Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Repeal of County Taxation Power Amendment (1912)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1912. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported repealing counties' ability regulate taxation and prohibiting the legislature from declaring an emergency in tax regulation. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing counties' ability regulate taxation and prohibiting the legislature from declaring an emergency in tax regulation. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 |
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63,881 | 57.53% | ||
| No | 47,150 | 42.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 308-309 was as follows:
| “ | Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly For constitutional amendment to repeal all of Section 1a of Article IX except that part prohibiting poll and head taxes in Oregon, and instead of the portions repealed to add a provision prohibiting the declaration of an emergency in any act passed by the legislature regulating taxation and exemptions. --- 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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