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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/15/1990 - BALLOT SAMPLE JACKSON EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT 15-.. NEW TA~ BASE AND INCREASE ,. THE YES · !l STATUTORY LEVY LIMITATION-- QUESTION: Shall Jackson ESD e~tabileh a tax base and NO · increase the statutory levy limitation to $5,998,791 for flecai year 1990-91 ? ~LANATION: The Jackson F_clu~atton Sen4c~ Districl'e 1~ tax ~ is $5,089,769. If approved by the voice In Jackson County, the new tax base and increasa~ atatuto,y levy limitation will enable the ESD to matnteJn current local school district-authorized programs and servlce~ to the atudento of Jackson County. ~Z CITY OF ASHLAND 15-1. TO ESTABLISH A NEW TAX BASE FOR ASHLAND --.~ ~--~'~ QUESTION: Shall Ashland be authorized a new EIGHT YES · HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND EIGH~T HUNDRED DOLLARS ($855,800) tax bas? beginning fiscal year NO · ~ EXPLANATION: The purpose of this measure 'le to provide stability in the U.,-I operation of the City of Ashland'e Police Department and Fire Emergency O~ Medical Technician program. Further, the passage of this measure will not result in an increase in taxes over the amount prasentiy authorized by the present tax base, police seriaJ levy and fire EMT serial levy. This measure will 'combine the existing police aerial levy of $407.836, the axisting fire EMT aerial levy of $15,600. and ~ estimated 1991-92 tax base of $432,400 to a new tax bos~ of $855.800. 15-2. FIVE YEAR SWIMMING POOL AND~,~F-'*)~ ~ YES · ]~ RECREATION FACILITY MAINTENANCE . ,~ ~,./,,-.'- ~ TAX LEVY -- / 7y...3.~ NO · ~ QUESTION; Shall Ashland levy 5.5¢ per thousand dollars ISlescod value to operate swimming pool programs and // maintain recreaUon fanllltlas beginning 19g0-91 ? EXPLANATION: This m~ra authorlzas a maximum levy of hair cents (5.5~) per thou,and dollam of ~ma cash vaiue of ~xabla to permit swimming pool program fe~ to be at a rea~onabl® rate I~ maintenance of recraa~n f',oftitias. It is astimated that ~ ~ bet tho~nd ~lara or ~ v~ wo~l~ ~rov~ Sa~.~ ~n 1 $37.200 In 1991-92. $40.930 In 1992-9~. $45.000 tn 19~3-94 and $49.530 in ~1.- 1~4o~5. This mea=ura will r~lt in a decraar, e of 2.5¢ par thouasnd dollars~ i O of assassed ~lue from the tax levy that le currently aulfu3dzed. 15-8. ASHLAND CHARTER AMENDMENT TO YES · PROVIDE FOR OPEN SPACE PARK PROGRAM -- ixjQUESTION: Shall Ashland Chmler be amended to create en Open ~?J I ~ Park Program to be adminieter~ by the A~hland Pa~ "'~ ~ ~ ~, OFF',~&N. PRg4Mw MEA~ IAU.OT I B~LLOT f~mmt JACY~ON COUNI'Y, ~ ~Y 16,1~ ~ CI~ OF A~H~ND 15-7. PROVIDING FUN~ F~ ~E ~ OF~ ~ ~ ~YES B ~H~S OPEN SPACE ~ -- ~ ~O B through systems developant charges, utility surcha~e~. ~" ~_ . · ~ ~,~ ch~ ~ b ~r~. Fu~ ~u~ ~ m~ from/ ~ r~ants, current ~idents, busiest, a~ touri~s. ~ p~ s~tems d~nt ch~ on n~ mnstm~;on; a ~ ~N ~h~ r~enti~ ~il~y sumhags; a bu~n~ I~n~ ~ ~r~e to $1~ ~ busi~ ~ $10 ~r empires; and a 1% increde in the hotel/motel tax. An increde w~hin the a~hoH~ P~ ~.y t~ I~ ~u~ ~r ~en~ ~ d~N ~ts. CENTRAL POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 15-s. EST~aUS. A NEW TAX SASE-- YES · QUESTION: Shall Jackaon County School Dietri~t ~ e~mbh a ~ ~x b~, d m~7S~1 beg~nin0 w~ t~ NO 1~1~1 f~l ~? i~ the fd~ng ~m ~tff~ ~ ~t~ ~e~ ~ m~Z~ ~ the ~ffme I~ ~ M ~ 3,~7 ~M ~ S~I ~L ~ · ~ ~m ~o ~ t~ s~ ~ lhe brat dm ~ mat · ~n K~m ~ ~ m ~ the n~ M ~-~sk ~; · ~ to pm~e ~ u~Me ~er pr~m~ · ~e ~1 u~ M ~ ~lldin~ ~ i~ gr~ · ~lmMte ~ iNaff~ ~ In ~r y~ ~ ~ ~ ~r ~ ~ ~ol ~sI~ ~ b ~fi ~1ow ~ ~e Mrs. ~ d~r~ or m~e m~m. ~ 198~ ~ is S7,~8,0~. JACK~N GOUN~ fiRE ~STRICT NO. 3 1~11. ~E ~T NO. 3 T~ ~ ELEC~ YES a new ~ of ~,325,~ to ~me efie~i~ in fb~l year 1~-1~17 EX~ANA~ON: in 1~0, Fire Diatr~ ~. 3 voids ~rov~ a ~ ~e in ~he T~ ~ ~ ~ ~ wM ~i~ to ~ s~ ~ I ~ (2) ~ ~r~ ~ to ~me t~ ~l~ f~ ~ (10) y~. Si~ 1~, ~he ~str~ frequ~fiy I~bd ~s ~x~ ~h~ a~riz~ ~ ~ ~uim~. ~ ~ff~ ~ ~ exists. ~ ~r~ Og:lqCl~L Pt~L4/~ ~ &4LLOT I ,MCKBON CO4JNT~, (~q~)C~4 MAY IS, I~0 EAGLE POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9 QUF. J'~)N: Shall ~ County Sd~of D~lrlcl NO g ~h ~ ~ t~ ~ ~ $11,~2,415 ~inni~ ~h t~ 1~91 f~ YES ~P~NA~: ~ $11,~2,415 ~ ~ · ~ to ~n the ~ ~e ~ ~, ~ly ~,7~,~ ~ ~ I~ t~ f~l y~. The existing ~ ~e · $7,~,~ ~ w~ ~t~ ~ 1~. ~ ~ ~, ~ ~, b ~ ~ ~t f~ th~ y~. CITY OF SHADY COVE 15-4. A MEASURE ESTABLISHING A NEW TAX BASE CO.- i.sl' QUESTION: Shall the City of Shady Cove establish a new tax base of S95,188.00 aftactive in the 1990-91 fiscal yasr? INO i~ EXPt. ANAllON: The tax base is the maximum amount of taxes the City can isvy for general puq~osss in any fiscal year without apecifin al~orovst of the voters. Without voter approval. the tax base may no( increase acre than 6% per year. Sir~e 1972, when the City's current tax base wes established, the City has axperianued severe losses of revenue due to phase out of Federal Revenue Sharing and continued reductions in State Revenue Sharing. These losses combined with rising coots have brough~ about this request for a new tax base. This tax base is not proposed t~ provide for any new City programs or resewe funds but merely to maintain C~ earvices. PHOENIX-TALENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 1S-10. PHOENIX-TALENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX ' I YES lB QUES'nON: Shall Jackson County School District #4 establish a I NO i· new tax base of $8,253,742 beginning with the 1990-91 fiscal yea]'?. EXPLAHATION: An $8,253,742 tax base is mquirad to maintain current programs and add cridcai items es determined by patror~ and staff attending a variety ;4 public fomrns throughout the district. These items include resloring supply and equipment money that has been cut over the last 5 years, restoring teachem to attain affect[re cleas size. updating library books and toxttxx3ks, ulxlating Cornpuree for studant use. increasing counselling time to meet the needs of at-risk students. and improving maintanance and groundskeeping services. Other iesues affecting the need for this tax base include a large increase in projected anrollrnont over the next three to five years and an increase in the number of programs martdated by the ~.ate. ff the tax base is approvad, only $7,508,015 will be levied the first year. The full amount will not be levied until 1991-92. Our operating cost per pupil is one of the lowest in Jackson County. BUTTE FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 QUESTION: Shall Jackson County School District t~91 establish aI Mn Im n. taxbeseof $1,025,259begtnningMththe 199Q/91 fiscal year? I ---- I' EXPLANATION: Tim updated tax base is required to maintain current prograrra to meet st~e graduation and oolloge entrance requirements; and to fund maintenance at the high school END OF B&LLOT SAMPLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BALLOT SAMPLE REPUBLICAN -PARTY BALLOT SAMPLE NONPARTISAN BALLOT PRIMARY ELECTION JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON MAY 15, 1990 An election will be held within Jackson County, Oregon on May 15, 1990 from 7 a.m. tO 8 p.m. PLEASE NOTE Electors registered as Democrats may only vote for Democratic candidates, nonpartisan candidates and measures; electors registered as Republicans may only vote for Republican candidates, nonpartisan candidates and measures; electors registered as Other Party may only vote on nonpartisan candidates and measures; and electors registered as Not Affiliated with any Political Party may vote either a nonpartisan ballot or a Republican ballot excluding precinct committeepersons. Due to required rotation of candidates from precinct to precinct, the names of the candidates may not appear in the same order as on the official ballot for your precinct. This sample ballot contains the candidates for the Second and Fourth Congressional Districts, State Senatorial District 26 and State Representative Districts 46, 50, 51 and 52. Terms of office for Senatorial Districts 23 and 25 do not expire until 1992. The sample ballot also contains various district measures which are not county-wide. Only the applicable issues for voters in your precinct will appear on the ballot at your polling place. Please read and study this sample ballot prior to election day to help you vote at the polls. The ballot is long and you will help speed voting by VOTING EARLY on election day and knowing how you are going to vote. 0 0 U~TED STATES STEVE ANDERSON · SENATOR FRANK A CLOUGH · NEALE S HYATT · HARRY LONSDALE · BOB REUSCHLEIN · v~. ~, o~ BROOKS WASHBURNE · REPRESENTATIVE IN JIM SMILEY · CONGRE~8, 2ND DISTRICT wto~,o~ TREVA R TUMBLESON · c.~ .~,.~-, J PETER DEFAZ, O Qoj, E~.~. I BARBARAROBERTs MARY WENDY ROBERTS -~, ~ ERNIE CALHOON · Vo~e fo~ (~e ~,.....~ REBECCA BROWN · ,"= ='~'~ NANCY PETERSON · .m m.~.c~ JUDI PE'I'I'ENGILL · COUNTYCLE.K I KATHY BECKETT ,~m~.o., ALDEN MOFFATT coumY COMMISSIONS, JOHN S HALLETT · POSITION NO. 3 vo.~,. JOE HARRISON JR · PRECINCT · COMMIITEE PERSON MALE w~ ~ · PRECINCT CouMrrrE; PE.SO. · FEMALE leona! LU UJ UMTED STATES MARK O HATFIELD · SENATOR w,, ~,0.. RANDY PRINCE · REPRESENTATNE IN CONGRE~8, 2NO DANE COEFER · v~,= ~ ~ ROBERT F (BOB) SMITH · GOVERNOR SANFORD (SANDY) BLAU · ED CHRISTIE · DAVE FROHNMAYER · TERRY HUTCHISON · JOHN K UM · WILLIAM SPARKS · w,, ~,~., EDWARD THOMAS STEUBS · o,~,o,,,~,~,~,, NO CANDIDATE FILED '"'" ~ LENN L HANNON Vole f~ One ...m~.~ JOHN WATT · ..m~.= ELDON JOHNSON · ,m =.~.~r JERRY BARNES · ~" ~"~'~ BILL MARKHAM · Vom ~ O~e COUNTY CLERK I Vine f~xOne NO CANDIDATE FILED COUNTY COMMISSIONER, POSITION NO. 1 HANK HENRY JOHN D NEWKIRK · · · · · COUNTY COMMISSIONER, POSITION NO. 3 CHRIS HAGLER RICHARD "RIC" HOLT PEGGY PEARCE JIM SEVCIK CHARLES H (CHUCK) SIBLEY PRECINCT COMMITTEE PERSON MALE PRECINCT COMMITTEE PERSON FEMALE · · · · · · · OFFICIAL PRIMARY NOMINATING NONpAR~AN BALLOT JACKS(~%I COUNTY, OREGON SUPERINTENDENT JOHN W ERICKSON OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION MARK E LUEDTKE NORMA PAULUS RUTH N WILLIS v~, ~, o., CLIFF WINK LER BALLOT MAY 15.1990 CAR[NI · · · · · sc. AOVI A ES · ELIMINATING HOMEOWNER SCHOOL I PROPERTY TAXES - I NO I~ ~UE~TION: Would you ~uppcrt a pemonal Inceme tax Incfemme to eliminate ell K-12 echooi operaling prbperty 12% for joint income between $15,000 $20,000 14% above $20,000. Prolected Relief:. Ralw, e~ about ~80 mlllk~. Eliminate~ current ~'hool operating prop~ taxes for homeowners. Wh~i~ro Money Goes: Replace~ homeowner echool property taxes. Provldll equlvaie~t relief to rentera. In Co~ltulion: Where money gou~ New limits on growth of SO. ADVISORY VOTE: S~I. ES TAX REDUCING I YES ~ · SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES -- Nl-~'l~-~ (~JE:~TION: Would you support a 4% ~aiee I~x on moet NO ~[~~ g~3d~ to reduce K-12 school operating property laxes? EXPLANATION: Where Money Comes From: 4% retail sales tax on mo6t goods. Exempts all eervices, prescrip6ons, food for home co~mJmption, utilities, and hou~ng. Prolected Relief:. Raises aberot $g~O million. Reduces school operating property taxes for all property owners by an average of 50%. Where Money Goes: Reduce~ m:~1ool property laxes. Provlde~ rent relief am:l iow income credit. In Cons~tufion: Maximum saie~ tax rate of 4%. Exomption~. Where money goes. Ban on local ealee tax. New limit~ on growth of proper'o/ proioctod Relief: Where Money Goes: In Cor~tltution: 5E. ADVISORY VOTE: SALES TAX ELIMINATING I YES l· SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES -- I I QUESTlON:Wouldyouscppona5%saleetsxongoodsandl NOii sawices to ellmlnato K-12 school operating property taxes? EXPLANATION: Where Mone~ Comes From: 5% retail seJe~ tax on mo~t good~ and most e~vlce,. Exempts medical ~vice~. pre~cripUons. f~od for home coneuml:~on. utilities. and housing. Ralsee about $1.8 billion. Eliminats~currant Replac~ ~hool propane/tsxe~. Provides rent relief and low income credit. Maximum sal~ tax rats of5%. Exeml~lone. Where money goe~ Ban on iocal sales tax. New Ilml~ on growlh of prope~y taxes. OFFICIAL PRIMARY NOMINATING NONPARTISAN BALLOT formal JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON JU D~IE OF THE. ~UPREME COURT. po.rr,o., RICHARD L UNIS Vole ~o~ One JU!XIE OF mE SUPRE.RIE COURT, ...... , ROBERT E JONES Vole tor C~le JUD~E OF 1HE COURT OF Aa.r~u.s, Posmo# ~ WALT EDMONDS Vole for One dUDOE OF ~HE COURT OF C~ MAY 15, 1990 INCUMBENT · INCUMBENT · INCUMBENT · JOHN H BUTTLER INCUMBENT · GEORGE M JOSEPH INCUMBENT · MARK SCHIVELEY INCUMBENT · JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, GOLD HILL DISTRICT ROBERT KING INCUMBENT · vo~to, c~ NORMAN R MATTESON · BALLOT CARD~e ~,. COUNTY SHERIFF TOM E BROWN · z ~ CHARLES W MILLARD · Vote for One C W SMITH · NO CANDIDATE FILED NO CANDIDATE FILED OFFICIAL PRIMARY MEASURES BALLOT formal JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON MAY 15. 1990 ~ 1. PERMITS USING LOCAL VEHICLE TAXES FOR YES · .~ TRANSIT IF VOTERS APPROVE -- .=~ QUESTION: Shall constitution allow voters of counties, NO· transportation districts to authorize use of local motor vehicle tax ~.. revenues for mass transit? ~ EXPLANATION: Amends state constitution. Allows voters to authorize counties, public · ~: transportation districts to use ~ocat vehicle tax revenues for mass transit facilities and ~-) vehicles, including light rail and busses, in addition to highways, roads and streets. Use of ~ local vehic;e tax revenues for mass transit requires majority vote in county or district. ~ Amendment affects only use of revenues from vehicle taxes levied by counties and districts. Taxes subject to limitation by state law. Legislature may require procedures for expenditure of such revenues on regional basis. 2. AMENDS CONSTITUTION; ALLOWS POLLUTION YES · CONTROL BOND USE FOR RELATED ACTIVITIES- uJ QUES'nON: Shall state constitution authorize use of pollution and NO· waste control bond proceeds for "activities related to' pollution ~ and waste control? EXPLANATION: Amends state constitution. Constitution now allows use of general obhgation bond proceeds for pollution and waste control "facilities" Amendment would permit the additional use of such bonds for "activities related to" pollution and waste control. Constitution now requires that facilities, for which such bond proceeds are advanced, be at least 70 percent se~f-supporting and serf-liquidating. Amendment wouk:l exclude, from this requirement, activities for which such funds are advanced and facilities for collection, treatment, dilution, removal and disposal of hazardous substances. BALLOT CARD# O~FICIAL PRIMARY MEASURES BALLOT I BALLOT fl:Xllla! JACKSCaN CCYdl~'. O~EOON I MAY 15, 19<30 CAREL~ 3. AMENDS STATE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES lYES II ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS OF LIMITED I QUESTION: Shall state constitution require legislative assembly to meet annually instead of biennially and limit number of days in legislative sessions? EXPLANATION: Amends Oregon Constitution. Requires legislature to meet annually instead of biennially. Changes commencement of session from second Monday of September to second Monday of January. Unless extended, limits length of session to 135 calendar days in odd-number years, 45 in even-number years. On two-thirds vote of each house, allows extension for five calendar day intervals. Requires multiple extensions to run consecutively, except for Sundays. Measures introduced and not passed in one session do not carry over to following session. --J U) 5A. ADVISORY VOTE: CHANGING THE YES I· ~ SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM- ILl QUESTION: Do you want to change the current system ofNO -J financing K-12 schools in Oregon? UJ -t- EXPLANATION: Would advise the Legislature to work on major changes to Oregon's ~ school finance system for kindergarten through 12th grade. Today, schools get most of ~- their money from local property taxes. Property taxes pay an average of 57% of school costs. Statewide, property taxes for school operations averages about $16 per net thousand of property value. The state pays an average of 30% of current school UJ operating costs from the General Fund, which comes mainly from income taxes. Districts also get money from some other sources. 5B. ADVISORY VOTE: INCOME TAX INCREASE lYEall TAXES -- I I~ uJ NO ~ QUESTION: Would you support a personal income tax I-- increase to reduce K-12 school operating property taxes 0 for homeowners? I'-- EXPLANATION: ~'~ Where Money Comes Prom: Increases personal income tax rates: LM from 5% to 5.8% ~ from 7% to 8% r~ from 9% to 10.4%. UJ Projected Relief: U. LU Where Money Goes: In Constitution: Raises about $4.35 million. Reduces school operating I:Xoperty taxes for homeowners by average of 50%. Exempts half of first $70.000 in value of owner-occupied home from school operating property taxes. Provides equivalent relief to renters. Homestead exemption. Where money goes. New limits on growth of ;xoperty taxes.