Oregon Measure Nos. 354-355, Municipal Indebtedness for Road Construction Initiative (1910)
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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. 354-355 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1910. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported permitting counties to incur indebtedness to build permanent roads upon approval by a majority vote. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting counties to incur indebtedness to build permanent roads upon approval by a majority vote. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 354-355 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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51,275 | 60.91% | ||
| No | 32,906 | 39.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 354-355 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition An amendment of Section 10 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Oregon, permitting counties to incur indebtedness beyond $5,000 to build permanent roads, and providing that debts for permanent roads may be incurred on approval of a majority of those voting on the question. --- 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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