Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321, Create Board of Regents for University of Oregon and State Agricultural College Initiative (1912)
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| Topic Higher education governance and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a Board of Regents to govern the University of Oregon and the State Agricultural College, funding them through an annual property tax levy of 0.6 mills ($0.60 per $1,000 of taxable property value), and repealing existing appropriations and the Board of Higher Curricula. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a Board of Regents to govern the University of Oregon and the State Agricultural College, funding them through an annual property tax levy of 0.6 mills ($0.60 per $1,000 of taxable property value), and repealing existing appropriations and the Board of Higher Curricula. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 48,701 | 45.95% | ||
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57,279 | 54.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 320-321 was as follows:
| “ | A bill for an Act creating a single Board of Regents for the University of Oregon and the State Agricultural College; creating funds for their support by making an annual levy of six-tenths of a mill on the dollar on all taxable property within the State and repealing all other continuing annual appropriations for the two schools, and Sections 4283 to 4293, Lord's Oregon Laws creating the Board of Higher Curricula. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated state statute 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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