Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Cigarettes Ban Initiative (1930)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 | |
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| Topic Tobacco laws |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1930. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the manufacturing, advertisement, sale, purchase, or possession of cigarettes and providing punishments for violations. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the manufacturing, advertisement, sale, purchase, or possession of cigarettes and providing punishments for violations. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 54,231 | 25.76% | ||
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156,265 | 74.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 318-319 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Proposed by Initiative Petition - Vote YES or NO ANTI-CIGARETTE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Purpose: To amend the constitution by adding a provision prohibiting the importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, possession, or giving away within the state of cigarettes, cigarette papers, or materials for the manufacture of cigarettes, or the advertisement of the same in any manner whatsoever, and making a violation of such provision a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction thereof by fine of not less than $25, nor more than $250, or imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty, not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment 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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