Oregon 1919 ballot measures
In 1919, voters decided on nine statewide ballot measures in Oregon on June 3.
- Five of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- Four of the measures were legislatively referred state statutes.
- Voters approved five (55.6%) and rejected four (44.4%) measures.
On the ballot
June 3, 1919
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Budgets; Local government; Transportation | Increase the limit on the amount of debt that counties could incur to construct roads |
|
49,728 (60%) |
33,561 (40%) |
|
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Healthcare; Local government | Permit industrial and reconstruction hospitals to be located outside of a county's seat of government without approval from voters. |
|
38,204 (48%) |
40,707 (52%) |
|
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Irrigation; Bonds | Provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds for the creation of irrigation and drainage districts. |
|
43,010 (54%) |
35,948 (46%) |
|
| Measure Nos. 306-307 | Bonds | Provide for the bond issuance and sale of $5,000,000 to promote reconstruction, reclamation and land settlement projects. |
|
39,130 (49%) |
40,580 (51%) |
|
| Measure Nos. 308-309 | Executive officials | Establish the office of lieutenant governor, serving as senate president and governor in case of a vacant seat. |
|
32,653 (41%) |
46,861 (59%) |
|
| Measure Nos. 310-311 | Transportation | Appropriate $2.5 million to construct the Roosevelt Coast Military Highway |
|
56,966 (66%) |
29,159 (34%) |
|
| Measure Nos. 312-313 | Bonds | Issue $5,000,000 in bonds for constructing hospitals, college buildings, armories, a penitentiary, land settlement, reclaiming arid, swamped, and logged land, and aiding settlement for honorably discharged military. |
|
37,294 (47%) |
42,792 (53%) |
|
| Measure Nos. 314-315 | Education; Veterans | Allow honorably discharged soldiers to attend any public or private educational institution in Oregon with their necessary expenses covered by the state. |
|
49,158 (59%) |
33,513 (41%) |
|
| Measure Nos. 316-317 | Taxes; Transportation | Provide for the construction of state market roads, funded through an annual tax levy on all taxable property. |
|
53,191 (65%) |
28,039 (35%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
- Types of ballot measures in Oregon
- List of Oregon ballot measures
- 1919 ballot measures
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