Oregon Measure Nos. 336-337, Creation of Water and Power Board Initiative (1926)
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| Topic Administration of government and Energy |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 336-337 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Oregon Water and Power Board with the authority to conserve, develop, store, and distribute electric energy and water for irrigation and domestic purposes. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Oregon Water and Power Board with the authority to conserve, develop, store, and distribute electric energy and water for irrigation and domestic purposes. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 336-337 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 35,313 | 19.36% | ||
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147,092 | 80.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 336-337 was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Measure - Proposed by Initiative Petition Initiated by Housewives' Council, Inc.: Josephine M. Othus, Mary A. Dean, Clara M. Simonton - OREGON WATER AND POWER BOARD DEVELOPMENT MEASURES - Creating the Oregon Water and Power Board of five elective members; appointing first members, board filling vacancies; giving state board full authority for conservation, development, storage, distribution of electric energy and water for irrigation and domestic purposes; authorizing state bonds issued not exceeding five per centum of assessed state valuation; bonds issued to pay interest or principal of outstanding bonds; issuance of interest hearing state public utility certificates; paying principal or interest of bonds from state general fund with repayment from bond fund; taxes levied to provide such moneys; appropriating $250,000 from general fund returnable from water and power revolving fund. | ” |
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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