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2007-11-06 - Ballots Official Ballot- Special Election -- Deschutes County, OR-November 6, 2007 A B C Instructions To Voter Use A Pencil Or Pen REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE . To ensure your vote counts, completely LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY fill in the oval 40 to the left of the - response of your choice. State Measures REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 50 AMENDS CONSTITUTION: DEDICATES FUNDS TO PROVIDE - State Measures HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN, FUND TOBACCO PREVENTION, THROUGH INCREASED TOBACCO - 49 MODIFIES MEASURE 37; TAX, CLARIFIES RIGHT TO BUILD 21 HOMES; LIMITS LARGE RESULT OF"YES"VOTE: "Yes"vote DEVELOPMENTS; PROTECTS dedicates funds to provide health care for FARMS, FORESTS, children, low-income adults and medically GROUNDWATER. underserved Oregonians, and fund tobacco prevention programs,through__ _ - RESULT OF"YES"VOTE:"Yes"vote increased tobacco tax. modifies Measure 37;clarifies private landowners' rights to build homes: RESULT OF"NO"VOTE:"No"vote - extends rights to surviving spouses; limits rejects proposal to dedicate funding for large developments; protects farmlands, children's health care,other health care forestlands,groundwater supplies. programs,and tobacco prevention - RESULT OF"NO"VOTE: "No"vote programs; maintains tobacco tax at leaves Measure 37 unchanged;allows current level. - claims to develop large subdivisions, commercial, industrial projects on lands SUMMARY: This measure increases the now reserved for residential,farm and tobacco tax and dedicates the new - forest uses. revenue to providing health care for children, low-income adults and other - SUMMARY: Modifies Measure 37(2004) medically underserved Oregonians,and to to give landowners with Measure 37 funding tobacco prevention and education claims the right to build homes as compensation for land use restrictions programs. The measure increases the tax - imposed after they acquired their on cigarettes by 84.5 cents per pack,and properties. Claimants may build up to increases the tax on other tobacco three homes if previously allowed when products. The measure will fund the they acquired their properties,four to 10 Healthy Kids Program created by the 2007 - ao . homes if they can document reductions in legislature to provide affordable health property values that justify additional care for uninsured children. The measure - 41 homes,but may not build more than three will fund tobacco prevention programs, homes on high-value farmlands, safety net clinics,rural health care and forestlands and groundwater-restricted - az lands. Allows claimants to transfer health care for Oregon's lowest income homebuilding rights upon sale or transfer families and individuals through the of properties;extends rights to surviving Oregon Health Plan. If the measure does - as - spouses. Authorizes future claims based not pass,these health care programs will on regulations that restrict residential uses not be expanded,and the Healthy Kids of property or farm,forest practices. Program will not become law. - Disallows claims for strip malls, mines, other commercial, industrial uses. See ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: Explanatory Statement for more This measure increases state revenue b - information. Y an estimated$152.7 million for the ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:The 2007-2009 budget period. Revenue is - measure would require one-time state estimated to increase$233.2 million in the administrative expenditures of$8.7 to following two-year period. These - $12.5 million to evaluate claims received estimates account for a projected decline to date for adherence to measure in the sale of tobacco products because of requirements. higher prices. These estimates would be In the short term,the measure would reduced it further restrictions on smoking require state administrative expenditures g of$1 million to$2 million per biennium to become law. The additional state revenue evaluate future claims. In the long term, generated by this measure would be . state administrative costs may be reduced available to allocate to programs that as the measure limits the scope of provide health care for children, potential future claims. The amount of low-income adults and other medically - 51 . those potential reductions cannot be vulnerable Oregonians,and to tobacco determined. prevention programs. Potential state litigation costs cannot be - determined. The measure authorizes compensation to landowners. The amount of state - expenditures to pay claims for Yes compensation cannot be determined. The measure authorizes establishing a - claims review fee for new claims not to NO exceed the actual and reasonable cost of reviewing a claim. The impact on state - revenues cannot be determined. The measure clarifies ongoing claims review processes and is expected to - reduce local government claim processing costs from current levels. The amount of these potential reductions cannot be - determined. The measure authorizes compensation to landowners. The amount of local - government expenditures to pay claims for compensation cannot be determined. The effect of the measure on local - government revenues cannot be determined. Yes Attention! No Remember to inspect your ballot for . mistakes! If you make a mistake or WARNING! y person wh damage your ballot, call your Ano, by use of force or other means, unduly influences an elector to vote County Elections Office to ask for a in any particular manner or to refrain from replacement ballot. voting is subject to a fine. (ORS 254.470) a a c Seq:0001 A ©Election Systems&Software,Inc 1981,2002 rt- Official Ballot- Special Election -- Deschutes County, OR-November 6, 2007 _- A B ART- Instructions To Voter Use A Pencil Or Pen REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE To ensure your vote counts, completely LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY fill in the oval 40 to the left of the - response of your choice. State Measures Cascade View Estates Tract#2 REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE -— -_ _ Special-Road District LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 50 AMENDS CONSTITUTION: 9-54 Five Year Local Option Tax - - - - -- - - - DEDICATES FUNDS TO PROVIDE - State Measures HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN, QUESTION:Shall the Road District _ FUND TOBACCO PREVENTION, impose$1.95 per$1000.00 of assessed THROUGH INCREASED TOBACCO value for five years for special operation . 49 MODIFIES MEASURE 37; TAX. purposes beginning 2008-2009? This CLARIFIES RIGHT TO BUILD measure may cause property taxes to 21 HOMES; LIMITS LARGE RESULT OF"YES"VOTE:"Yes"vote increase more than three percent. ■ DEVELOPMENTS; PROTECTS dedicates funds to provide health care for SUMMARY: This measure may be FARMS, FORESTS, children, low-income adults and medically passed only at an election with at least 50 - GROUNDWATER. underserved Oregonians,and fund percent voter turn out. The tax revenue tobacco prevention programs,throuq_h trcirrrt4tis measure would allow Bead- - RESULT OF"YES"VOTE:"Yes"vote increased tobacco tax. Cascade View Estates Tract#2 Special modifies Measure 37;clarifies private Road District to resurface and improve the landowners'rights to build homes; RESULT OF"NO"VOTE:"No"vote existing paved roadways. With continued extends rights to surviving spouses; limits rejects proposal to dedicate funding for population growth and subsequent large developments; protects farmlands, children's health care,other health care increased road usage,additional revenue forestlands,groundwater supplies. programs,and tobacco prevention - programs; maintains tobacco tax at is required to protect the original RESULT OF"NO"VOTE:"'No"vote current level. investment made in paving and to leaves Measure 37 unchanged;allows continue to improve our roads. The - claims to develop large subdivisions, proposed rate is estimated to raise commercial, industrial projects on lands SUMMARY:This measure increases the now reserved for residential,farm and tobacco tax and dedicates the new $39,810 in 2008 2009,$42,597 for - forest uses. revenue to providing health care for 2009-2010,$45,578 for$52,18011, children, low-income adults and other 2012-29 for 2011-2012,$52,183 for SUMMARY: Modifies Measure 37(2004) medically underserved Oregonians,and to 2012 2013,for a total of$228,937. - to give landowners with Measure 37 funding tobacco prevention and education claims the right to build homes as programs. The measure increases the tax compensation for land use restrictions on cigarettes by 84.5 cents per pack,and - imposed after they acquired their Yes properties. Claimants may build up to increases the tax on other tobacco three homes if previously allowed when products. The measure will fund the - 40 - they acquired their properties,four to 10 Healthy Kids Program created by the 2007 NO homes if they can document reductions in legislature to provide affordable health property values that justify additional care for uninsured children. The measure - 41 homes, but may not build more than three will fund tobacco prevention programs, homes on high-value farmlands, safety net clinics, rural health care and forestlands and groundwater-restricted health care for Oregon's lowest income - 420 lands. Allows claimants to transfer homebuilding rights upon sale or transfer families and individuals through the of properties;extends rights to surviving Oregon Health Plan. If the measure does - as - spouses. Authorizes future claims based not pass,these health care programs will on regulations that restrict residential uses not be expanded,and the Healthy Kids of property or farm,forest practices. Program will not become law. - Disallows claims for strip malls, mines, other commercial,industrial uses. See ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: Explanatory Statement for more information. This measure increases state revenue by - an estimated$152.7 million for the ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:The 2007-2009 budget period. Revenue is - measure would require one-time state estimated to increase$233.2 million in the administrative expenditures of$8.7 to following two-year period. These . - $12.5 million to evaluate claims received estimates account for a projected decline to date for adherence to measure in the sale of tobacco products because of requirements. higher prices. These estimates would be In the short term,the measure would require state administrative expenditures reduced if further restrictions on smoking - of$1 million to$2 million per biennium to become law. The additional state revenue evaluate future claims. In the long term, generated by this measure would be - state administrative costs may be reduced available to allocate to programs that as the measure limits the scope of provide health care for children, potential future claims. The amount of low-income adults and other medically - those potential reductions cannot be vulnerable Oregonians,and to tobacco determined. prevention programs. Potential state litigation costs cannot be - 52 - determined. The measure authorizes compensation to landowners. The amount of state . expenditures to pay claims for Yes compensation cannot be determined. The measure authorizes establishing a . claims review fee for new claims not to No exceed the actual and reasonable cost of reviewing a claim. The impact on state - revenues cannot be determined. The measure clarifies ongoing claims review processes and is expected to - reduce local government claim processing costs from current levels. The amount of these potential reductions cannot be - determined. The measure authorizes compensation to landowners. The amount of local - government expenditures to pay claims for compensation cannot be determined. The effect of the measure on local - government revenues cannot be determined. Yes Attention! No Remember to inspect your ballot for mistakes! If you make a mistake or WARNING. . damage your ballot, call your Any person who, by use of force or other Count Elections Office to ask for means, influences an elector to vote Y in an articular manner or to refrain from replacement ballot. voting is subject to a fine. (ORS 254.470) a B CM Seq:0002 ©Election Systems&Software,Inc.1981,2002