Oregon Measure 1, Liquor Licenses for Public Passenger Carriers Amendment (1974)
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Transportation |
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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 5, 1974. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported permitting liquor-by-the-drink licenses for any public passenger carrier. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting liquor-by-the-drink licenses for any public passenger carrier. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 353,357 | 47.89% | ||
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384,521 | 52.11% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | LIQUOR LICENSES FOR PUBLIC PASSENGER CARRIERS - Purpose: This measure amends the Oregon Constitution to permit granting liquor-by-the-drink licenses to any public passenger carrier, rather than interstate railroad corporations only as under the present provision. | ” |
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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