Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Taxes for War Veterans' Fund Amendment (1944)
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| Topic Taxes and Veterans policy |
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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 7, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing state debt up to three percent of the all assessed property value for WWII veteran home loans and levying an additional 2 mill property tax for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued to create such fund. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing state debt up to three percent of the all assessed property value for WWII veteran home loans and levying an additional 2 mill property tax for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued to create such fund. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305 |
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190,520 | 51.62% | ||
| No | 178,581 | 48.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 304-305 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING “OREGON WAR VETERANS’ FUND”, PROVIDING TAX THEREFOR - Purpose: Empowering the state to incur indebtedness not exceeding 3 per cent of the assessed valuation of all property therein to raise money to be loaned on security of farms and homes to be acquired by residents who have served honorably in the army, navy, marine corps, or any auxiliary thereof, for at least 90 days after September 1, 1940, and before the end of actual hostilities with any of the Axis powers; levying a 2 mill additional tax outside 6 per cent limitation upon property for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued to create such fund. 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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