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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Reduce Age Eligibility for Old Age Public Assistance Referendum (1936)

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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301

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Election date

November 3, 1936

Topic
Public assistance programs
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Veto referendum 		Origin

Citizens


Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported reducing the eligibility age of old age public assistance from 70 to 65.

A "no" vote opposed reducing the eligibility age of old age public assistance from 70 to 65.


Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 174,293 49.30%

Defeated No

179,236 50.70%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 300-301 was as follows:

“

BILL AMENDING OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1935 - Purpose: Amending 1935 old age assistance act reducing the eligible age for assistance from 70 to 65; amending it to comply with the Federal social security act which provides for payment by the United States of money for old age assistance upon the state matching such payments and meeting certain other conditions; relieving counties from contributing to such assistance; providing for state and United States paying equal amounts; ratifying county taxes heretofore levied for old age pensions and diverting them to other county relief; diverting the $1,000,000 appropriated by the 1935 act for old age assistance to other general needy relief.
Vote YES or NO

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Oregon

The number of signatures required for a veto referendum was equal to 5% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.

See also

1936 Measures

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