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Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Graduated Income Tax Measure (1922)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 7, 1922. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a graduated annual income tax. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a graduated annual income tax. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 54,803 | 32.82% | ||
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112,197 | 67.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 316-317 was as follows:
| “ | Initiated by the Oregon State Grange: C. F. Spence, Master, Route 3, Oregon City, Oregon; Bertha J. Beck, Secretary, Route 3, Albany, Oregon—INCOME TAX BILL—Purpose: Levying graduated, annual taxes on incomes of all residents of the state and all nonresidents receiving incomes from sources within its jurisdiction; corporations, joint stock companies and associations to pay on their net incomes not otherwise taxed hereunder; corporate bonds declared interests in corporations; natural persons to pay on net income of their business not otherwise taxed hereunder, or exempt, except pensions, inheritances, insurance to amount of $10,000 not received during insured lifetime; making certain exemptions from personal incomes and exempting mutual savings, building and loan, religious, charitable, etc., associations; provides manner of enforcement; and appropriates $50,000 for expenses. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
See also
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Footnotes
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