Oct 15, 2008 13:31
Oregon voters!
We are hearing a lot about the presidential race but there's some very important ballot measures, especially 59 and 64!
YES on Measure 56: Restores power to those who participate in voting process by revoking double-majority requirement.
NO on Measure 58 (SIZEMORE SPONSORED): Prohibits local public schools from teaching students in a language other than English for more than two years, regardless of circumstance.
NO on Measure 59 (SIZEMORE SPONSORED): Seventy-five percent of taxpayers would see no benefit from this previously defeated constitutional amendment to make federal income taxes fully deductible on Oregon Returns. It would cut 2.4 billion in funding for education, public safety and healthcare!
NO on Measure 60 (SIZEMORE SPONSORED): Punishes teachers who take on challenging assignments by paying based solely on vague and undefined “classroom performance.”
NO on Measure 61 (MANNIX SPONSORED): This one-size-fits-all approach to crime would require construction of at least three more prisions, costing 1.3 billion dollars, with no benefit in rehabilitation.
NO on Measure 62 (MANNIX SPONSORED): Could mean job or pay cuts for members, larger classrooms, less supplies because would shift $175 million away from the State School Fund to public safety fund with little benefit.
NO on Measure 63 (SIZEMORE SPONSORED): Exempts specified property owners from building permit requirements for improvements valued at/under $35,000, with no safety permits or inspections.
NO on Measure 64 (SIZEMORE SPONSORED): Defeated four times in the past, this unfair and unnecessary measure would silence the voice of members by prohibiting public employees from utilizing payroll deduction for defined political activities. This measure silences the voices of working people!
NO on Measure 65: Would shut out minor parties, and could leave a majory party without a candidate in a general election by having all candidates in a single primary, with the top two advancing.