| Oregon Ballot Measure 47 1996 |
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Measure 47 required that property taxes be no higher than 10% less than those imposed in the 1994-1995 tax year, or those imposed in the 1995-1996 tax year. Thereafter, property taxes increases were to be capped at 3% per year. Measure 47 also instituted a " Double Majority " rule, requiring at least a 50% voter turnout for any local tax measure in any election besides the general election in an even-numbered year. The measure was placed on the ballot by Initiative , and was approved by voters in the 5 November 1996 General Election , with 704,554 votes in favor, and 642,613 votes against. Election results for Measure 47 The law enacted by Measure 47 was amended in 1997, when the Oregon Legislative Assembly referred Measure 50 to voters. THE DOUBLE MAJORITY RULE Measure 47 enacted Oregon’s “ on an even numbered year. (These are Presidential Elections and Midterm Elections .) (The double majority is a type of Supermajority , similar to an Absolute Majority .) |
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