Oregon Measure Nos. 328-329, Effective Date of State Printing Legislation Initiative (1912)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 328-329 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Administration of government and Salaries of government officials |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 328-329 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported moving the effective date of the creation of the State Printing Board from January 1, 1915 to December 1, 1912 and fixing the State Printer’s salary at $4,000 and the Secretary of the Board’s salary at $2,000. |
A "no" vote opposed moving the effective date of the creation of the State Printing Board from January 1, 1915 to December 1, 1912 and fixing the State Printer’s salary at $4,000 and the Secretary of the Board’s salary at $2,000. |
Election results
|
Oregon Measure Nos. 328-329 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 34,793 | 33.35% | ||
|
|
69,542 | 66.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 328-329 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition A bill to put Chapter 266, Laws of 1911, into effect December 1, 1912, instead of January 1, 1915, which chapter creates State Printing Board consisting of Governor, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer, fixes salary of State Printer at $4000.00, Secretary of the Board at $2000.00, with no other compensations, provides for purchase of State printing plant, makes appropriations therefor, authorizes printing department to do binding, ruling, etc., and requires printer to contract in name of State for all printing employees, Secretary of Board to prescribe style, manner and materials used. --- 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
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Oregon Salem (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
