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Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315, State Highways Bond Measure (June 1917)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Transportation |
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| Type Bond issue |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315 was on the ballot as a bond issue in Oregon on June 4, 1917. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the State Highway Commission to issue $6 million in bonds to fund road construction. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the State Highway Commission to issue $6 million in bonds to fund road construction. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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77,316 | 54.79% | ||
| No | 63,803 | 45.21% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 314-315 was as follows:
| “ | Submitted by the Legislature.—SIX MILLION DOLLAR STATE ROAD BOND ISSUE AND HIGHWAY BILL—Purpose—Authorizing the State Highway Commission to raise money for building roads in next five years in an amount not exceeding six million dollars, by selling four per cent bonds of the State of Oregon; limiting the sale of such bonds to one million dollars the first year and two million dollars second year; providing method of payment of interest and principal and for retirement of such bonds; to make the surplus arising from license fees collected on motor vehicles a fund to apply thereon; and providing for the construction and maintenance of hard-surface highways, post roads and forest roads. | ” |
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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