Oregon 1914 ballot measures

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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
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Citizenship voting	Require voters to be citizens of the United States of America.	a	164,879 (81%)	39,847 (19%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Executive	Create the office of the Lieutenant Governor and provide a line of succession to the governorship.		52,040 (27%)	143,804 (73%)
LRCA	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%)
LRCA	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.		49,759 (27%)	135,550 (73%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes	Omit the requirement that “all taxation shall be equal and uniform.”		59,206 (34%)	116,490 (66%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	Taxes	Change existing rules on uniform taxation by authorizing property classification for taxation purposes and specific taxes on income.		52,362 (30%)	122,704 (70%)
LRSS	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.		84,041 (43%)	109,643 (57%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 314-315	Local	Allow towns, cities, or municipalities to merge into an adjoining city or town through a vote by by the interested electors.	a	96,116 (55%)	77,671 (45%)
LRCA	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.		87,450 (45%)	105,345 (55%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 318-319	Salaries	Establish compensation for state legislators at five dollars per working day and ten cents per mile for traveling.		41,087 (22%)	146,278 (78%)
CICA	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.		49,360 (23%)	167,888 (77%)
CISS	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.		88,480 (42%)	120,296 (58%)
CISS	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.		74,323 (41%)	107,263 (59%)
CICA	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.		65,495 (32%)	136,193 (68%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 328-329	Water; Transportation	Prohibit the sale of of navigable waterway beds and authorize the construction and leasing of municipal docks.		67,128 (37%)	114,564 (63%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 330-331	Ports; Local government	Allow municipalities to build, manage, and maintain wharves, docks, and piers, and lease submerged lands for private construction.		67,110 (38%)	111,113 (62%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 332-333	Alcohol; Business	Prohibit intoxicating liquor manufacture and sale, except upon prescription or for scientific, mechanical, or religious purposes.	a	136,842 (58%)	100,362 (42%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 334-335	Death penalty	Abolish the death penalty for murder committed and fix life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for any crime.	a	100,522 (50%)	100,395 (50%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 336-337	Taxes	Establish a graduated tax on realty and distribute tax revenues to county schools and libraries and other county expenses.		59,186 (32%)	124,943 (68%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 338-339	Administration	Consolidate the office of the Corporation Commissioner with the office of the Insurance Commissioner.		55,469 (32%)	120,154 (68%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 340-341	Business	Allow people with “reputable” dental college degrees or out-of-state dental licenses to practice dentistry in Oregon.		92,722 (46%)	110,404 (54%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 342-343	Local	Extend the term length for county officers from two years to four years.		82,841 (44%)	107,039 (56%)
CISS	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.		34,436 (19%)	143,468 (81%)
CISS	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.		32,701 (19%)	143,366 (81%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 348-349	Legislature; Proportional representation; Elections	Enact a system for electing sixty state legislators		39,740 (22%)	137,116 (78%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 350-351	Legislative structure	Eliminate the Oregon Senate, making the legislature unicameral		62,376 (34%)	123,429 (66%)
CICA	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.		57,859 (31%)	126,201 (69%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 354-355	Elections	Authorize the election of delegates by voters to recommend candidates at primary nominating conventions.		25,058 (14%)	153,638 (86%)
CICA	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.		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

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (November 1914)