2008 Oregon Ballot Measure 62
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. Background. The official ballot title is: "Allocates 15% Of Lottery Proceeds To Public Safety Fund For Crime Prevention, Investigation, Prosecution" Measure 62 has become unofficially known as the "Oregon C.S.I. Measure". Specific provisions. Where the money would go: Estimated fiscal impact. The state's Financial Estimate Committee prepares estimated fiscal impact statements for any ballot measures that will appear on the ballot. The estimate prepared by this committee for Measure 62 says: Supporters. The measure was  sponsored by chief petitioners Duane Fletchall, Steve Beck, and Kevin Mannix. Arguments in favor of Measure 62. Notable arguments made in favor of Measure 62 included: Opponents. Defend Oregon opposed Measure 62. Arguments against Measure 62. Notable arguments made against Measure 62 include: Donors opposing Measure 62. Defend Oregon, as a committee, fought seven different ballot measures, and supported two others. As a result, it is not possible to discern how much of its campaign money was going specifically to defeat Measure 61. Altogether, the group raised over $6 million in 2008. Major donations to the Defend Oregon group  as of October 8 included: Newspaper endorsements. Here is how Oregon's major newspapers endorsed on the measure.