Oregon Measure 3, School District Tax Base Limitations Amendment (May 1974)
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| Topic Education and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 28, 1974. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a new property tax limit for school districts, abolishing the existing 6% limitation, and requiring voter approval for any future school tax base increases. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a new property tax limit for school districts, abolishing the existing 6% limitation, and requiring voter approval for any future school tax base increases. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 166,363 | 30.91% | ||
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371,897 | 69.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 3 was as follows:
| “ | NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX BASE LIMITATION—Purpose: Constitutional amendment creating new property tax limitation for school districts and repealing existing 6% limitation for school districts. Commencing in 1975 school district tax bases would increase by 5 1/2% per year. The beginning tax base would be the 1974 budget excluding expenditures made from federal funds, serial and bond levies. Future school tax base increases can only be authorized by voters and school districts cannot have more than two tax base elections in single year. | ” |
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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