Get Ready For Measures 77 Through 85

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The Oregon Secretary of State's office officially assigned numbers to the 2012 ballot measures. Here they are:Measure #77 Amends Constitution: Governor may declare “catastrophic disaster” (defined);requires legislative session; authorizes suspending specified constitutional spending restrictionsMeasure #78 Amends Constitution: Changes constitutional language describing governmentalsystem of separation of powers; makes grammatical and spelling changesMeasure #79 Amends Constitution: Prohibits real estate transfer taxes, fees, other assessments,except those operative on December 31, 2009Measure #80 Allows personal marijuana, hemp cultivation/use without license; commission toregulate commercial marijuana cultivation/saleMeasure #81 Prohibits commercial non-tribal fishing with gillnets in Oregon "inland waters,"allows use of seine netsMeasure #82 Amends Constitution: Authorizes Establishment of Privately-Owned Casinos;Mandates Percentage Of Revenues Payable To Dedicated State FundMeasure #83 Authorizes Privately-Owned Wood Village Casino; Mandates Percentage OfRevenues Payable To Dedicated State FundMeasure #84 Phases out existing inheritance taxes on large estates, and all taxes on intra-familyproperty transfersMeasure #85 Amends Constitution: Allocates Corporate Income/Excise Tax "Kicker" Refund ToAdditionally Fund K Through 12 Public Education

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