Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Taxes to Fund School for the Blind Measure (May 1920)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 | |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on May 21, 1920. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported levying a one-sixth of a mill tax to construct and equip a school for the blind and an annual one-twenty-fifth of a mill tax for its maintenance. |
A "no" vote opposed levying a one-sixth of a mill tax to construct and equip a school for the blind and an annual one-twenty-fifth of a mill tax for its maintenance. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317 |
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115,337 | 78.96% | ||
| No | 30,739 | 21.04% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 316-317 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed Law - Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly
Submitted by the legislature - BLIND SCHOOL TAX MEASURE - Purpose: Providing for erecting and equipping in Portland an institution for teaching to the blind the arts and trades deemed advisable by the state board of control; providing a tax levy for 1921 of one-sixth (1/6) of a mill for erection and equipment, and an annual tax levy commencing in 1921 of one-twenty-fifth (1/25) of a mill for maintenance, on assessable property in the state, and providing that proceeds from the sale of finished products be turned over to the general fund, and allowing a certain fixed sum as compensation for labor to such inmates to be paid out of the general fund. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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