Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Prohibit "Promotively Advertised" Alcoholic Beverages Initiative (1950)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 | |
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Business regulations |
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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, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting alcohol advertisements through posters, circulars, newspapers, periodicals, and radio broadcasts and providing penalties for violations. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting alcohol advertisements through posters, circulars, newspapers, periodicals, and radio broadcasts and providing penalties for violations. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 113,524 | 23.06% | ||
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378,732 | 76.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 316-317 was as follows:
| “ | MAKING SALE OF PROMOTIVELY ADVERTISED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE UNLAWFUL - Purpose: Making unlawful the sale of alcoholic beverage containing more than one-half of 1% of alcohol by volume promotively advertised through posters, circulars, newspapers, periodicals or radio broadcasts, originating within the state or otherwise. Defining advertising as all mediums of publicity except the name of the producer, trade name or brand or product, place and price where sold. Making all beverages promotively advertised nonsalable within the state, exempting alcohol for scientific and pharmaceutical preparations, sacramental wins and liquors prescribed by physicians for medicinal purposes. Effective February 1, 1951, provides penalties for violations, and Oregon liquor control commission to enforce act. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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