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Sweet Home-area voters will be asked to make choices on four statewide measures and one local initiative in the Nov. 8 election. Following is a summary of each.

Measure 111 – Affordable Healthcare

Measure 111 would add a section to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to “cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right” for every Oregon resident.

The amendment would require the state to balance the obligation of ensuring a right to healthcare against funding public schools and other essential public services. The amendment also states...