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Oregon Measure 6, School Property Tax Equalization Amendment (May 1970)
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| Topic Education and Property |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 26, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing an exception to the 6% limitation on property taxes, authorizing legislature to increase tax bases for taxing units, such as counties, and utilizing revenues from the higher tax base to reduce school district tax levies. |
A "no" vote opposed providing an exception to the 6% limitation on property taxes, authorizing legislature to increase tax bases for taxing units, such as counties, and utilizing revenues from the higher tax base to reduce school district tax levies. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 180,602 | 35.85% | ||
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323,189 | 64.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 6 was as follows:
| “ | LOCAL SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX EQUALIZATION MEASURE— Purpose: Amends Oregon Constitution by providing for an exception to 6% limitation on property taxes. Authorizes legislature to increase tax bases for taxing units (such as a county), but requires that the proceeds from the higher tax must be used to reduce tax levies made by school districts. The purpose of this measure is to provide the legislature more flexibility in equalizing school property tax burdens within a county or other taxing units. | ” |
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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