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Oregon Measure 9, Prohibition of Property Taxes for Education Initiative (1972)
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| Topic Education and Property |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 9 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 1972. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the levy of property taxes to pay for the operating expenses of elementary schools, high schools, and community colleges. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the levy of property taxes to pay for the operating expenses of elementary schools, high schools, and community colleges. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 342,885 | 38.06% | ||
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558,136 | 61.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 9 was as follows:
| “ | PROHIBITS PROPERTY TAX FOR SCHOOL OPERATIONS - Purpose: Constitutional Amendment prohibiting the levy of property taxes to pay the operating expenses of elementary schools, high schools and community colleges. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECTS: The passage of this measure will eliminate property tax revenue of approximately $772.3 million for the operational expenses of schools during the 1973-74 biennium. For fiscal year 1973-74 the estimated property tax revenue loss will be $347 million for elementary and high schools and $20.3 million for community colleges. For fiscal year 1974-75, the property tax revenue loss will be about $380 million and $24 million respectively. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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