Oregon Measure 4, County Purchase or Leasing of Property Amendment (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 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported expanding constitutional county debt limitations, authorizing the purchase or leasing of property for not more than 10 years. |
A "no" vote opposed expanding constitutional county debt limitations, authorizing the purchase or leasing of property for not more than 10 years. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 331,617 | 48.73% | ||
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348,866 | 51.27% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 4 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BROADENING COUNTY DEBT LIMITATION - Purpose: Broadens present county constitutional debt limitation so as to authorize agreements to purchase or lease real or personal property for a period not to exceed 10 years. Agreements entered into by a county must be made pursuant to law and for a public purpose. | ” |
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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