Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Regulation of Truthful Commercial Advertising Initiative (1936)
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| Topic Business regulations |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting regulation of truthful commercial advertisement. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting regulation of truthful commercial advertisement. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 100,141 | 31.00% | ||
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222,897 | 69.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDMENT FORBIDDING PREVENTION OR REGULATION OF CERTAIN ADVERTISING IF TRUTHFUL - Purpose: To forbid by constitutional amendment the prohibition or regulation of any advertisement of any business, vocation, profession, service or of the sale of any goods or other property, or of any quality, price or other detail in connection therewith, provided the advertisement states the truth; and repealing all provisions of existing laws making such regulation or prohibition. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
See also
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Footnotes
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