Oregon Measure Nos. 342-343, Limits on State Road Indebtedness Initiative (1912)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 342-343 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1912. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the state from increasing its indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property of the state. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the state from increasing its indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property of the state. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 342-343 |
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59,452 | 57.78% | ||
| No | 43,447 | 42.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 342-343 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition For amendment of Section 7, Article XI, of the Oregon Constitution prohibiting the State from increasing its indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property of the State. --- 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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