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Oregon
Initiatives
10/09/98
With Election Day less than
four weeks away, the official state Voters' Pamphlet has been mailed to
all Oregonians. As in many states, this document contains the ballot
questions and full texts of all initiatives and referenda. In addition,
there are explanatory statements for each measure, which are drafted by
committees with members taken from both sides of the issue at hand.
One distinctive aspect of
Oregon's pamphlet, though, is the fact that for $300, individuals or groups
may purchase half-page segments in order to run statements supporting or
opposing the measures of their choice. These statements are not censored
or edited by the state. With the marijuana-related Measures 57 and
67 on this Fall's ballot, every household in Oregon is being exposed to
what turns out to be a fairly thoughtful debate on drug policy.
This is nearly unprecedented
in United States history, and for the No on 57 and Yes on 67 campaigns,
the cost of the advertising pales before its true value. Opponents
of drug policy reform have long sought to deny the basic legitimacy of
re-examining the status quo. With a platform like the Oregon Voters'
Pamphlet, the issues can at last be examined on their merits.
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Issue #62, 10/09/98
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