Oregon Measure 6, Bonds to Acquire Beaches Initiative (1968)
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| Topic Bond issues and Environment |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 6 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds and a one cent gasoline tax to acquire privately-owned Pacific Ocean beaches and prohibiting the construction of highways on beaches. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds and a one cent gasoline tax to acquire privately-owned Pacific Ocean beaches and prohibiting the construction of highways on beaches. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 315,175 | 40.44% | ||
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464,140 | 59.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 6 was as follows:
| “ | BOND ISSUE TO ACQUIRE OCEAN BEACHES - Purpose: Constitutional amendment confirming existing public rights to ocean beaches and accesses. Authorizes state acquisition of privately-owned beaches bordering Pacific Ocean from extreme low tide to natural vegetation line, and accesses. Authorizes at any one time not to exceed $30,000,000 state general obligation bonds for acquisition. Prohibits construction of highways on beaches and ocean sand spits. Imposes for four years one cent per gallon tax on fuel for private passenger motor vehicles to retire bonds. "Estimate of Financial Effects: The proposed amendment authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Legislature in amounts up to $30 million at anyone time, plus the interest payable on such indebtedness. Such bonds, if retired, could be reissued for the purposes of the amendment. The amendment further provides that a 1¢ per gallon increased passenger vehicle fuel tax be levied for four years with the proceeds dedicated to retirement of the bonds and interest. State revenues from this source are estimated to be $41.5 million for the four year period. Additional revenues to the State would accrue from interest earned on these funds between the time of their collection and the time of their application in payment of principal and interest on the bonds." | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In 1968, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment was equal to 10% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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Footnotes
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