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Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335, Graduated State Income Tax Initiative (1926)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335 | |
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported implementing an annual progressive or graduated state income tax for individuals and corporations in the state. |
A "no" vote opposed implementing an annual progressive or graduated state income tax for individuals and corporations in the state. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 83,991 | 47.19% | ||
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93,997 | 52.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 334-335 was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Bill - Proposed by Initiative Petition Initiated by Oregon State Grange: Geo. A. Palmiter, master, Hood River, Oregon; Bertha J. Beck, secretary, route 3, Albany, Oregon; Farmers' Union of Oregon, Herbert Egbert, president, P. O. Box 479, The Dalles, Oregon; Mrs. G. B. Jones, secretary, Monmouth, Oregon - INCOME TAX BILL - Purpose: Its purpose is to levy and collect annually a progressive state income tax, upon the entire net income of every individual and corporation, resident or nonresident in the state, arising or accruing from every source whatever within the state, and from personal property located for taxation within the state; providing certain deductions and exempting from such tax $1,500 of net income for a single person, $3,000 for the head of a family, married person, or husband and wife together, $400 for each child or dependent under certain conditions, and $2,000 for each corporation, and allowing other conditional exemptions. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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