Defend Oregon
WE DID IT!
As you know, November 7th, was a huge victory for this extraordinary coalition and a victory for the future of this state.
Here is what you did to defeat Measures 41 and 48: You held town hall meetings in every corner of Oregon and news conferences with community leaders and average Oregonians to show how Measures 41 and 48 would hurt our state. You phone banked, you wrote letters to the editor, and you talked to your friends and neighbors.
It was an extraordinary effort, and it worked. Voters heard you and stood up to against Measures 41 and 48.
Voters soundly rejected Measure 41 with more than 63% of Oregonians voting no and Measure 48 went down by 71% - a margin of nearly 2 to 1.
THANK YOU, for all you did to ensure that we can move Oregon forward.
Measure 48 losing according to new poll
Voters are rejecting Measure 48 handily, according to a poll released this evening by KATU news and The Oregonian newspaper. Here are the numbers:
NO: 57%
YES: 24%
Undecided: 19%
This is great news! It shows that Oregon voters aren’t fooled by Howard Rich and are standing up to Defend Oregon.
There was no polling done by the news outlets on Measure 41, so we’re going to be working hard until the last minute on November 7th to Get Out Our Vote and make sure Election Day is a real celebration.
Volunteer!
With the election less than a week away, we need your help to Get Out the Vote! There are plenty of opportunities all over Oregon so sign up today!
“These measures are dumb”
Click on the graphics to watch the cartoon from Colorado!
News from Bend - Measures 41 and 48 would worsen state problems.
KTVZ television.
Campaign ads!
- Measures 41 and 48 will send our state backwards (Quicktime, 3.2mB).
- Colorado’s Kristi Hargrove warns Oregonians (Quicktime, 3.1mB) about Measure 48.
Learn more. Get the facts. Get involved.
Latest News!
Recent poll showing 57 % of population planning to vote against Measure 48 or are leaning against it
The poll, commissioned by The Oregonian and KATU (2) and released Thursday, showed voters rejecting proposals to limit state spending, set term limits on lawmakers and require parental notification before a minor could get an abortion. Read The Oregonian article here. November 3, 2006.
Measure 41 and 48 gut Tobacco Prevention Programs
November is Tobacco Awareness Month and representatives from the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association of Oregon and the American Heart Association are concerned that Measure 41 and 48 will gut funding for effective tobacco prevention and smoking cessation programs. Ballot Measure 41 would reduce funding for health and senior care by more than $170 million in the 2007-09 budget cycle. If passed, Ballot Measure 48 would insert a flawed formula into Oregon’s Constitution resulting in a $2.2 billion cut in state funds.
Measure 48 sells voters a false bill of goods
The Statesman Journal imagines what Oregon would look like if Measure 48 were to pass -- it would be a very real, post haloween nightmare. Read more here. November 1, 2006.
Limiting Oregon’s Future
The Register Guard examines what Oregon would have looked like had Measure 48 been in place years before. Read more here. October 29, 2006.
The final push
The NO on Measures 41 and 48 campaign is launching a get-out-the-vote effort to persuade Oregonians to reject measures on the Nov. 7 ballot to limit state spending and reduce state income taxes. The effort includes activists going door-to-door and working phone banks, urging opposition to measures they say would damage state services and "move Oregon backward." Read more here. October 28, 2006.
The Salem Statesman Journal gives voters ten reasons to vote ’NO’ on Measure 48
Read more here. October 25, 2006.
Measure 48: We need this like we need a hole to the head
Oregon is emerging from a deep recession. There is a slender opportunity to reinvest in schools and universities, which are the key to the future of the state and our children. There is also a slim opportunity to rebuild the Oregon State Police, which have taken major cuts in the past decade. The same is true for our highway and bridge infrastructure, which is aging and in need of replacement. The Daily Astorian reports that if Measure 48 were enacted, any thought of reinvestment would be dashed. Read more here. They also say that Measure 41 would rip money away from school children. October 20, 2006.
Measures 48 and 41: two steps backward
In another editorial against Measures 41 and 48, The Oregonian states that, "They are different measures, but they should be discussed together—and defeated together—because they would take Oregon two big steps backward just as the state prepares to move its higher education system, and its economy, forward." Read more about how these two measures threaten the future of Oregon here. October 22, 2006.
Don McIntire himself states that Measure 48 is not a rainy day amendment
On Friday, October 6, 2006, at the Eugene City Club, Don McIntire stated, “The fact is, this measure does not say that it creates a rainy day fund.” Hear it for yourself (MP3, 115kB).
What will Measures 41 and 48 do to the schools in your area?
Want to know what these measures mean for your communities’ schools? Go to OSBA’s page and enter your district in the search box on the right.
Read more on how Measure 48 would impact the state’s ability to respond quickly and effectively to emergencies. It’s clear that if Measure 48 passed, Oregon’s hands would be tied.
Question of the day:
What’s going to happen if there is a natural disaster under Measure 48?
Answer: In addition to cutting $2.2 billion in funding for services Oregonians care most about, Measure 48 would not allow for immediate access to funding for emergencies. Measure 48 requires a supermajority of both legislative chambers and a vote of the people in a general election to approve funding for emergencies. For more information please see news brief at the top of the page.