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Oregon Measure 3, Indebtedness for Permanent Roads Amendment (1962)
| Oregon Measure 3 | |
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported revising the debt limit for permanent road purposes from 4% assessed valuation to 1% true cash value of all taxable property in state. |
A "no" vote opposed revising the debt limit for permanent road purposes from 4% assessed valuation to 1% true cash value of all taxable property in state. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 3 |
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319,956 | 61.51% | ||
| No | 200,236 | 38.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 3 was as follows:
| “ | PERMANENT ROAD DEBT LIMIT AMENDMENT - Purpose: Amends constitutional debt limit for permanent road purposes from 4% assessed valuation to 1% true cash value of all taxable property in state. | ” |
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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State of Oregon Salem (capital) |
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