Oregon Measure Nos. 350-351, Graduated Income Tax Initiative (1912)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 350-351 | |
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| Topic Income taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 350-351 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported implementing a graduated income tax. |
A "no" vote opposed implementing a graduated income tax. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 350-351 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 52,702 | 49.88% | ||
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52,948 | 50.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 350-351 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition For amendment to Article IX of the Oregon Constitution by inserting therein a section providing for the taxation of incomes from whatever source or sources
derived. --- 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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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