Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Two-Thirds Vote for Municipal Bonds Amendment (July 1933)

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309
Election date July 21, 1933
Topic Ballot measure process and Ballot measure supermajority requirements
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on July 21, 1933. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of electors for municipal corporations to issue bonds.

A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of electors for municipal corporations to issue bonds.

Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		82,996	47.52%
No		91,671	52.48%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

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

“

DEBT AND TAXATION LIMITATIONS FOR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT — Purpose: To require the approval of two-thirds of all electors voting thereon at elections in municipal corporations and civil subdivisions to authorize issuance of bonds except refunding bonds, and those heretofore not requiring a vote of the electors; and providing that legislative acts shall restrict the powers of such corporations and subdivisions as to taxation and indebtedness.

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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.

See also

1933 Measures

• 1933 Measures
• Ballot measure supermajority requirements on the ballot
• Ballot measure process on the ballot
• State and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1933 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 (1933)