Yes 549,754 Total votes 1,201,893 | No 652,139 1,201,893 100.00% | |
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549,754 7001457400000000000♠45.74% 652,139 7001542600000000000♠54.26% | ||
Ballot Measure 19 was a citizen's initiative in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1994. The measure sought to amend the Oregon Constitution, limiting free speech protection for obscenity and child pornography. The measure was rejected by the voters 54.3 percent to 45.7 percent.
The measure was sponsored by the Oregon Citizens Alliance, the sponsor of Oregon Ballot Measure 9 (also a constitutional amendment), which among other things sought to prevent all governments in Oregon from using their resources to promote, encourage or facilitate homosexuality.
The text of the measure read as follows:
Opposing the measure were a coalition of groups that made up the "No Censorship - No On 19" Committee, led by the American Civil Liberties Union. Other groups included bookstores, video stores and student groups.
The OCA also sponsored Measure 13 in the same year.