Oregon Measure 4, Vehicle Tax for Mass Transit Amendment (May 1976)

Oregon Measure 4
Election date May 25, 1976
Topic Taxes and Transportation
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 25, 1976. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing taxes on motor vehicle ownership, operation, and use to fund mass transit.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing taxes on motor vehicle ownership, operation, and use to fund mass transit.

Election results

Oregon Measure 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		170,331	24.28%
No		531,219	75.72%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 4 was as follows:

“

AUTHORIZES VEHICLE TAX MASS TRANSIT USE  Purpose: Amends constitutional provision relating to use of motor vehicle fuel taxes and taxes on ownership, operation and use of motor vehicles to permit a tax on ownership, operation and use of motor vehicles levied by a transit district to be used for transportation of passengers.

”

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.

See also

1976 Measures

• 1976 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• Transportation on the ballot
• 1976 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (May 1976)