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Ballot Measure Recommendations
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Ballot Measure Title	Measure Number	Yes/No
Measure #26 Amends Constitution: Changes the Principles That Govern Laws For Punishment of Crimes (adds punishment to reform wording in Constitution)	26	Yes
Measure #27 Amends Constitution: New Administrative Rules Stay In Effect Only With Legislative Approval	27	Yes
Measure #28 Amends Constitution: Repeals Certain Residency Requirements for State Veterans' Loans	28	No
Measure #29 Amends Constitution: Limits Tenure of Governor's Appointees to 90 Days After Term	29	Yes
Measure #30 Amends Constitution: State Must Pay Local Governments Costs of State-Mandated Programs	30	Yes
Measure #31 Amends Constitution: Obscenity May Receive No Greater Protection Than Under Federal Constitution	31	Yes
Measure #32 Authorizes Bonds For Portland Area Light Rail, Transportation Projects Elsewhere	32	No
Measure #33 Amends Constitution: Limits Legislative Change To Statutes Passed By Voters	33	No
Measure #34 Wildlife Management Exclusive To Commission; Repeals 1994 Bear/Cougar Initiative	34	Yes
Measure #35 Restricts Bases For Providers To Receive Pay For Health Care	35	No
Measure #36 Increases Minimum Hourly Wage To $6.50 Over Three Years	36	No
Measure #37 Broadens Types of Beverage Containers Requiring Deposit and Refund Value	37	No
Measure #38 Prohibits Livestock In Certain Polluted Waters or On Adjacent Lands	38	No
Measure #39 Amends Constitution: Government, Private Entities Cannot Discriminate Among Health Care Provider Categories	39	No
Measure #40 Amends Constitution: Gives Crime Victims Rights, Expands Admissible Evidence, Limits Pretrial Release	40	No
Measure #41 Amends Constitution: States How Public Employee Earnings Must Be Expressed	41	Yes
Measure #42 Amends Constitution: Requires Testing of Public School Students; Public Report	42	Yes
Measure #43 Amends Collective Bargaining Law For Public Safety Employees	43	No
Measure #44 Increases, Adds Cigarette and Tobacco Taxes; Changes Tax Revenue Distribution (For Oregon Health Plan)	44	No
Measure #45 Amends Constitution: Raises Public Employees' Normal Retirement Age; Reduces Benefits	45	Yes
Measure #46 Amends Constitution: Counts Non-Voters As "No" Votes On Tax Measures	46	Yes
Measure #47 Amends Constitution: Reduces and Limits Property Taxes; Limits Local Revenues, Replacement Fees	47	Yes
Measure #48 Amends Constitution: Instructs State, Federal Legislators To Vote For Congressional Term Limits	48	No

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