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Oregon Measure 1, Authorize Tax Emergencies Amendment (1956)
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| Topic State legislatures measures and Taxes |
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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 November 6, 1956. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to place an emergency clause on any tax law, becoming effective immediately, and providing that tax suspensions can not occur due to a filed initiative petition. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to place an emergency clause on any tax law, becoming effective immediately, and providing that tax suspensions can not occur due to a filed initiative petition. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 175,932 | 26.52% | ||
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487,550 | 73.48% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | STATE TAX LAWS - IMMEDIATE EFFECT AUTHORIZED - Purpose: To authorize legislature to place an emergency clause on any tax law, thus permitting it to go into effect immediately. Further provides that filing of an initiative petition to submit question to the people shall not suspend operation of any existing tax law until after people have voted on question. | ” |
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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