Oregon 1908 ballot measures

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In 1908, voters decided on 19 statewide ballot measures in Oregon on June 1.

• Six of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Five of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Four of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Four of the measures were veto referendums.
• Voters approved 12 (63.2%) and rejected seven (36.8%) measures.

On the ballot

June 1, 1908

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 9	Sex and gender; Suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution		36,858 (39%)	58,670 (61%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Salaries	Increase legislator compensation from $120 to $400 for regular sessions and from $3 plus mileage to $10 for special sessions.		19,691 (22%)	68,892 (78%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Administration; Capitals	Allow state institutions to be located outside of the state capital.	a	41,975 (51%)	40,868 (49%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Judiciary	Expand the Supreme Court to five judges and authorize the legislature to reorganize circuit courts' and county courts' powers.		30,243 (37%)	50,591 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Elections	Move the general biennial election from the first Monday of June to the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.	a	65,728 (78%)	18,590 (22%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Corrections; Prison work	Provide for the compensation of prison employees and regulate prison labor and costs of prisoners' food and boarding.	a	60,443 (67%)	30,033 (33%)
VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	Transportation; Eminent domain	Require railway firms to grant free transportation to state officers, county judges, and sheriffs in order to acquire land through eminent domain.		28,856 (33%)	59,406 (67%)
VR	Measure Nos. 312-313	Budgets	Appropriate $25,00 annually for four years to purchase land and build armories for the Oregon National Guard.		33,507 (38%)	54,848 (62%)
VR	Measure Nos. 314-315	Education; Budgets	Increase the annual appropriation for the University of Oregon from $47,500 to $125,000.	a	44,115 (52%)	40,535 (48%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Fishing	Restrict salmon and sturgeon fishing for conservation purposes.	a	46,582 (53%)	40,720 (47%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 320-321	Alcohol; Local government	Empower voters of every city and town to license, regulate, tax, and prohibit the sale of liquors within their municipalities.		39,442 (43%)	52,346 (57%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 322-323	Agriculture; Tax exemptions	Provide tax exemptions for farm housing, equipment, livestock, and crops.		32,066 (35%)	60,871 (65%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 324-325	Recall; Elections	Grant voters the power to call for a special election to recall an elected official and elect the official's successor at any time.	a	58,381 (65%)	31,002 (35%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 326-327	Federal issues; Legislature	Instruct legislators to vote for and elect as U.S. Senator the candidate who received the highest number of votes at the general election	a	69,668 (77%)	21,162 (23%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 328-329	Proportional representation; RCV; Elections	Allow for alternative state electoral systems	a	48,868 (59%)	34,128 (41%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 330-331	Public information; Ethics; Elections	Provide campaign rules and regulations such as campaign contribution limits and punishments for corrupting use of money.	a	54,042 (63%)	31,301 (37%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 332-333	Fishing	Prohibit salmon and sturgeon fishing except by hook and line in the Columbia River and Sandy River and prohibit salmon fishing during spawning season.	a	56,130 (65%)	30,280 (35%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 334-335	Trials	Mandate that no person shall be charged of a crime without indictment by a grand jury and provide jury selection methods.	a	52,214 (65%)	28,487 (35%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 336-337	Local government	Create the County of Hood River out of the western portion of Wasco County in Oregon.	a	43,948 (62%)	26,778 (38%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
• Types of ballot measures in Oregon
• List of Oregon ballot measures
• 1908 ballot measures

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (June 1908)