Oregon Measure 8, Bonds for State Buildings Amendment (1960)
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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 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing issuance of state bonds to construct buildings for state institutions, office buildings, and higher education facilities. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing issuance of state bonds to construct buildings for state institutions, office buildings, and higher education facilities. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 232,250 | 34.88% | ||
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433,515 | 65.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 8 was as follows:
| “ | AUTHORIZING BONDS FOR STATE BUILDING PROGRAM - Purpose: To amend Constitution to permit issuance of state bonds to construct buildings for state institutions, office buildings and for higher education. (ESTIMATE OF INCREASED INDEBTEDNESS: This constitutional amendment would authorize the borrowing on the credit of the State of $7,500,000 per annum to the limit of $40,000,000 during the next ten years for the purpose of construction, improvement, repair, equipping and furnishing state buildings designated by the Legislative Assembly. Principle and interest cost would be approximately $2,700,000 per annum over a 20 year period.) | ” |
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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