2004-05 Platform and Legislative Agenda

An archive of our Platform and Legislative Agenda for 2004.

• The DPO's 2004 Platform (revised 4/24/05)
• The DPO's 2004 Legislative Agenda (revised 4/24/05)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005 Resolutions

The Democratic Party of Oregon passed several resolutions during 2005. The resolutions are listed below. You can view the complete resolutions in PDF format.

Note: PDF is a format that can be read on any computer. You do need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download the latest version here.

2005-02: Strengthening our Right to Vote
2005-03: Permanent Protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
2005-05: Adoption of Standards for Conducting Secure and Open Federal Elections and Appointing an Elections Liaison
2005-08: Preservation of Constitutional Rights
2005-09: Impeachment of President Bush and other
2005-10: Bring Home the Troops
2005-11: Responsible Oregon Energy Policy
2005-12: Responsible United States Energy Policy
2005-16: Condemning the Passage of Legislation Denying Habeas Corpus Protection
2006-18: Urging Congress to Pass and President to Sign Military Readiness Enhancement Act.

Complete text of resolutions.

2006 Ballot Measure endorsements

At their June 3, 2006 meeting, members of the State Central Committee considered several ballot measures for which signatures are being collected. The commmittee decided to endorse several measures and to oppose others. In some cases, the committee voted to take no position. The endorsements are shown below.

Democrats are urged to sign petitions for the endorsed measures, and to withhold signatures from measures opposed by the committee.

To find out more about a specific measure, consult the Secretary of State's ballot measure database. Other good information is available at Our Oregon Ballot Watch.

#	Title	Sponsors	Description	Our Position
6	Constitutional State Spending Limit (TABOR)	McIntire, Don Williams, Jason Howe, Greg	Imposes arbitrary spending cap on public services.	Oppose
8	Campaign Finance Reform (constitutional amendment)	Delk, David E Robison, Jim Duemler, Ruth	Amends constitution to allow laws prohibiting election contributions and expenditures.	No Position
14	Guarantees Same Deductions As On Federal Return	Bobo, Abner J. Bobo, Carol A. Walker, Russ	Changes to state tax code. Connects state tax code to federal. Reduces biennial state revenue retroactively.	Oppose
24	Districting Of Judges	Bobo, Abner J. Bobo, Carol A. Walker, Russ	Requires judicial districts by population for Supreme and Appeals Courts.	Oppose
37	The Oregon Political Campaign Finance Reform Act	Nelson, Francis Buckley, Peter (no longer associated with effort) Hazell, Bryn	Imposes strict limits on campaign contributions, independent expenditures and political non-profits. No limits on out-of-state contributors.	Oppose
40	HOPE For Oregon Families	Greenlick, Mitch Bates, Alan Westlund, Ben	Access to health care as a fundamental right; legislature must adopt plan expanding health care.	Endorse
51	Parental Notification For Minors Seeking Abortion	Bautista, Felicia Cochran, Brenda	Requires 48-hour notice to unemancipated minor’s parent before providing abortion services. Authorizes parental lawsuits, discipline for physicians. Exceptions do not include rape or incest.	Oppose
57	Prohibits Public Body From Condemning Private Real Property If Intends To Convey To Private Party	Day, Ross Hunnicutt, David J.	Prohibits public body from condemning private property.	No Position
102	Corporate Accountability Act	Wolf, Larry Rasmussen, Gail Coughlin, Chri	Requires large corporations operating in Oregon to file public statement showing tax-related financial information.	Endorse
105	Nursing Home Safety Act	Porter, Verna Lucas, Kathy Frane, Leslie	Establishes updated staffing requirements for nursing homes; specifies minimum allowable staff to resident ratios.	Endorse
122	Prescription Purchasing Drug Pool	Morrisette, Bill Cohen, Gerald J.	Expands Oregon Prescription Drug Program to allow all Oregonians without prescription coverage to enroll.	Endorse
131	65% Spending Rule	Parker, Keith Starr, Bruce	Imposes arbitrary mandate on local schools to spend 65% of funding on classroom instruction, regardless of school needs.	Oppose