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Oregon Ballot Measures 66 and 67 (2010) : ウィキペディア英語版 | Oregon Ballot Measures 66 and 67 (2010)
Measures 66 and 67 are two ballot referenda that were on the special election ballot in the US state of Oregon, which proposed tax increases on corporations and on households making US$250,000 and individuals making $125,000 to help balance the state's budget. The measures referred two bills passed by the Oregon state legislature on , and signed by Governor Ted Kulongoski on , to the voters for approval. They were approved and became effective . == Background == The recession that greatly affected the American economy starting in late 2008 caused a budget shortfall in Oregon that the state legislature had to make up for. A critical factor in this process was that the 2008 general election gave Democrats a three-fifths majority in both chambers of the legislature, which is the supermajority needed to pass any bills calling for revenue increases. Among other actions, the legislature passed House Bills 2649 and 3405, raising taxes on corporations and on wealthy individuals and households, respectively. Some Oregon citizens〔http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=5694189〕〔Current funding sources of the campaign against the ballot measures can be found at this link.〕 started a drive to force a referendum on these bills, believing they would hurt the state's economy. While 55,179 valid signatures from registered voters on each referendum petition were needed to qualify the referendum for the ballot,〔http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections09.htm〕〔More precisely, supporters of a referendum must file a number of valid signatures from registered voters equal to four percent of votes cast in the last gubernatorial election – in this case, the 2006 gubernatorial election.〕 about 99,000 valid signatures were filed. Don Hamilton, spokesman for the Oregon Secretary of State's office, remarked that "it's unusually high for a statewide ballot measure."〔http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/10/08/tax-related-measures-qualify-for-special-election/〕 On , the Secretary of State's office announced that both measures qualified for the ballot.
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