Oregon Measure Nos. 346-347, Limits on County Road Indebtedness Initiative (1912)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 346-347 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1912. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting counties from increasing their indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property within the county. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting counties from increasing their indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property within the county. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 346-347 |
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57,258 | 56.63% | ||
| No | 43,858 | 43.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 346-347 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition For amendment of Section 10, Article XI, of the Constitution of Oregon prohibiting counties from voting any indebtedness for roads, in excess of two per cent of assessed valuation of all property in the county. --- 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 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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