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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Bonds for Public Institutions Measure (June 1919)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 | |
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| Topic Bond issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on June 3, 1919. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing for the issuance and sale of $5,000,000 worth of bonds for the construction and maintenance of public institutions. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for the issuance and sale of $5,000,000 worth of bonds for the construction and maintenance of public institutions. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 37,294 | 46.57% | ||
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42,792 | 53.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 312-313 was as follows:
| “ | Submitted by the legislature—RECONSTRUCTION BONDING BILL— Purpose: To bond the state for not more than $5,000,000; to levy taxes to pay for same, also to construct hospitals at Portland and Salem, agricultural college buildings at Corvallis, university buildings at Eugene, normal school buildings at Monmouth, hospital buildings at Pendleton, to aid in the construction of armories at Marshfield, Astoria, Baker, Bend, La Grande and Medford, to construct a penitentiary in Marion county, to promote land settlement, to develop reclamation projects on arid, swamp and logged off lands, and to provide for the settlement thereon of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines of the United States. | ” |
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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