Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Oleomargarine Tax Referendum (July 1933)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 | |
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| Topic Food and beverage taxes and Food policy |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on July 21, 1933. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote was to uphold contested legislation taxing the sale of oleomargarine and distributing the proceeds to counties for poverty relief. |
A "no" vote was to repeal contested legislation taxing the sale of oleomargarine and distributing the proceeds to counties for poverty relief. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 66,880 | 31.63% | ||
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144,542 | 68.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 316-317 was as follows:
| “ | OLEOMARGARINE TAX BILL — Purpose: To levy an excise tax of 4 cents per pound on the sale of all oleomargarine sold in the state of Oregon, except for exportation, the proceeds to be apportioned to the several counties in proportion to their respective population, to be used for indigent relief only; also to require every person, firm and corporation who shall distribute, sell, or offer for sale oleomargarine in the state of Oregon, to pay an annual license fee of $5.00 and secure a permit therefor. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for a veto referendum was equal to 5% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
See also
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Footnotes
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