1996-05-21 - Ballots Official Deschutes County 1996 Primary Voters' Pamphlet
SAMPLE BALLOT ■ OFFICIAL BIENNIAL PRIMARY NOMINATING BALLOT
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON ■ May 21, 1996
ONLY THE APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES AND MEASURES FOR EACH PRECINCT
WILL APPEAR ON THAT PRECINCT'S BALLOT
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER Attorney General REPUBLICAN PARTY
Vote for One NATIONAL
TO VOTE, COMPLETELY O KEVIN L.MANNIX united States Senator
BLACKEN THE OVAL(�) vote for One
TO THE LEFT OF THE O
RESPONSE OF YOUR HARDY MYERS O KIRBY BRUMFIELD
CHOICE.
O O ROBERT J. FENTON
TO WRITE-IN A NAME, State Senator
BLACKEN THE OVAL(4W) 27th District Q JEFF LEWIS
TO THE LEFT OF THE Vote for One
DOTTED LINE AND WRITE NO CANDIDATE FILED O GORDON SMITH
THE NAME ON THAT
DOTTED LINE. — O LON MABON
DEMOCRATIC PARTY State Representative
NATIONAL 54th District —
United States Senator Vote for One United States
Vote for One O ELLI WORK Representative in Congress
O JERRY RUST Second District
Vote for One
O ______________ O WESCOOLEY
O BILL DWYER
State Representative O --------------
O ANNA NEVENICH 55th District STATE
Vote for One Secretary of State
O TOM BRUGGERE O BOB PICKARD Vote for One
O PAUL DAMIAN WELLS
Q HARRY LONSDALE O --------------
O STAN ASH
O COUNTY
— --------- Commissioner,Position 2 O
United States Vote for One
Representative In Congress O JOHN BOYLE State Treasurer
Second District Vote for One
Vote for One O Q BEV CLARNO
O MIKE DUGAN --------------
O GEORGE E.FUSON PRECINCT BALLOT Q --------------
Those candidates who have filed for
a position as a precinct committee Attorney General Vote for One
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person will have their names appear p VICTOR J.HOFFER
STATE on the official ballot for their precinct.
Secretary of State
Vote for One PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON
O PHIL KEISLING MALE State Senator
Vote for One 27th District
NO CANDIDATE FILED Vote for One
0 -------------- O -------------- O NEIL BRYANT
State Treasurer COMMITTEEPERSON PRECINCT
Vote for One FEMALE --------------
Q JIM HILL Vote for One
NO CANDIDATE FILED State Representative
54th District
Q -------------- O -------------- Vote for One
O DENNIS R.LUKE
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Official Deschutes Guunty 1996 Primary Voters'Pamphlet
SAMPLE BALLOT ■ OFFICIAL BIENNIAL PRIMARY NOMINATING BALLOT
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON ■ May 21, 1996
ONLYTHE APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES AND MEASURES FOR EACH PRECINCT
WILL APPEAR ON THAT PRECINCT'S BALLOT
State Representative Judge of the Court of Appeals STATE MEASURES
55th District Position No.1 REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE
Vote for One Vote for One LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
O BEN WESTLUND Q PAUL J.DE MUNIZ
23.AMENDS CONSTITUTION:
Incumbent INCREASES MINIMUM VALUE IN
O MIKE DERMAN O CONTROVERSY REQUIRED TO
––––––––––––– OBTAIN JURY TRIAL
RESULT OF "YES"VOTE: 'Yes' vote
O Judge of the Court of Appeals would require that over$750 be in con-
Position No.2 troversy to obtain jury trial.
COUNTY Vote for One RESULT OF"NO"VOTE: 'No'vote re-
Commissioner,Position 2 O WALTER 1. EDMONDS tains requirement that over$200 be in
Vote for One controversy to obtain jury trial.
Q SHERRY CHRISTOFFERSEN Incumbent SUMMARY:This measure would amend
O the Oregon Constitution. The constitu-
-––––––––––—– tion now guarantees the right to obtain a
O LINDA SWEARINGEN jury trial only when the value in contro-
versy in an action at law exceeds$200.
Judge of the Circuit Court The measure would increase that amount
O ROBERT E.(BOB)SHOTWELL 11 th District,Position 3 to $750. The constitution then would
Vote for One guarantee the right to obtain a jury trial
only when the value in controversy ex-
O DON YOUNG O STEPHEN N.TIKTIN ceeds$750.
Incumbent ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:No
O financial effect on state or local govern-
-–––––––––––––
O ––––––––––––– ment expenditures or revenues.
PRECINCT BALLOT O YES
Those candidates who have filed for Judge of the District Court O NO
a position as a precinct committee Deschutes County,Department 1
arson will have their names appear Vote for One 24.AMENDS CONSTITUTION:
P PP INITIATIVE PETITION SIGNATURES
O BARBARA HASLINGER
on the official ballot for their precinct. kuxambent MUST BE COLLECTED FROM EACH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON O ––––––––––––– RESULT OF "YES"VOTE: 'Yes"vote
MALE NON-PARTISAN COUNTY requires specified portion of necessary
Vote for One initiative petition signatures collected
NO CANDIDATE FILED Surveyor from each congressional district.
Q Vote for One RESULT OF"NO"VOTE:'No'vote re-
-––––––––––––– tains system not requiring collection of
O JEFF KERN initiative petition signatures from each
PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSON congressional district.
FEMALE SUMMARY:Measure would amend Or-
Vote for One O ––––––––––––– egon Constitution.The constitution does
NO CANDIDATE FILED not now require collection of signatures
for state initiative petitions from each
O ______________ congressional district.Measure requires
Sheriff collection in each congressional district
Vote for One of at least the total number of necessary
NON-PARTISAN STATE JUDICIARY signatures divided by the number of dis-
O JIM CARLTON tricts.Because Oregon currently has five
congressional districts, at least 1/5 of
Judge of the Supreme Court necessary signatures would be needed
Position No.1 O GREG BROWN from each congressional district. Mea-
Vote for One sure applies to initiative petitions submit-
ted to voters after November 1996 elec-
O REX ARMSTRONG tion. Measure would not change total
number of signatures required.
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Q O –––––––– – Passage of this measure would result in
FRANK J.YRAGUEN a direct state government expenditure in-
crease of$110,600 per year and a di-
TED KULONGOSKI rect local government expenditure in-
crease of$28,000 per year.These ex-
penditures are based on the average
O number of state initiative petitions filed
––––––––––– for signature verification the past five
general elections.
O YES
O NO
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SAMPLE BALLOT ■ OFFICIAL BIENNIAL PRIMARY NOMINATING BALLOT
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON ■ May 21, 1996
ONLY THE APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES AND MEASURES FOR EACH PRECINCT
WILL APPEAR ON THAT PRECINCT'S BALLOT
LAZY RIVER SPECIAL ROAD DIS- The tax base is subject to the limits of
25.AMENDS CONSTITUTION: TRICT Section 11 b,Article XI of The Oregon
REQUIRES 3/5 MAJORITY IN Constitution. The revenues will be
LEGISLATURE TO PASS g.90 MEASURE TO ESTABLISH NEW used exclusively for other governmen-
REVENUE-RAISING BILLS TAX BASE tal purposes. Purposes are limited to
park and recreation purposes.
RESULT OF"YES"VOTE: 'Yes vote QUESTION: Shall the Laz River Special
requires 3/5 majority of the legisll ature y p O YES
to pass bills for raising revenue. Road District establish a new tax base of
RESULT OF"NO"VOTE: "No'vote re- $25,000.00 effective for the fiscal year
tains current majority requirement to 1996-97? O NO
pass all bills, including bills for raising SUMMARY On November 2,1976,a tax
revenue.
base was established by the district's elec-
SISTERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUMMARY: This measure would tors in the amount of$5,000.00.Since that
amend the Oregon Constitution. The time,the district has been operating on a 9-32 SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.6
constitution currently requires a major- tax levy of the 6%annual increase above (SISTERS)GENERAL OBLIGA-
ity of the members of each chamber of such tax base as allowed by law.Our cur- TION BOND AUTHORIZATION
the legislature to pass any bill. This rent tax base is$10,749.00,from which an
measure would require approval of 3/5 annual bank payment of$5,000.00 is re- QUESTION: Shall the District be ga-
of all members elected to each cham- quired on a loan made for the improvement ti on t b to contract a general obli n
ber to pass bills for raising revenue. of Lazy River Drive,which is now badly de-
teriorated.The approval of this measure amount not to exceed$5,500,000.' if
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: would authorize the district to tax proper- the bonds are approved,they will be
No financial effect on state or local gov- ties within the district for only as much of payable from taxes on property or prop-
ernment expenditures or revenues. the $25,000.00 as is deemed absolutely erty ownership that are not subject to
necessary by the Commissioners for road the limits of Section 11b,Article XI of
maintenance and projected expenses,in- the Oregon Constitution.
O YES cluding materials such as gravel/cinders,
whatever materials necessary for repair of SUMMARY: Measure authorizes the
Lazy River Drive,services such as snow District to issue not to exceed
O NO plowing and road grading,insurance,op- $5,500,000 general obligation bonds.
erating expenses,maintenance repairs to Proceeds would be used to construct,
SISTERS-CAMP SHERMAN RURAL road grader, and general operating ex- furnish and equip an addition to the el-
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ppeenses.Proper road maintenance cannot ementary school;purchase improve-
be accomplished within our present tax ments and equipment,including com-
9-29 SISTERS-CAMP SHERMAN base,as the funds available after the bank puters,textbooks,vocational education
RURAL FIRE DISTRICT TAX BASE payment are grossly inadequate for the and living skills equipment;complete
UPDATE ELECTION above purposes. district-wide safety,energy conserva-
tion and other remodeling and facility
This tax levy will not,pursuant to Sec.i t b, improvement projects; exercise pur-
QUESTION: Shall Sisters-Camp Article XI, Oregon Constitution, reduce chase options under existing equip-
Sherman Fire District Establish a tax base property tax collections for other govern- ment leases and refinance a real prop-
of$850,000 beginning M the 1996-1997 mental units at this time.It is subject to the erty acquisition;and pay expenses in-
fiscal year? general governmental limits established by cldental thereto,including costs of is-
Measure 5. suance. Bonds would mature in not to
SUMMARY: A tax base is allowed by Ar- exceed 15 years.
tide XI,Section 11,of the Oregon Con- O YES
stitution. The current tax base is O YES
$524,000.The new tax base will start on
July 1, 1996. The new tax base will let O NO
the district continue operations. The LA PINE PARK AND O NO
kinds will be used to hire four full-time RECREATION DISTRICT
employees.This new base is needed to
comply with current federal training and 931 TO ESTABLISH ATAX BASE
safety standards. The income will be QUESTION: Shall La Pine Park and Rec-
school rgovernment pur es other than reation District be authorized a tax base of
schools. The tax base will io sub- $94,000.00 effective in the 1996-1997 fis-
ject to the limits of Article X,Section 11 b cat ear?
of the Oregon Constitution.The proposed y
tax measure would not reduce property SUMMARY: Approval of this measure
tax collections of other units of local would authorize the District to raise
goverment. $94,000,beginning with fiscal year 1996-
0 YES 97.This amount of money would allow the
district to meet the ongoing expenses of
the district including:maintenance,mate-
rials and supplies, salaries, utilities and
programs.
The District presently has no tax base.The
proposed tax base would raise$94,000 in
the 1996-97 tax year. This would result in
an estimated tax rate of 29.21 cents per
thousand dollars of valuation. The esti-
mated tax cost for this measure is an ES-
TIMATE only,based on the best informa-
tion available from the county assessor at
the time of estimate.
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SAMPLE BALLOT ■ OFFICIAL BIENNIAL PRIMARY NOMINATING BALLOT
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON ■ May 21, 1996
ONLY THE APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES AND MEASURES FOR EACH PRECINCT
WILL APPEAR ON THAT PRECINCT'S BALLOT
CITY OF REDMOND RIVER BEND ESTATES If approved,this measure would autho-
9-33 FIVE YEAR STREET SERIAL SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT rize the district to tax properties within
LEVY FOR THE CITY OF REDMOND 9-35 TO ESTABLISH RIVER BEND the district for road improvement and
QUESTION: Shall Redmond levy ESTATES ROAD DISTRICT TAX BASE maintenance. The tax base would be
$800,000 outside the tax base annually, limited to annual increases of 6%per
beginning 1996-97, for five years, to im- QUESTION: Shall River Bend Estates Road year. Levy of the tax would be subject
prove arterial/collector streets? District establish a new tax base of to the limits of Section 11b,Article XI,
SUMMARY: Rapid growth has increased $25,000.00 beginning with tax year 1996/97? Oregon Constitution. The revenue to
traffic conflicts between vehicles, pedes- SUMMARY: If approved, this measure be raised would be used exclusively for
mans and bicyclists on Redmond arteri- would authorize the district to increase its other governmental purposes.' There
als/collectors. This funding will allow for lax base to$25,000 annually. The current is currently no tax base.
necessary repairs and improvements to tax base is set at $12,600 per year. The The proposed initial tax base would
these streets. purpose of the increase is to provide for im- raise $4,500 in the 1996-97 tax year
The streets to be improved include,but are provement and maintenance of roads within resulting in an estimated tax rate of
not limited to, 10th Street, Obsidian, the district. Surfacing of Rocking Horse $1.4101 per thousand dollars of as-
Salmon, 271h, 23rd, Maple and Canal. Road from the intersection of Hwy 97,west sessed valuation.The estimated tax for
These improvements will ease traffic cir- to Buck Canyon Road, and that portion of this measure is an ESTIMATE ONLY
culation and provide safe separation of Buck Canyon Road from the intersection of based on the best information available
pedestrians,bicyclists and motor vehicles; Rocking Horse Road west to Brookswood from the County Assessor at the time
particularly for children walking to schools Road would be the primary goal. Increased of the estimate.
or other activities. maintenance of secondary roads would also
This levy is part of an overall financing be financially feasible. The tax base is sub-
of to the other Governmental purposes limit
package which includes systems develop- O YES
st
ment charges,local improvement districts, Section 11 b Article XI of the Oregon Con
urban renewal monies, and subdivision itution.
impact fees. O YES O NO
This levy authorizes the City of Redmond
to levy$4,000,000 over a five year period.
This levy will not,under Oregon Constitu- NO CROOKED RIVER RANCH RURAL
tional provisions,reduce property tax col- RIVER BEND ESTATES FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
time. s The ith l tax rate governmental
estimated to be SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT 16-15 CROOKED RIVER RANCH
time.The initial tax rate is estimated to be FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAX
$1.72 per thousand of assessed valuation. 9-36 APPROVAL TO LEVY TAX BASE BASE UPDATE ELECTION
This rate should decline each year approxi- AUTHORIZED MAY 21,1996.
mately to$0.98 in the fifth year. The levy QUESTION: Shall River Bend Estates QUESTION: Shall Crooked River
is subject to the general governmental lim- Road District le Ranch Rural Fire Protection District
its established by Measure 5. levy$25,000 tax base estab- establish a tax base of$256,000.00
lished by Measure 9-35 beginning with the beginning in the 1996-1997 fiscal
O YES 1996/1997 tax year? year?
SUMMARY: Voter approval is requested
O NO to levy taxes within the tax base. Levy of SUMMARY:A tax base is allowed by
the entire$25,000 tax base is necessary to Article XI, Section 11 of the Oregon
ADMINISTRATIVE Constitution.The Current tax base is
meet projected expenses,including mate-
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.1 rials(such as gravel,cinder,oil mat or chip start o July The new tax base will
9-34 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND seal),services(such as paving),insurance, start on July 1,keep current a new tax s.
let the Distract keep current programs.
AUTHORIZATION general operating expenses,and reserves Funds will provide personal protective
QUESTION: Shall the District be autho- or maintenance of roads within the district. equipment and fire fighting tools for
If approved, the increased tax rate would
rized to contract a general obligation the District's ppersonnel as well as
bonded indebtedness in an amount not be collected starting in November 1996. funding to purchase equipment and to
to exceed$58,500,000. If the bonds are maintain the District's ability to re-
approved,they will be payable from taxes O YES place public safety equipment and
on property or property ownership that enable the District to benefit from
are not subject to the limits of Article XI, technological Improvements and im-
Section t t b of the Oregon Constitution. O NO prove life saving and fire fighting ca-
SUMMARY:This measure authorizes the pabilifies.This is needed to comply
District to issue general obligation bonds PONDEROSA PINES EAST with current training and safety stan-
of not to exceed$58,500,000,to finance SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT dards.The income will be used for
the acquisition, construction, equipping government purposes other than
and furnishing of one high school and one (SEE MAP ENCLOSED OR schools.The tax base levy will be sub-
middle school and media centers at POSTED IN VOTING BOOTH) ject to the limits of Article XI,Section
Mountain View High, Bend High and 9-37 TO FORM A ROAD DISTRICT AND 11(b),of the Oregon Constitution.
Three Rivers Elementary;acquisition,in- ESTABLISH A TAX BASE
stallation and activation of technological
QUESTION: Shall Ponderosa Pines East O YES
and communications systems;acquisition Special Road District be formed with a
and improvement of property for support $4,500 initial tax base starting in tax year
and school sites;reconstruction, repair, 1996 97? O NO
and addition to other buildings;and pay
all costs. Bonds would mature over a pe- SUMMARY: A special road district would
riod not to exceed 20 years. be established covering the area within Pon-
derosa Pines East subdivision. The name
of the district would be the Ponderosa Pines
O YES East Special Road District.The purpose of
the district would be to provide for improve-
ment and maintenance of roads within the
O NO district in accordance with ORS 371.305 to
371.360.
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