Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Roosevelt Coast Military Highway Measure (June 1919)
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on June 3, 1919. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported appropriating $2.5 million to construct the Roosevelt Coast Military Highway through Oregon to California. |
A "no" vote opposed appropriating $2.5 million to construct the Roosevelt Coast Military Highway through Oregon to California. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 |
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56,966 | 66.14% | ||
| No | 29,159 | 33.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 310-311 was as follows:
| “ | Submitted by the legislature—THE ROOSEVELT COAST MILITARY HIGHWAY BILL—Purpose: To appropriate the sum of $2,500,000, contingent upon the appropriation by the United States of an equal amount, for the purpose of assisting the United States in constructing a military highway from the city of Astoria through Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties, state of Oregon, to the California state line; to raise said sum by the issue and sale of bonds of the state of Oregon and to provide a method of payment of interest and principal thereon and for the retirement of such bonds. | ” |
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.
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