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Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Taxes for Higher Education Measure (May 1920)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 | |
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| Topic Education and Taxes |
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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 May 21, 1920. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported levying a 3.2 mills tax for the Oregon agricultural college and the University of Oregon and a .06 mill tax for Oregon Normal Schools to be used for salaries, additional buildings, repairs, purchasing supplies, and equipment. |
A "no" vote opposed levying a 3.2 mills tax for the Oregon agricultural college and the University of Oregon and a .06 mill tax for Oregon Normal Schools to be used for salaries, additional buildings, repairs, purchasing supplies, and equipment. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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102,722 | 68.80% | ||
| No | 46,577 | 31.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 310-311 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed Law - Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly Submitted by the legislature - HIGHER EDUCATIONAL TAX ACT - Purpose: Providing in addition to annual tax levy now provided by law, a tax of 3.2 mills for Oregon agricultural college and university of Oregon, and .06 mill for Oregon state normal school, totaling approximately $1,247,000, beginning 1921; appropriating the current year from money now in treasury a sum equal to said annual tax levy; said money being for support and maintenance, including salaries, additional buildings, making repairs, purchasing supplies, and equipment; providing that a vote for enactment of this act shall make said tax an annual levy through in excess of tax for the preceding year plus six per centum thereof. --- 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.
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Footnotes
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