Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Workers' Compensation for Hazardous Occupations Initiative (1924)
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| Topic Workers' compensation laws |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1924. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing workers' compensation for employees in hazardous occupations. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing workers' compensation for employees in hazardous occupations. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 73,270 | 32.55% | ||
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151,862 | 67.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 310-311 was as follows:
| “ | Initiated by Oregon Workmen’s Compensation League: O. R. Hartwig, President or Chairman, 4412 47th Street, S. E., Portland, Oregon; C. U. Taylor, Vice President or Vice-Chairman, 675 Rex Avenue, Portland, Oregon; E. J. Stack, Secretary-Treasurer, Route No. 6, Portland, Oregon—WORKMEN’S COMPULSORY COMPENSATION LAW FOR HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS—Purpose: To secure all citizens the benefits of the Workmen’s Compensation Law; making all employers and employees, public and private, in hazardous occupations subject to said law, except those within jurisdiction of United States law; providing for graduated scale of contributions to accident fund according to hazard, and for defining hazardous occupations; providing for limiting and regulating workmen’s contributions for medical and hospital service; providing for inquiry and decision whether injury, disease or death is caused by failure to provide safety appliances, and for payment for such failure; requiring referendum of all acts changing or repealing Workmen’s Compensation Law or regulations. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
See also
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Footnotes
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