Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Licenses for Alcohol Sales Referendum (1940)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 | |
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Business regulations |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote was to uphold contested legislation requiring licenses to sell alcohol to consumers. |
A "no" vote was to repeal contested legislation requiring licenses to sell alcohol to consumers. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 |
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| Yes | 158,004 | 40.19% | ||
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235,128 | 59.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 310-311 was as follows:
| “ | BILL TO FURTHER REGULATE SALE AND USE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR—Purpose: Permitting licensees to sell consumers, at one time, 5 to 55 gallons of wine having not over 14 percent alcohol by weight; licensed class A hotels may have entertainment and dancing; forbidding anyone not holding hotel, restaurant or club license to serve, permit being served, use or permit being used for any financial consideration any room, place, bar, glasses, mixers, locker, storage place, chairs, tables, or facilities for mixing, storing, serving, drinking spirituous liquors, forbidding anyone to have or permit others to have alcoholic liquors on his premises unless licensed by or representing the commission although having federal retailer’s permit. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for a veto referendum was equal to 5% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
See also
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Footnotes
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