Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Single Tax on Land Initiative (1920)

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Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307

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Election date

November 2, 1920

Topic
Property and Taxes
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Initiated constitutional amendment
Origin

Citizens



Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the Oregon Constitution to implement a single tax on land value, exempting all other property from taxation from 1921 to 1925, and after 1925, replacing all taxes with a tax on the full rental value of land.

A "no" vote opposed amending the Oregon Constitution to implement a single tax on land value, exempting all other property from taxation from 1921 to 1925, and after 1925, replacing all taxes with a tax on the full rental value of land.


Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 37,283 20.18%

Defeated No

147,426 79.82%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 306-307 was as follows:

Constitutional Amendment - Proposed by Initiative Petition

Initiated by The Oregon Single Tax League, Harry A. Rice, President, 1640 Front Street, Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Christina H. Mock, Secretary, 151 Seventeenth street, Portland, Oregon. - SINGLE TAX CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Purpose: To assess all taxes necessary for the maintenance of state, county, municipal and district government, upon the value of land itself irrespective of the improvements in or on it and to exempt all other property and rights and privileges from taxation, from July 1, 1921, to July 1, 1925; and thereafter to take the full rental value of the land, irrespective of improvements, as taxes, and no other taxes of any kind to be levied, by amending section 1 of article IX of the Oregon constitution. --- Vote YES or NO.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Oregon

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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