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Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321, Tax and County Indebtedness Limitations Initiative (1916)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 1916. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting tax levies to no more than the total amount levied the preceding year plus six percent and restricting counties from incurring indebtedness over $5,000. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting tax levies to no more than the total amount levied the preceding year plus six percent and restricting counties from incurring indebtedness over $5,000. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 |
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99,536 | 54.22% | ||
| No | 84,031 | 45.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 320-321 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Proposed by Initiative Petition Initiated by State Tax Payers' League, Walter M. Pierce, President, La Grande, Oregon; C. L. Hawley; Vice-President, McCoy, Oregon; J. A. Westerlund, Vice-President, Medford, Oregon; A. M. LaFolIett, Vice-President, Salem, Oregon; Robt. E. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, Roseburg, Oregon. - STATE-WIDE TAX AND INDEBTEDNESS LIMITATION AMENDMENT - Purpose - Limiting tax levies or State, County, municipality or other taxing power to not more than the total amount levied the last preceding year plus six per centum thereof, except for paying bonded indebtedness and interest thereon, or by vote of people, any increase so voted excluded in determining subsequent tax; limiting power of counties to incur indebtedness to $5000, either voluntarily or when imposed by law, except to suppress insurrection or repel invasion, or not over two per cent of assessed valuation for permanent roads on vote of people; and invalidating debts, payments and taxes exceeding such limitations. --- 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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