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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Increase Limit of Indebtedness for Permanent Roads Amendment (May 1920)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 | |
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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 Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 21, 1920. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing permitted indebtedness for constructing and maintaining permanent roads from two percent to four percent of the total assessed property value. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing permitted indebtedness for constructing and maintaining permanent roads from two percent to four percent of the total assessed property value. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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93,392 | 66.96% | ||
| No | 46,084 | 33.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Submitted to the People by the Legislative Assembly Submitted by the legislature - LIMITATION OF FOUR PER CENT STATE INDEBTEDNESS FOR PERMANENT ROADS - Purpose: To amend section 7 of article XI of the constitution of the state of Oregon so as to permit the creation of debts and liabilities including previous debts and liabilities for the purpose of building and maintaining permanent roads to the amount of four per cent of the assessed valuation of all the property in the state of Oregon, instead of two per cent as now provided by law. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
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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