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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, County Debt Limit for Roads Amendment (June 1919)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on June 3, 1919. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the limit on the amount of debt or liabilities that counties in Oregon could incur to construct permanent roads from 2% to 6% of the total assessed valuation of all property within the county. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the limit on the amount of debt or liabilities that counties in Oregon could incur to construct permanent roads from 2% to 6% of the total assessed valuation of all property within the county. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 |
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49,728 | 59.71% | ||
| No | 33,561 | 40.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 300-301 was as follows:
| “ | Submitted by the legislature - SIX PER CENT COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS FOR PERMANENT ROADS AMENDMENT - Purpose: To amend section 10 of article XI of the constitution of the state of Oregon so as to raise the present 2 per cent limitation placed upon counties in the creation of debts and liabilities for permanent roads, to 6 per cent of the assessed valuation of all the property in the county. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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