Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Oregon State Tax Levy Increase Measure (1918)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Commission-referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 was on the ballot as a commission-referred state statute in Oregon on November 5, 1918. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the state tax levy to increase tax revenues by $940,000 to manage debts incurred by the maintenance of various state institutions and departments. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the state tax levy to increase tax revenues by $940,000 to manage debts incurred by the maintenance of various state institutions and departments. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 41,364 | 42.06% | ||
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56,974 | 57.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 312-313 was as follows:
| “ | REFERRED BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION. Certificate of Necessity for Increase In State Tax Levy for 1919 (Issued under authority of Chapter 150, Laws of 1917) State of Oregon, Count of Marion, ss. We, the undersigned, constituting the State Tax Commission of Oregon, hereby certify that in our opinion it Is necessary to levy an amount of state taxes for the fiscal year 1919 larger by 5940,000.00 than the amount limited by the Constitution of Oregon, unless specifically authorized by vote of the people. From careful investigation we believe that the proposed specific increase of the state levy of taxes for 1919 is necessary that deficiency debts incurred for maintenance of state institutions and departments may be paid, that increased cost of necessary labor and supplies during the ensuing biennium may be anticipated, that unavoidable obligations in war emergencies may be met and that the credit of the state may be preserved. The amount specified is estimated as equivalent to an average levy of one mill on the dollar of the total assessed valuation of the state for the current year. Witness our hands and the seal of the State Tax Commission this seventeenth day of September, 1918. (Seal of the State Tax Commission. Oregon.) James Withycombe. Governor, chairman; Ben W. Olcott, Secretary of State; Thos. B. Kay. State Treasurer; Chas. V. Galloway, Tax Commissioner. Filed in the office of the Secretary of State September 17, 1918. Shall the increase of $940,000.00. as stated in the foregoing certificate, in the total amount of the state levy of taxes for the year 1919 over the amount otherwise limited by the Constitution of Oregon, be authorized? | ” |
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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