Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Creation of Cascade County Initiative (1912)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 | |
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a new county, named Cascade County, from the eastern part of Clackamas County. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a new county, named Cascade County, from the eastern part of Clackamas County. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 26,463 | 27.09% | ||
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71,239 | 72.91% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 318-319 was as follows:
| “ | A bill for an Act to create out of the Eastern part of Clackamas County, a new county to be called Cascade County, providing for its organization, fixing the salaries of its officers, transcribing and transferring records from the old to the new county and providing a mode of settling finances between the two counties. | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
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