Oregon Measure Nos. 356-357, Equal Assessment and Taxation of Property Initiative (1914)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 356-357 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing equal assessment and taxation of all property with a $300 exemption, and exempting municipal, educational, literacy, scientific, religious, and charitable properties. |
A "no" vote opposed providing equal assessment and taxation of all property with a $300 exemption, and exempting municipal, educational, literacy, scientific, religious, and charitable properties. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 356-357 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 43,280 | 23.55% | ||
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140,507 | 76.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 356-357 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition Constitutional Amendment initiated by David M. Dunne, 40 17th Street N., Portland, Oregon, Henry Hahn, 235 Cornell Road, Portland, Oregon. - EQUAL ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION AND $300 EXEMPTION AMENDMENT. - Its purpose is to amend Section 1 of Article IX, State Constitution, to provide for equal assessment and taxation of all property and exemption of $300, and also for exemption of such property for municipal, educational, literary, scientific, religious or charitable purposes as may be specifically exempted by law, and requiring a two-thirds vote to further amend or repeal the section. --- 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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