Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Port of Portland Dock Commission Initiative (1920)
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Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the Port of Portland, under the Dock Commission, to purchase properties, acquire additional land, dispose of dredged materials, and operate lines of transportation to promote water commerce and issue bonds. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the Port of Portland, under the Dock Commission, to purchase properties, acquire additional land, dispose of dredged materials, and operate lines of transportation to promote water commerce and issue bonds. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 |
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| Yes | 80,493 | 48.69% | ||
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84,830 | 51.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 310-311 was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Bill - Proposed by Initiative Petition Initiated by the Committee of Fifteen, 422 Railway Exchange Building, Portland, Oregon; Chairman, Emery Olmstead, Northwestern Bank Building, Sixth and Morrison streets, Portland, Oregon; secretary, I. F. Powers, Third and Yamhill streets, Portland, Oregon. - PORT OF PORTLAND DOCK COMMISSION CONSOLIDATION BILL - Purpose: Empowering The Port of Portland to purchase from city of Portland properties under control of Dock Commission, acquire additional lands necessary for commercial and shipping interests and for depositing materials removed from waterways, dispose of lands reclaimed, construct canals to connect waterways, buy other wharfing facilities including terminals, operate lines of transportation necessary to promote water commerce, and issue bonds, not including obligations assumed in purchase of properties from city, up to five percentum of assessed valuation, and enlarging the Port Commission in even of purchase of properties from city of Portland, and preserving powers now vested in said Port. --- 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 state statute 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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