Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321, State Tax Commission to Administer Assessment and Tax Laws Referendum (June 1927)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 | |
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| Topic Administration of government and Taxes |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on June 28, 1927. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state tax commission to supervise assessment and enforce tax laws throughout the state. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state tax commission to supervise assessment and enforce tax laws throughout the state. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 31,957 | 31.08% | ||
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70,871 | 68.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 320-321 was as follows:
| “ | Referred Bill - Referendum Ordered by Petition of the People Referred by L. B. Smith, 419 Oregon Building, Portland, Oregon - PROPERTY ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION ENFORCEMENT BILL - Purpose: To authorize state tax commission to supervise and control administration of assessment and tax laws, of county assessors, equalization boards and other taxing officers; to examine, test and correct assessors’ work, assess omitted property, reassess improperly valued property, direct county equalization boards to raise or lower valuations; to authorize assessors and tax commission to require production of books, records, and sworn information concerning capital, assets, liabilities, earnings, expenses, taxes, and amount and value of property; authorizing appeals from county boards to state commission and from latter to court; punishing failure to furnish such information and other violations with heavy penalties. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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.
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Footnotes
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