Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Progressive State Income Tax Measure (June 1927)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 | |
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on June 28, 1927. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported levying an annual progressive net income tax on people and corporations in the state. |
A "no" vote opposed levying an annual progressive net income tax on people and corporations in the state. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 48,745 | 42.10% | ||
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67,039 | 57.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 318-319 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed Law - Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly Submitted by the Legislature - INCOME TAX BILL - Purpose: To levy annually a progressive state income tax upon net incomes of persons and corporations resident and non-resident in the state, from every source within the state; exempting from net income of a single person, $1,000; married person, head of family, or husband and wife together, $2,000, and for each child or dependent under certain conditions, $400; corporations, $2,000 each; and submitting to the legal voters the question whether the state shall raise by taxation during 1928, $2,000,000 in excess of the 6 per cent limitation provided in section 11 of article XI of the constitution. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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