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Oregon 1914 ballot measures

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1916
1913

In 1914, voters decided on 29 statewide ballot measures in Oregon on November 3.

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.

Approveda

164,879 (81%)

39,847 (19%)

LRCA

Measure Nos. 302-303 Executive officials Create the office of the Lieutenant Governor and provide a line of succession to the governorship.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

49,759 (27%)

135,550 (73%)

LRCA

Measure Nos. 308-309 Taxes Omit the requirement that “all taxation shall be equal and uniform.”

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

84,041 (43%)

109,643 (57%)

LRCA

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.

Approveda

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

67,128 (37%)

114,564 (63%)

CISS

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.

Defeated

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.

Approveda

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.

Approveda

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

92,722 (46%)

110,404 (54%)

CICA

Measure Nos. 342-343 Local government Extend the term length for county officers from two years to four years.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

32,701 (19%)

143,366 (81%)

CICA

Measure Nos. 348-349 Legislature; Proportional representation; Elections Enact a system for electing sixty state legislators

Defeated

39,740 (22%)

137,116 (78%)

CICA

Measure Nos. 350-351 Legislative structure Eliminate the Oregon Senate, making the legislature unicameral

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

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.

Defeated

43,280 (24%)

140,507 (76%)


See also

Oregon

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