Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Separation of State and Local Taxation Amendment (1912)
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| Topic Taxes |
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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 5, 1912. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing for a uniform taxation, except on property, and collecting taxes for county and municipal purposes as distinct from state purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for a uniform taxation, except on property, and collecting taxes for county and municipal purposes as distinct from state purposes. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 51,582 | 47.65% | ||
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56,671 | 52.35% | ||
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 an amendment of Section 1, Article IX, of the Oregon Constitution, providing for a uniform rule of taxation, except on property specifically taxed, providing for the levy and collection of taxes for State purposes and for county and other municipal purposes upon different classes of property, and for the ascertainment, determination and application of an average rate of levy and taxation on property taxed for State purposes, and for apportioning State taxes among the several counties as county obligations by reasonable and equitable rules. --- 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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