2008 Oregon Ballot Measure 59

Measure 59

Creates an unlimited deduction for federal income taxes on individual taxpayers' Oregon income-tax returns.
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 615,894 36.22%
No 1,084,422 63.78%
Total votes 1,700,316 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 85.7%

Results by county

No

  50%-60%
  60%-70%
  70%-80%
Source: Oregon Secretary of State

Oregon Ballot Measure 59 was an initiated state statute ballot measure sponsored by Bill Sizemore that appeared on the November 4, 2008 general election ballot in Oregon, United States. If it had passed, Oregon would have join Alabama, Iowa, and Louisiana as the only states to allow federal income taxes to be fully deducted on state income tax returns.