigner" Section of Constitution
3	No	182,074	322,682	36.07%	Yes	LEG	Revised Constitution for Oregon
4	YES	292,234	213,835	57.75%	Yes	LEG	Pollution Control Bonds
5	No	202,018	336,527	37.51%	Yes	LEG	Lowers Oregon Voting Age to 19
6	No	180,602	323,189	35.85%	Yes	LEG	Local School Property Tax Equalization Measure

1970 General Election
meas. num.	passed	YES votes	NO votes	% YES	Const. Amd.?	type	description
1	No	261,428	340,104	43.46%	Yes	LEG	Constitutional Amendment Concerning Convening of Legislature
2	YES	342,138	269,467	55.94%	Yes	LEG	Automatic Adoption, Federal Income Tax Amendments
3	No	283,659	294,186	49.09%	Yes	LEG	Constitutional Amendment Concerning County Debt Limitation
4	YES	332,188	268,588	55.29%	Yes	LEG	Investing Funds Donated to Higher Education
5	YES	481,031	133,564	78.27%	Yes	LEG	Veterans' Loan Amendment
6	YES	436,897	158,409	73.39%	Yes	LEG	Limits Term of Defeated Incumbents
7	No	269,372	318,651	45.81%	Yes	LEG	Constitutional Amendment Authorizing Education Bonds
8	YES	352,771	260,100	57.56%	Yes	LEG	Allows Penal Institutions Anywhere in Oregon
9	YES	406,315	214,243	65.48%	No	Init	Scenic Waterways Bill
10	No	223,735	405,437	35.56%	Yes	Init	New Property Tax Bases for Schools
11	No	272,765	342,503	44.33%	Yes	Init	Restricts Governmental Powers Over Rural Property