2008 Oregon Ballot Measure 62

Measure 62
Allocates 15% Of Lottery Proceeds To Public Safety Fund For Crime Prevention, Investigation, Prosecution.
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 674,428 39.44%
No 1,035,756 60.56%
Total votes 1,710,184 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 85.7%
Results by county

Yes

  50%-60%

No

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

Oregon Ballot Measure 62 (2008) (formerly IRR 41) appeared on the November 4, 2008 general election ballot in Oregon. It was an initiated constitutional amendment dealing with the issue of where a percentage of profit from the Oregon State Lottery should go. The initiative, if it had passed, would have required that 15% of net lottery proceeds be deposited in a public safety fund. 50% of that fund would have been distributed to counties to fund grants for childhood programs, district attorney operations, and sheriff's investigations. The other 50% of the fund would have gone to Oregon State Police criminal investigations and forensic operations. It is expected that most of that money would have been diverted from schools. It was rejected with around 60% of the votes statewide; every county except for Josephine saw majority rejection.

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