Oregon Measure 3, Government Service Contracts Exemption from County Debt Limits Amendment (1970)
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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 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported exempting contracts for services with state government and contracts to purchase or lease property from county indebtedness limitations. |
A "no" vote opposed exempting contracts for services with state government and contracts to purchase or lease property from county indebtedness limitations. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 283,659 | 49.09% | ||
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294,186 | 50.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 3 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CONCERNING COUNTY DEBT LIMITATION - The Oregon Constitution prohibits counties from incurring an indebtedness in excess of $5,000. This Constitutional Amendment exempts from the debt limitation: (1) Contracts for services with state government; and (2) contracts to purchase or lease property if the term of the agreements do not exceed 10 years and the total payments in all such contracts is not more than $50,000 annually. | ” |
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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