Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, State Normal School at Seaside Measure (1926)

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309
Election date November 2, 1926
Topic Education
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported establishing a normal school in Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon, known as “The Western Oregon Normal School and College.”

A "no" vote opposed establishing a normal school in Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon, known as “The Western Oregon Normal School and College.”

Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		47,878	27.72%
No		124,811	72.28%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 308-309 was as follows:

“

Proposed Law - Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly Submitted by the Legislature - THE SEASIDE NORMAL SCHOOL ACT - Purpose: To create and establish a normal school to be permanently located at Seaside, Clatsop county, Oregon, to be known as "The Western Oregon Normal School and College." Vote YES or NO.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1926 Measures

• 1926 Measures
• Education on the ballot
• 1926 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (1926)