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Oregon Measure 2, Automatic Adoption of Federal Income Tax Computation Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported adopting changes the U.S. Congress makes in computing the federal income tax and requiring the legislature to review such changes. |
A "no" vote opposed adopting changes the U.S. Congress makes in computing the federal income tax and requiring the legislature to review such changes. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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342,138 | 55.94% | ||
| No | 269,467 | 44.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:
| “ | AUTOMATIC ADOPTION, FEDERAL INCOME TAX AMENDMENTS - Purpose: To simply preparation of income tax returns, the 1969 Oregon Legislature passed a law which provides that the Oregon income tax will be computed by a method closely corresponding to the federal income tax. This Constitutional Amendment provides that when U.S. Congress changes method of computation, the changes are automatically adopted into Oregon law. The Oregon Legislature, however, must review such changes when it meets in regular session and may modify or reject them. | ” |
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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