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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, World War I Veterans' Aid Fund Amendment (June 1921)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on June 7, 1921. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds to raise money to be loaned to Oregonian veterans of World War I. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds to raise money to be loaned to Oregonian veterans of World War I. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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88,219 | 69.97% | ||
| No | 37,866 | 30.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | Submitted by the legislature—WORLD WAR VETERANS’ STATE AID FUND, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT—Purpose: To issue bonds not to exceed three per cent of the assessed valuation of all property in the state to raise money to be loaned In amounts of not more than $4,000 or paid as a bonus of $15 for each month of active service but not exceeding $500 to each honorably discharged resident of Oregon who served in the United States army, navy or marine corps, between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918; to levy an additional annual tax of two mills to pay principal and interest of such bonds; and ratifying correlative legislative enactments. | ” |
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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