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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Sales Tax Measure (July 1933)

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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313

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Election date

July 21, 1933

Topic
Taxes
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred state statute
Origin

State legislature



Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on July 21, 1933. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported taxing sales of tangible personal property and personal service.

A "no" vote opposed taxing sales of tangible personal property and personal service.


Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 45,603 21.40%

Defeated No

167,512 78.60%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 312-313 was as follows:

SALES TAX BILL—Purpose: Taxing gross sales of tangible personal property and personal service with exemptions; replacing state taxes, tangible personal property taxes; reducing county and municipal property taxes.

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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