Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Permanence of Tax Levies Amendment (1940)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported institutionalizing a given tax levy after voters approved such a levy for three successive years prior. |
A "no" vote opposed institutionalizing a given tax levy after voters approved such a levy for three successive years prior. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 129,699 | 41.41% | ||
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183,488 | 58.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDMENT MAKING THREE YEARS’ AVERAGE PEOPLE’S VOTED LEVIES, TAX BASE—Purpose: Amending section 11, Article XI of state constitution, being the six percent limitation, to include the following: Whenever a majority of the legal voters of any county, municipality or district voting thereon shall have authorized specifically a tax levy in each of three successive years, the average of such levies for purposes other than payment of bonded indebtedness or interest thereon, shall become the tax base of such taxing district for the next year following such period. The tax base of newly organized municipalities or districts not formerly parts of like municipalities or districts shall be established in like manner. | ” |
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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