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Archive Home > 2001 > March > 14 > Low voter turnout dooms sheriff’s levy

Low voter turnout dooms sheriff’s levy

By Tom Peterson / The Bulletin
March 14, 2001

Voter apathy turned out to be the biggest foe Tuesday of a $27.2-million Deschutes County Sheriff's operating levy.

The tax measure failed because only 44.4 percent of registered voters returned their ballots.

For any tax measure to pass in Oregon during a nongeneral election, state law mandates....

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