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Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Allowing County and City Consolidation Amendment (1914)
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| Topic Local government organization |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported permitting county-city consolidation in a county that contains a city with over 100,000 inhabitants. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting county-city consolidation in a county that contains a city with over 100,000 inhabitants. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 77,392 | 42.86% | ||
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103,194 | 57.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 304-305 was as follows:
| “ | Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly FOR AMENDMENT of Section 6 of Article XV of the Constitution of Oregon, to provide that when any county contains a city of over one hundred thousand inhabitants, the boundaries of such county and city may be made identical, the two governments consolidated, and the remaining territory of such county, if any, be created into a new county or attached to the adjoining county or counties, but not changing the requirement that every county must have four hundred square miles and twelve hundred inhabitants. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
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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