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Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321, One-Year Tax Increase for Expenditures Measure (1948)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 | |
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Commission-referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 was on the ballot as a commission-referred state statute in Oregon on November 2, 1948. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported levying a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 to meet appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949. |
A "no" vote opposed levying a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 to meet appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 143,856 | 35.96% | ||
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256,167 | 64.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 320-321 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the State Tax Commission be authorized to levy a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 in excess of the limitation imposed by section 11, Article XI, of the constitution of the state of Oregon, to meet appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, to be offset by funds derived from taxes on or measured by net income? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The measure was placed on the ballot by the State Tax Commission.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Oregon Salem (capital) |
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