Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Roosevelt Bird Refuge Initiative (1920)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 | |
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| Topic Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a refuge for native waterfowl in memory of President Theodore Roosevelt. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a refuge for native waterfowl in memory of President Theodore Roosevelt. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 78,961 | 42.37% | ||
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107,383 | 57.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 316-317 was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Bill - Proposed by Initiative Petition Initiated by Roosevelt Bird Refuge Association; President, John Gill, Third and Alder Streets, Portland, Oregon; First Vice-President, W. S. Raker, Northwestern Bank Building, Portland, Oregon; Second Vice-President, Willard A. Alliot, 1011 Thurman Street, Portland, Oregon; Secretary-Treasurer, William I. Finley, 651 E. Madison Street, Portland, Oregon; Executive Committee, J. C. Ainsworth, U.S. National Park Building, Portland, Oregon; Ida. B. Callahan, 563 Monroe Street, Corvallis, Oregon; Therese M. Castner, Hood River, Oregon; W. C. Hawley, Salem, Oregon; John A. Keating, care of Lumberman’s Building, Portland, Oregon; Stephen A. Lowell, Pendleton, Oregon; Henry E. McGinn, 507 Oregonian Building, Portland, Oregon; T. Gilbert Person, 1974 Broadway, New York, N.Y.; Richard W. Price, care of Oregon Hotelmen’s Association, Portland, Oregon; G. Putnam, Salem, Oregon; Robert W. Sawyer, Bend, Oregon; C.E. Spence, Oregon City, Oregon; W. T. Sumner, 574 Elm Street, Portland, Oregon; H. B. Van Duzer, care of Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Oregon; Emma J. Welty, care of Oregon Audubon Society, Portland, Oregon. - ROOSEVELT BIRD REFUGE MEASURE - Purpose: To create a refuge for the native waterfowl of Oregon, and in memory of the late Theodore Roosevelt request the national government to designate such refuge Roosevelt Bird Refuge, by ceding and conveying to the United States the right, title, claim and jurisdiction possessed by the state of Oregon in lands within the exterior boundaries of an in and to the waters with Malheur Lake Reservation in Harney county, as set apart by executive order issued by President Roosevelt in 1908, for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a breeding ground for wild birds. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
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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