2016 Oregon Ballot Measure 100

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Measure 100
Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act: Prohibits purchase or sale of parts or products from certain wildlife species; exceptions; civil penalties
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 1,306,213 69.45%
No 574,631 30.55%
Total votes 1,880,844 100.00%
Results by county

Oregon Ballot Measure 100, titled the Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Act, is a ballot measure in the 2016 election in the U.S. state of Oregon. The measure prohibits the purchase, sale, or possession with intent to sell products and parts from specified nonnative wildlife species, specifically elephant, rhinoceros, whale, tiger, lion, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, pangolin, sea turtle, shark, and ray.[1] The ballot measures created several exceptions for activities for law enforcement purposes, activities authorized by federal law, transfers of certain antiques and musical instruments, certain donations for scientific or educational purposes, and non-commercial transfers through gifts or inheritance, and well as for possession by enrolled members of federally recognized tribes.[1] The ballot measure largely banned, among other things, the ivory trade in the state.[2]

Prior to the passage of Measure 100, the only nonnative animal product banned from sale in the state was shark fin.[2] Measure 100 followed the unsuccessful proposal of similar legislation in the Oregon State Legislature in 2015.[2]

The measure was supported by wildlife conservation organizations, such as WildAid, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Wildlife Conservation Society, National Wildlife Federation, and Association of Zoos and Aquariums.[1] There were no statements in opposition to the measure filed for the state voters' pamphlet.[2]

Measure 100 was broadly approved by Oregon voters with just over sixty-nine percent of them voting in favor, winning the bulk of its support in 24 of the state's 36 counties. The measure took effect on July 1, 2017.[3]

Vote tallies by county:

County Yes Votes No Votes Total
Baker 44.52 3,739 55.48 4,659 8,398
Benton 75.88 35,159 24.12 11,174 46,333
Clackamas 68.45 136,636 31.55 62,966 199,602
Clatsop 65.25 12,159 34.75 6,476 18,635
Columbia 58.72 14,762 41.28 10,377 25,139
Coos 58.61 17,754 41.39 12,358 30,292
Crook 48.66 5,674 51.34 5,988 11,662
Curry 61.74 7,349 38.26 4,555 11,904
Deschutes 69.02 64,932 30.98 29,148 94,080
Douglas 55.04 27,887 44.96 22,781 50,668
Gilliam 44.34 435 55.66 546 981
Grant 41.65 1,721 58.35 2,411 4,132
Harney 38.05 1,451 61.95 2,362 3,813
Hood River 73.15 7,632 26.85 2,802 10,434
Jackson 66.34 68,308 33.66 34,652 102,960
Jefferson 55.99 5,050 44.01 3,968 9,018
Josephine 61.44 25,765 38.56 16,167 41,932
Klamath 54.66 15,959 45.34 13,237 29,196
Lake 42.72 1,592 57.28 2,135 3,727
Lane 73.38 133,522 26.62 48,435 181,957
Lincoln 69.06 16,739 30.94 7,501 24,240
Linn 58.16 32,371 41.84 23,290 55,661
Malheur 42.32 4,175 57.68 5,691 9,866
Marion 65.13 83,266 34.87 44,585 127,851
Morrow 46.23 1,848 53.77 2,149 3,997
Multnomah 82.24 304,290 17.76 65,706 369,996
Polk 65.69 25,224 34.31 13,171 38,395
Sherman 42.25 409 57.75 559 968
Tillamook 62.97 8,299 37.03 4,880 13,179
Umatilla 50.35 13,074 49.65 12,893 25,967
Union 48.05 5,909 51.95 6,388 12,297
Wallowa 48.09 2,011 51.91 2,171 4,182
Wasco 61.19 6,853 38.81 4,345 11,198
Washington 72.96 183,987 27.04 68,199 252,186
Wheeler 43.80 346 56.20 444 790
Yamhill 65.93 29,926 34.07 15,462 45,388

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "November 8, 2016 Voters' Pamphlet, page 132". Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Hillary Borrud, Measure 100 would ban sales of ivory and other animal parts in Oregon, The Oregonian/OregonLive (October 28, 2016).
  3. ^ "Oregon Voters Approve Most Measures Other Than 97". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
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