Measure 7 (from the 2000 election)

Questions and Answers About Takings and Compensation (PDF)

Understanding Measure 7

Measure 7, Regulatory Actions, and Fairness
An article that originally appeared in Landmark, the membership publication of 1000 Friends

Paper on Measure 7 (PDF, 344K)
A paper presented by Robert Liberty as part of a national continuing legal education program on regulatory "takings."

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that Measure 7 violated Oregon's constitutional requirement to vote on each change to the Constitution separately, and is therefore void in its entirety. The decision cannot be appealed. Read the decision here. press release and statement from 1000 Friends

Understanding the Supreme Court Ruling

What You Can Do About Measure 7

Laws Potentially Subject to Measure 7 Claims

Measure 7 Could Have Cost Cities, Counties Billions, According to ECO Northwest Report

About the Lower Court Ruling on Measure 7 and the issues at hand.

What People Said About Measure 7

Old Release: Measure 7 Found Unconstitutional by Marion County Court
Judge Cites Serious Constitutional Problems In Landowner Payments Measure

Technical Information and Research

Ballot Title and Text of Measure 7

1000 Friends Challenges Local Measure 7 Ordinances

Standard Letter from 1000 Friends to Cities about Implementation Ordinances

Standard Letter from 1000 Friends to Counties about Implementation Ordinances

Legal opinion of Jeff Condit, former Lake Oswego City Attorney, on the retroactive nature of Measure 7 and the method likely to be used to value claims.     Summary    Full opinion

Osburn/Stark Opinion on Measure 7 Demand Constraints (PDF file, 4 mb)

Measure 7 Replacement Bill, House Bill 3998
A bill to repeal and replace Measure 7 with a property payments scheme was introduced in the House Land Use and Regulatory Fairness Committee. It went through 21 drafts, some reaching 48 pages long, before it failed to be acted upon. View the original bill.

Links to More Information

League of Oregon Cities Website
Information about local government responses to Measure 7, concerns about the Measure, more

DLCD information about Measure 7