1997 Oregon Ballot Measure 49

(Redirected from Oregon Ballot Measure 49 (1997)) Ballot measure dealing with prison inmates

Ballot Measure 49 was a 1997 ballot measure in the U.S. state of Oregon that restricted the kind of lawsuits that could be brought by prison inmates, and allowed the interstate shipment of products made with prison labor.

The measure, referred by the Oregon Legislative Assembly, was an amendment to the Oregon Constitution. It passed with 699,813 votes in favor and 70,940 against.

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Voters' Pamphlet, Special Election May 1997 from the Oregon State Library

v t e Topics in Oregon legislation
Crime and sentencing	Capital punishment Measure 11 (1994) (mandatory minimum sentencing) Measure 40 (1996) etc. (victims' rights)
Elections and voting	Direct Legislation League Vote-by-mail Term limits List of Oregon ballot measures
Gay rights	Same-sex marriage Oregon Citizens Alliance Measure 9 (1992) (homosexuality and education)
Environment	Bottle bill Nuclear power Wind power Solar power Coal power
Land use	O&C Lands Beach Bill (1967) Land Conservation and Development Act (1973) Measure 37 (2004) & 49 (2008)
Health care	Death with Dignity Act (1994 Measure 16) Oregon Health Plan
Minimum wage	Measures 36 (1996), 25 (2002)
Taxation	Tax revolt Measure 5 (1990) (landmark tax law) Measures 47 (1996) and 50 (1997) (adjusted Measure 5) Kicker tax rebate Measure 97 (2016)
Miscellaneous	Compulsory Education Act Adoption rights Alcoholic beverages in Oregon Bicycle Bill Cannabis in Oregon Drug policy of Oregon
Influential people	Loren Parks Bill Sizemore
Background, further reading	Oregon legislature Direct democracy in Oregon Oregon government Oregon history Oregon ballot measures

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