Oregon 1914 ballot measures
In 1914, voters decided on 29 statewide ballot measures in Oregon on November 3.
- 11 of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
- Eight of the measures were initiated state statutes.
- Nine of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
- Voters approved four (13.8%) and rejected 25 (86.2%) measures.
On the ballot
November 3, 1914
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 300-301 | Citizenship voting | Require voters to be citizens of the United States of America. |
|
164,879 (81%) |
39,847 (19%) |
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Measure Nos. 302-303 | Executive officials | Create the office of the Lieutenant Governor and provide a line of succession to the governorship. |
|
52,040 (27%) |
143,804 (73%) |
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Measure Nos. 304-305 | Local government | Permit county-city consolidation in a county that contains a city with over 100,000 inhabitants. |
|
77,392 (43%) |
103,194 (57%) |
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Measure Nos. 306-307 | Irrigation; Budgets | Allow the state to incur more than $50,000 of debt to build and maintain roads, construct irrigation, and develop land and projects. |
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49,759 (27%) |
135,550 (73%) |
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Measure Nos. 308-309 | Taxes | Omit the requirement that “all taxation shall be equal and uniform.” |
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59,206 (34%) |
116,490 (66%) |
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Measure Nos. 310-311 | Taxes | Change existing rules on uniform taxation by authorizing property classification for taxation purposes and specific taxes on income. |
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52,362 (30%) |
122,704 (70%) |
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Measure Nos. 312-313 | Education; Taxes | Levy a one-fortieth of a mill property tax for the construction and maintenance of the Southern Oregon State Normal School at Ashland, Jackson County. |
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84,041 (43%) |
109,643 (57%) |
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Measure Nos. 314-315 | Local government | Allow towns, cities, or municipalities to merge into an adjoining city or town through a vote by by the interested electors. |
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96,116 (55%) |
77,671 (45%) |
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Measure Nos. 316-317 | Education; Taxes | Levy a one-fortieth of a mill property tax for the construction and maintenance of the Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Weston, Umatilla County. |
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87,450 (45%) |
105,345 (55%) |
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Measure Nos. 318-319 | Salaries | Establish compensation for state legislators at five dollars per working day and ten cents per mile for traveling. |
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41,087 (22%) |
146,278 (78%) |
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Measure Nos. 320-321 | Labor | Mandate that no person should be required to work more than eight hours per day or forty-eight hours per week. |
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49,360 (23%) |
167,888 (77%) |
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Measure Nos. 322-323 | Sex and gender; Labor; Gender-based labor | Require employers to install ventilation in work rooms over 80°F and mandate eight-hour workdays for women. |
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88,480 (42%) |
120,296 (58%) |
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Measure Nos. 324-325 | Judiciary; Elections | Prohibit party nominations for judges and allow candidates to run by filing a petition signed by one percent of eligible district voters. |
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74,323 (41%) |
107,263 (59%) |
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Measure Nos. 326-327 | Taxes; Property | Exempt personal property and land improvements, such as dwellings and furniture and goods, from taxation up to $1,500. |
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65,495 (32%) |
136,193 (68%) |
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Measure Nos. 328-329 | Water; Transportation | Prohibit the sale of of navigable waterway beds and authorize the construction and leasing of municipal docks. |
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67,128 (37%) |
114,564 (63%) |
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Measure Nos. 330-331 | Transportation; Local government | Allow municipalities to build, manage, and maintain wharves, docks, and piers, and lease submerged lands for private construction. |
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67,110 (38%) |
111,113 (62%) |
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Measure Nos. 332-333 | Alcohol; Business | Prohibit intoxicating liquor manufacture and sale, except upon prescription or for scientific, mechanical, or religious purposes. |
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136,842 (58%) |
100,362 (42%) |
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Measure Nos. 334-335 | Death penalty | Abolish the death penalty for murder committed and fix life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for any crime. |
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100,522 (50%) |
100,395 (50%) |
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Measure Nos. 336-337 | Taxes | Establish a graduated tax on realty and distribute tax revenues to county schools and libraries and other county expenses. |
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59,186 (32%) |
124,943 (68%) |
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Measure Nos. 338-339 | Administration | Consolidate the office of the Corporation Commissioner with the office of the Insurance Commissioner. |
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55,469 (32%) |
120,154 (68%) |
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Measure Nos. 340-341 | Business | Allow people with “reputable” dental college degrees or out-of-state dental licenses to practice dentistry in Oregon. |
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92,722 (46%) |
110,404 (54%) |
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Measure Nos. 342-343 | Local government | Extend the term length for county officers from two years to four years. |
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82,841 (44%) |
107,039 (56%) |
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Measure Nos. 344-345 | Taxes | Require the Governor to appoint a five-member tax code commission to prepare and present a new tax code to the legislature. |
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34,436 (19%) |
143,468 (81%) |
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Measure Nos. 346-347 | Administration | Abolish the Desert Land Board and the State Water board and transfer its powers and duties to the State Land Board and the State Water Commissioner. |
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32,701 (19%) |
143,366 (81%) |
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Measure Nos. 348-349 | Legislature; Proportional representation; Elections | Enact a system for electing sixty state legislators |
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39,740 (22%) |
137,116 (78%) |
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Measure Nos. 350-351 | Legislative structure | Eliminate the Oregon Senate, making the legislature unicameral |
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62,376 (34%) |
123,429 (66%) |
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Measure Nos. 352-353 | Administrative organization | Create a Department of Industry and Public Works under the State Labor Commissioner to provide jobs for unemployed citizens. |
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57,859 (31%) |
126,201 (69%) |
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Measure Nos. 354-355 | Elections | Authorize the election of delegates by voters to recommend candidates at primary nominating conventions. |
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25,058 (14%) |
153,638 (86%) |
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Measure Nos. 356-357 | Taxes; Property | Provide equal assessment and taxation of all property with a $300 exemption, and exempt municipal, educational, literacy, scientific, religious, and charitable properties. |
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43,280 (24%) |
140,507 (76%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
- Types of ballot measures in Oregon
- List of Oregon ballot measures
- 1914 ballot measures
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