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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Five Cent Gas Tax Initiative (1928)
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 6, 1928. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported taxing gasoline to five cents instead of three cents and authorizing the state highway commission to use no more than one-fifth of such revenues to assist counties in the construction of state market roads. |
A "no" vote opposed taxing gasoline to five cents instead of three cents and authorizing the state highway commission to use no more than one-fifth of such revenues to assist counties in the construction of state market roads. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 |
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| Yes | 71,824 | 26.54% | ||
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198,798 | 73.46% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 300-301 was as follows:
| “ | Initiated by Joe E. Dunne, 507 E. 50th St. North, Portland, Oregon—FIVE CENT GASOLINE TAX BILL—Purpose: Increasing gasoline tax to five cents per gallon; authorizing state highway commission to use one-fifth of proceeds in assisting counties in constructing state market roads. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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Footnotes
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