Oregon Measure 1, State Funds for Public Works Projects Amendment (May 1984)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Oregon Measure 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 15, 1984. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state to borrow and lend money up to one percent of the true cash value of all taxable property for public works projects. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to borrow and lend money up to one percent of the true cash value of all taxable property for public works projects. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 332,175 | 47.61% | ||
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365,571 | 52.39% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | STATE MAY BORROW AND LEND MONEY FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS QUESTION— Shall the state be allowed to borrow and lend money for public works projects for community development? PURPOSE—Measure amends state constitution. State may now lend its credit and incur debt not to exceed one percent of the true cash value of all taxable property in the state. Purpose must be to loan funds to municipal corporations, cities and counties for waste treatment facilities. Measure expands state’s ability to loan funds to include other public works facilities for community development. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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