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Oregon 1940 ballot measures
From Ballotpedia
1942 →
← 1938
Nine statewide ballot measures were on the November 5, 1940 ballot in Oregon.
On the ballot
| Laws • History |
|---|
| List of measures |
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Measure 1 | Executive branch | Remove limit on time the Oregon Secretary of State and Oregon State Treasurer can serve | |
| LRCA | Measure 2 | Taxes | Votes on tax levies; tax base | |
| LRCA | Measure 3 | Regulations | Repeal of the amendment imposing double liability on stockholders in state banks | |
| LRCA | Measure 4 | Salaries | Compensation of state legislators | |
| VR | Measure 5 | Elections | Referendum on law to change Oregon's primary election date from May to September | |
| VR | Measure 6 | Alcohol | Referendum on law to impose additional regulations on the sale and use of alcohol | |
| CISS | Measure 7 | Alcohol | Repeal of state's liquor law; authorization of the private sale of alcohol | |
| CICA | Measure 8 | Gambling | Legalization of some gambling and gaming devices, and some lotteries | |
| CISS | Measure 9 | Regulations | Repeal of the Oregon Milk Control Law | |
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