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Oregon Measure 1, Common School Fund for Land Conservation Amendment (May 1968)
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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 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 28, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the State Land Board to use funds from the Common School Fund for land conservation and management and allocating investment interest to support primary and secondary education. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the State Land Board to use funds from the Common School Fund for land conservation and management and allocating investment interest to support primary and secondary education. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 1 |
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372,915 | 62.25% | ||
| No | 226,191 | 37.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | COMMON SCHOOL FUND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT— Purpose: Amends Constitution authorizing State Land Board to expend moneys in the Common School Fund in carrying out its powers and duties to the end that the greatest benefit shall be obtained from the conservation and management of the land resource. The board to invest unexpended moneys in the fund as the Legislative Assembly shall provide by law. Interest from the investments applied in support of primary and secondary education as provided in the Constitution. | ” |
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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