Oregon Measure 15, Roadway Billboard Regulation Initiative (1960)
| Oregon Measure 15 | |
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| Topic Business regulation and Transportation |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 15 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting certain advertising signs within 600 feet of interstate highways and regulate permissible signs. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting certain advertising signs within 600 feet of interstate highways and regulate permissible signs. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 15 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 261,735 | 35.51% | ||
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475,290 | 64.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 15 was as follows:
| “ | BILLBOARD CONTROL MEASURE - Purpose: Prohibiting certain advertising signs within 660 feet of interstate highways and throughways. Regulates permissible on-premise and business signs. Existing signs allowable for 5 years. (ESTIMATE OF COST: If Ballot Measure 15 is approved by the electorate the loss of revenue to the State through reduction of licensed billboards will amount to approximately $6,575 per annum.) | ” |
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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