Oregon 1948 ballot measures

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In 1948, voters decided on 11 statewide ballot measures in Oregon on November 2.

• One of the measures was a commission-referred ballot measure.
• Two of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Four of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Two of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• One of the measures was a veto referendum.
• Voters approved six (54.5%) and rejected five (45.5%) measures.

On the ballot

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Taxes	Allow the establishment of new tax bases after the legal voters authorize the over six percent limit tax levy.		150,032 (36%)	268,155 (64%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Budgets; Parks	Authorize state indebtedness, not exceeding 0.75% of taxable property, for forest rehabilitation, reforestation, and acquisition of lands.	a	211,912 (50%)	209,317 (50%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Juvenile justice	Establish a camp for delinquent boys near Timber, Washington County to provide them with “useful occupations, discipline, moral and spiritual instruction.”	a	227,638 (51%)	219,196 (49%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Administration; Energy	Require the hydroelectric commission to establish the maximum rate of return and amortization in licensing.		173,004 (42%)	242,100 (58%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 308-309	English; Voting requirements; Residency requirements	Require school election voters to have resided in the school district six months prior to the election, be registered, and be literate.	a	284,776 (63%)	164,025 (37%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Public assistance; Public retirement funds	Provide $50 a month to “needy” female citizens 60 or older, and male citizens, 65 or older, for food, clothing, housing, and other needed care.	a	313,212 (64%)	172,531 (36%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes	Provide $750 income tax exemptions for single persons and $1,500 for married couples and require tax filings for incomes over $4,000.	a	405,842 (86%)	63,373 (14%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Alcohol; Business	Authorize the issuance of dispensing licenses, permit serving and selling alcoholic beverages, and require annual license fees and a liquor tax.		210,108 (43%)	273,621 (57%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 316-317	Veterans	Authorize the World War II Veterans’ State Aid Fund, funded by bond sales, to provide World War II veterans with cash bonuses.		198,283 (43%)	265,805 (57%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Fishing	Prohibit the use of fixed appliances, such as traps, to catch salmon and trout in the Columbia River, with exceptions for the government and Native Americans.	a	273,140 (60%)	184,834 (40%)
CRSS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Taxes	Levy a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 to meet appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949.		143,856 (36%)	256,167 (64%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
• Types of ballot measures in Oregon
• List of Oregon ballot measures
• 1948 ballot measures

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (November 1948)