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Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Progressive State Income Tax Initiative (1928)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305 | |
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 6, 1928. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported levying an annual progressive state net income tax upon all people and corporations in the state, and providing exemptions for the tax. |
A "no" vote opposed levying an annual progressive state net income tax upon all people and corporations in the state, and providing exemptions for the tax. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 118,696 | 47.17% | ||
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132,961 | 52.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 304-305 was as follows:
| “ | Initiated by Oregon State Grange: Geo. A. Palmiter, master, Hood River, Oregon; Bertha J. Beck, secretary, route 3, Albany, Oregon. Oregon State Federation of Labor: William Cooper, president, Labor temple, Portland, Oregon; Ben T. Osborne, executive secretary, Labor temple, Portland, Oregon. Farmers Union of Oregon: H. R. Richards, president, The Dalles, Oregon; Mrs. G. B. Jones, secretary, Monmouth, Oregon. Order of Railway Conductors: E. J. Ellingson, state legislative representative, Eugene, Oregon—INCOME TAX BILL—Purpose: Levying a progressive income tax upon net incomes of persons and corporations, and deducting amount of such tax from property tax levied for state purposes. | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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