Oregon Measure 11, Home Rule County Taxes and Improvements Amendment (1960)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring home rule counties to pay for local improvements by taxing property that benefit from such improvements. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring home rule counties to pay for local improvements by taxing property that benefit from such improvements. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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399,210 | 64.19% | ||
| No | 222,736 | 35.81% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 11 was as follows:
| “ | FINANCING IMPROVEMENTS IN HOME RULE COUNTIES - Purpose: To amend Constitution to require Home Rule counties to pay for local improvements by taxing only benefited property unless otherwise provided by law or charter. | ” |
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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State of Oregon Salem (capital) |
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