Oregon voters overwhelmingly rejecting hikes to gas tax and vehicle fees

[RandySF]

Oregonians are on track to overwhelmingly reject hikes to the state’s gas tax, payroll tax and vehicle registration and title fees that would have gone toward funding the maintenance and operations of public roads and bridges.

Initial election results from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office shortly after 8 p.m. showed the measure failing by a 4:1 margin

Had it succeeded, the measure would have doubled most vehicle registration fees, raised the gas tax from 40 cents to 46 cents, raised title fees from $77 to $216 and doubled the payroll tax used for public transit from 0.1% of a paycheck to 0.2% until 2028.

For cities and counties, the rejection means they won’t be receiving more funding deeply needed to fix many sidewalks and potholes, particularly in rural areas. Half of the money raised by the gas tax, car registration fees and title fees goes to cities and counties.




https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/05/19/oregon-voters-reject-hikes-to-gas-tax-and-vehicle-fees/

[mwmisses4289]

1. What dunderhead came up with that?

$77 to $216? Good lord!! People are already strapped for cash for just basics, and Oregon wanted to what...triple the fee to register a vehicle?
Better would have been to raise the tax maybe two cents, the raise to 0.2% is ok, and raise the reg fee to 85.