Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, State Normal School at Pendleton Initiative (1916)
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| Topic Education and Taxes |
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Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported levying a one twenty-fifth of a mill property tax to support and maintain a State Normal School at Pendleton, Umatilla County. |
A "no" vote opposed levying a one twenty-fifth of a mill property tax to support and maintain a State Normal School at Pendleton, Umatilla County. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 |
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| Yes | 96,829 | 46.92% | ||
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109,523 | 53.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 308-309 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Proposed by Initiative Petition Initiated by the Commercial Association of the City of Pendleton, W. E. Brock, President; C. K. Cranston, Secretary. - FOR PENDLETON NORMAL SCHOOL AND RATIFYING LOCATION CERTAIN STATE INSTITUTIONS - Purpose - To provide for locating a State Normal School at Pendleton, Oregon, upon a site to be donated therefor, appropriating $125,000 for buildings and equipment and levying an annual tax of one twenty-fifth of a mill on all property in the state for its maintenance and ratifying the location of certain state institutions heretofore located away from the State Capital. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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Footnotes
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