Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Income Tax Referendum (1923)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on November 6, 1923. It was approved.
A "yes" vote was to uphold contested legislation providing for an individual and corporate state income tax. |
A "no" vote was to repeal contested legislation providing for an individual and corporate state income tax. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 |
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58,647 | 50.22% | ||
| No | 58,131 | 49.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 300-301 was as follows:
| “ | Referred by the OREGON JUST T A X LEAGUE, by R. W . Hagood, president, and E. O. Isler, secretary; and by the STATE INCOME T A X REFERENDUM LEAGUE, by Cyril G. Brownell, president, W . M. McConnell, vice president, and J. D. M. Crockwell, secretary— INCOME TAX ACT— Purpose: To provide for the levying, collecting and paying of an income tax on individuals, partnerships and resident and nonresident corporations residing, incorporated or doing business within and without the State of Oregon, such tax being based upon net income; providing the rules and regulations for computing and reporting such incomes and the tax thereon; and making certain exemptions. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for a veto referendum was equal to 5% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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