Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Requirements for County Indebtedness Amendment (May 1934)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 | |
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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 Nos. 300-301 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 18, 1934. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring a two-thirds vote in counties to authorize more than $5,000 of debt for roads and to issue bonds in amount equal to the amount of its outstanding warrants. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring a two-thirds vote in counties to authorize more than $5,000 of debt for roads and to issue bonds in amount equal to the amount of its outstanding warrants. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 83,424 | 46.33% | ||
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96,629 | 53.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 300-301 was as follows:
| “ | COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS AND FUNDING BOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Purpose: Requiring two-thirds vote in counties to authorize county indebtedness exceeding $5,000 for roads; authorizing counties to issue warrants evidencing liabilities imposed by law and which they are powerless to prevent; authorizing any county, upon approval by two-thirds vote of electors voting thereon, to issue bonds in amount equal to amount of its outstanding warrants December 31, 1933, with interest thereon to election date, but not exceeding 2 1/2 per cent of assessed valuation of all property in such county; superseding existing special constitutional debt funding provisions for Benton, Clackamas, Crook, Curry, Klamath and Linn counties; but not releasing any existing liabilities. | ” |
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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