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Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315, Veterans' Financial Aid Measure (June 1919)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315 | |
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| Topic Education and Veterans policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on June 3, 1919. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines enlisted or inducted from Oregon to be able to attend any public or private educational institution in Oregon and have their necessary expenses paid for by the state. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines enlisted or inducted from Oregon to be able to attend any public or private educational institution in Oregon and have their necessary expenses paid for by the state. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315 |
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49,158 | 59.46% | ||
| No | 33,513 | 40.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 314-315 was as follows:
| “ | Submitted by the legislature— SOLDIERS’, SAILORS’ AND MARINES’ EDUCATIONAL FINANCIAL AID BILL—Purpose: Providing honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines enlisted or inducted from Oregon may attend any institution of learning, public or private, in Oregon and have their necessary expenses, not exceeding $25 per month nor $200 per year, paid by the state for not more than four years; levying two-tenths of a mill state tax to provide funds for such purpose. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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