Oregon Measure 1, Bond Proceeds for Municipal Water Projects Amendment (May 1982)
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| Topic Bond issues and Water |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 18, 1982. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing up to half of irrigation and drainage projects funds to be allocated to towns and communities with less than thirty thousand persons for constructing water projects. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing up to half of irrigation and drainage projects funds to be allocated to towns and communities with less than thirty thousand persons for constructing water projects. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 1 |
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333,656 | 55.54% | ||
| No | 267,137 | 44.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | USE OF STATE BOND PROCEEDS TO FINANCE MUNICIPAL WATER PROJECTS QUESTION— Shall the state lend funds it may now borrow to towns and communities for building water projects for municipal use? PURPOSE — Amends state constitution. The law now permits the state to borrow in an amount up to one and one-half percent of the true cash value of all property in the state to fund secured loans for building irrigation and drainage projects. Measure would permit up to half of these funds to be lent to towns and communities of less than thirty thousand persons to pay for the building of water projects for municipal use. | ” |
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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