Oregon Measure 3, Oil and Gas Taxes for Common School Fund Amendment (1980)
| Oregon Measure 3 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic Education and Taxes |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allocating revenues from oil and natural gas taxes, except motor vehicle fuel taxes, to the Common School Fund and limit such taxes to 6%. |
A "no" vote opposed allocating revenues from oil and natural gas taxes, except motor vehicle fuel taxes, to the Common School Fund and limit such taxes to 6%. |
Election results
|
Oregon Measure 3 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
|
|
594,520 | 54.29% | ||
| No | 500,586 | 45.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 3 was as follows:
| “ | DEDICATES OIL, NATURAL GAS TAXES TO COMMON SCHOOL FUND QUESTION - Shall oil, natural gas taxes (excluding motor vehicle fuel taxes) be dedicated to Common School Fund, and limited to 6%? PURPOSE - Proposed constitutional amendment provides that any taxes on production, storage, use, sale, ownership, etc. of oil or natural gas, except for administrative costs and refunds or credits, shall become a part of the Common School Fund. No school tax shall be higher than six percent of the market value of the oil or natural gas. The measure does not apply to taxes on the retail sale of motor vehicle fuel. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Oregon Salem (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
