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Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Authorize Bond Issuance for Klamath and Clackamas Counties to Pay Warrants Amendment (1926)
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| Topic Bond issues and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1926. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing Klamath County and Clackamas County to issue bonds, upon approval of county voters, to pay the counties’ warrants. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing Klamath County and Clackamas County to issue bonds, upon approval of county voters, to pay the counties’ warrants. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 |
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75,229 | 54.93% | ||
| No | 61,718 | 45.07% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 318-319 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly Submitted by the Legislature - KLAMATH AND CLACKAMAS COUNTY BONDING AMENDMENT - Purpose: To amend section 10 of article XI of the constitution of the state of Oregon, to permit the issuance of bonds by Klamath and Clackamas counties when authorized by a majority vote of the people of said counties, respectively, voting thereon, in an amount, respectively, not to exceed the amount of warrants of Klamath county outstanding on April 1, 1919, and of Clackamas county outstanding on December 31, 1924, and interest thereon to date of said election, for the payment of which no funds were then available, and to pay such warrants with the proceeds from such bond sales. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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