 Constitutional amendments have allowed using lottery funds for economic development (Oregon Ballot Measure 4 in 1984), public education (Oregon Ballot Measure 21 in May 1995) and natural resource programs (Oregon Ballot Measure 66 in 1998).In 2016, Oregon voter approved Measure 96 that amended the state constitution to set aside 1.5 percent of Oregon’s lottery funds for veterans programs.Measure 96 passed with 84 percent of voters in favoring the amendment.