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Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1908-1910
Key: *Adopted; L-Referred by the Legislature; I-Submitted by initiative petition; R-Referendum by petition.
Election Date |
Meas.# |
Ballot Title |
Yes |
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No |
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June 1, 1908 |
1. |
To Increase Compensation of Legislators from $120 to $400 Per Session--L1 |
19,691 |
68,892 |
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2. |
Permitting Location of State Institutions at Places Other than the State Capitol--L1 |
*41,975 |
40,868 |
|||
3. |
Reorganization System of Courts and Increasing the Number of Supreme Judges from Three to Five--L1 |
30,243 |
50,591 |
|||
4. |
Changing Date of General Elections from June to November--L1 |
*65,728 |
18,590 |
|||
5. |
Giving Sheriffs Control of County Prisoners--R |
*60,443 |
30,033 |
|||
6. |
Requiring Railroads to Give Public Officials Free Passes--R |
28,856 |
59,406 |
|||
7. |
Appropriating $100,000 for Building Armories--R |
33,507 |
54,848 |
|||
8. |
Increasing Annual Appropriation for University of Oregon from $47,500 to $125,000--R |
*44,115 |
40,535 |
|||
9. |
Equal Suffrage--I1 |
36,858 |
58,670 |
|||
10. |
Fishery Law Proposed by Fishwheel Operators--I2 |
*46,582 |
40,720 |
|||
11. |
Giving Cities Control of Liquor Selling, Poolrooms, Theaters, etc., subject to local option law--I1 |
39,442 |
52,346 |
|||
12. |
Modified Form of Single Tax Amendment--I1 |
32,066 |
60,871 |
|||
13. |
Recall Power on Public Officials--I1 |
*58,381 |
31,002 |
|||
14. |
Instructing Legislature to Vote for People Choice for United States Senator--I2 |
*69,668 |
21,162 |
|||
15. |
Authorizing Proportional Representation Law--I1 |
*48,868 |
34,128 |
|||
16. |
Corrupt Practices Act Governing Elections--I2 |
*54,042 |
31,301 |
|||
17. |
Fishery Law Proposed by Gillnet Operators--I2 |
*56,130 |
30,280 |
|||
18. |
Requiring Indictment To Be By Grand Jury--I1 |
*52,214 |
28,487 |
|||
19. |
Creating Hood River County--I2 |
*43,948 |
26,778 |
|||
November 8, 1910 |
1. |
Permitting Female Taxpayers to Vote--I1 |
35,270 |
59,065 |
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2. |
Establishing Branch Insane Asylum in Eastern Oregon--L2 |
*50,134 |
41,504 |
|||
3. |
Calling Convention to Revise State Constitution--L2 |
23,143 |
59,974 |
|||
4. |
Providing Separate Districts for Election of Each State Senator and Representative--L1 |
24,000 |
54,252 |
|||
5. |
Repealing Requirements That All Taxes Shall Be Equal and Uniform--L1 |
37,619 |
40,172 |
|||
6. |
Permitting Organized Districts to Vote Bonds for Construction of Railroads by Such Districts--L1 |
32,884 |
46,070 |
|||
7. |
Authorizing Collection of State and County Taxes on Separate Classes of Property--L1 |
31,629 |
41,692 |
|||
8. |
Requiring Baker County to Pay $1,000 a Year to Circuit Judge in Addition to His State Salary--R |
13,161 |
71,503 |
|||
9. |
Creating Nesmith County From Parts of Lane and Douglas--I2 |
22,866 |
60,951 |
|||
10. |
To Establish a State Normal School at Monmouth--I2 |
*50,191 |
40,044 |
|||
11. |
Creating Otis County From Parts of Harney, Malheur and Grant--I2 |
17,426 |
62,016 |
|||
12. |
Annexing Part of Clackamas County to Multnomah--I2 |
16,250 |
69,002 |
|||
13. |
Creating Williams County From Parts of Lane and Douglas--I2 |
14,508 |
64,090 |
|||
14. |
Permitting People of Each County to Regulate Taxation for County Purposes and Abolishing Poll Taxes--I1 |
*44,171 |
42,127 |
|||
15. |
Giving Cities and Towns Exclusive Power to Regulate Liquor Traffic Within Their Limits--I1 |
*53,321 |
50,779 |
|||
16. |
For Protection of Laborers in Hazardous Employment, Fixing Employers' Liability, etc.--I2 |
*56,258 |
33,943 |
|||
17. |
Creating Orchard County From Part of Umatilla--I2 |
15,664 |
62,712 |
|||
18. |
Creating Clark County From Part of Grant--I2 |
15,613 |
61,704 |
|||
19. |
To Establish State Normal School at Weston--I2 |
40,898 |
46,201 |
|||
20. |
To Annex Part of Washington County to Multnomah--I2 |
14,047 |
68,221 |
|||
21. |
To Establish State Normal School at Ashland--I2 |
38,473 |
48,655 |
|||
22. |
Prohibiting Liquor Traffic--I1 |
43,540 |
61,221 |
|||
23. |
Prohibiting the Sale of Liquors and Regulating Shipments of Same, and Providing for Search for Liquor--I2 |
42,651 |
63,564 |
|||
24. |
Creating Board to Draft Employers' Liability Law for Submission to Legislature--I2 |
32,224 |
51,719 |
|||
25. |
Prohibiting Taking of Fish in Rogue River Except With Hook and Line--I2 |
*49,712 |
33,397 |
|||
26. |
Creating Deschutes County Out of Part of Crook--I2 |
17,592 |
60,486 |
|||
27. |
Bill for General Law Under Which New Counties May Be Created or Boundaries Changed--I2 |
37,129 |
42,327 |
|||
28. |
Permitting Counties to Vote Bonds for Permanent Road Improvement--I1 |
*51,275 |
32,906 |
|||
29. |
Permitting Voters in Direct Primaries to Express Choice for President and Vice President, to Select Delegates to National Convention and Nominate Candidates for Presidential Electors--I2 |
*43,353 |
41,624 |
|||
30. |
Creating Board of People's Inspectors of Government, Providing for Reports of Board in Official State Gazette to be Mailed to All Registered Voters Bi-monthly--I2 |
29,955 |
52,538 |
|||
31. |
Extending Initiative and Referendum, Making Term of Members of Legislature Six Years, Increasing Salaries, Requiring Proportional Representation in Legislature, Election of President of Senate and Speaker of House Outside of Members, etc.--I1 |
37,031 |
44,366 |
|||
32. |
Permitting Three-Fourths Verdict in Civil Cases--I1 |
*44,538 |
39,399 |
0Repeal of federal prohibition amendment.
1Constitutional amendment.
2Statutory enactment.
3Required communication to federal officials on
behalf of people of Oregon.
4Tri-county measure voted on in Clackamas,
Multnomah and Washington Counties.
5Advisory vote for legislators' information.