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Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1922-1928
Key: *Adopted; L-Referred by the Legislature; I-Submitted by initiative petition; R-Referendum by petition.
Election Date |
Meas.# |
Ballot Title |
Yes |
|
No |
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November 7, 1922 |
1. |
Amendment Permitting Linn County Tax Levy to Pay Outstanding Warrants--L1 |
*89,177 |
57,049 |
||
2. |
Amendment Permitting Linn and Benton Counties to Pay Outstanding Warrants--L1 |
*86,547 |
53,844 |
|||
3. |
Single Tax Amendment--I1 |
39,231 |
132,021 |
|||
4. |
1925 Exposition Tax Amendment--I2 |
82,837 |
95,587 |
|||
5. |
Income Tax Amendment--I2 |
54,803 |
112,197 |
|||
6. |
Compulsory Education Bill--I2 |
*115,506 |
103,685 |
|||
November 6, 1923 |
1. |
Income Tax Act--L2 |
*58,647 |
58,131 |
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November 4, 1924 |
1. |
Voters' Literacy Amendment--L1 |
*184,031 |
48,645 |
||
2. |
Public Use and Welfare Amendment--L1 |
*134,071 |
65,133 |
|||
3. |
Bonus Amendment--L1 |
*131,199 |
92,446 |
|||
4. |
Oleomargarine Condensed Milk Bill--R |
91,597 |
157,324 |
|||
5. |
Naturopath Bill--I2 |
75,159 |
122,839 |
|||
6. |
Workmen's Compulsory Compensation Law for Hazardous Occupations--I1 |
73,270 |
151,862 |
|||
7. |
Income Tax Repeal--I2 |
*123,799 |
111,055 |
|||
November 2, 1926 |
1. |
Klamath County Bonding Amendment--L1 |
*81,954 |
68,128 |
||
2. |
Six Percent Limitation Amendment--L1 |
54,624 |
99,125 |
|||
3. |
Repeal of Free Negro and Mulatto Section of the Constitution--L1 |
*108,332 |
64,954 |
|||
4. |
Amendment Prohibiting Inheritance and Income Taxes--L1 |
59,442 |
121,973 |
|||
5. |
The Seaside Normal School Act--L2 |
47,878 |
124,811 |
|||
6. |
The Eastern Oregon State Normal School Act--L2 |
*101,327 |
80,084 |
|||
7. |
The Recall Amendment--L1 |
*100,324 |
61,307 |
|||
8. |
Curry County Bonding or Tax Levy Amendment--L1 |
*78,823 |
61,472 |
|||
9. |
Amendment Relating to Elections to Fill Vacancies in Public Offices--L1 |
*100,397 |
54,474 |
|||
10. |
Klamath and Clackamas County Bonding Amendment--L1 |
*75,229 |
61,718 |
|||
11. |
The Eastern Oregon Tuberculosis Hospital Act--L2 |
*131,296 |
48,490 |
|||
12. |
Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Bill--R |
62,254 |
123,208 |
|||
13. |
Motor Bus and Truck Bill--R |
*99,746 |
78,685 |
|||
14. |
Act Appropriating Ten Percent of Self-sustaining Boards' Receipts--R |
46,389 |
97,460 |
|||
15. |
Income Tax Bill With Property Tax Offset--I2 |
50,199 |
122,512 |
|||
16. |
Bus and Truck Operating License Bill--I2 |
76,164 |
94,533 |
|||
17. |
Fish Wheel, Trap, Seine and Gillnet Bill--I2 |
*102,119 |
73,086 |
|||
18. |
Income Tax Bill--I2 |
83,991 |
93,997 |
|||
19. |
Oregon Water and Power Board Development Measure--I1 |
35,313 |
147,092 |
|||
20. |
Amendment Fixing Salaries of County Officers of Umatilla County--L2 |
1,988 |
2,646 |
|||
21. |
To Provide Salaries for Certain Officials of Clackamas County--L2 |
2,826 |
6,199 |
|||
June 28, 1927 |
1. |
Repeal of Negro, Chinaman and Mulatto Suffrage Section of Constitution--L1 |
*69,373 |
41,887 |
||
2. |
Portland School District Tax Levy Amendment--L1 |
46,784 |
55,817 |
|||
3. |
Criminal Information Amendment--L1 |
*64,956 |
38,774 |
|||
4. |
Legislators' Pay Amendment--L1 |
28,380 |
81,215 |
|||
5. |
Voters' Registration Amendment--L1 |
*55,802 |
49,682 |
|||
6. |
State and County Officers, Salary Amendment--L1 |
46,999 |
61,838 |
|||
7. |
City and County Consolidation Amendment--L1 |
41,309 |
57,613 |
|||
8. |
Veterans' Memorial and Armory Amendment--L1 |
25,180 |
80,476 |
|||
9. |
State Tax Limitation Amendment--L1 |
19,393 |
84,697 |
|||
10. |
Income Tax Bill--L2 |
48,745 |
67,039 |
|||
11. |
Property Assessment and Taxation Enforcement Bill--L2 |
31,957 |
70,871 |
|||
12. |
Nestucca Bay Fish Closing Bill--R |
*53,684 |
47,552 |
|||
November 6, 1928 |
1. |
Five Cent Gasoline Tax Bill--I1 |
71,824 |
198,798 |
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2. |
Bill for Reduction of Motor Vehicle License Fees--I1 |
98,248 |
174,219 |
|||
3. |
Income Tax Bill--I2 |
118,696 |
132,961 |
|||
4. |
Limiting Power of Legislature Over Laws Approved by the People--I1 |
108,230 |
124,200 |
|||
5. |
Deschutes River Water and Fish Bill--I2 |
78,317 |
157,398 |
|||
6. |
Rogue River Water and Fish Bill--I2 |
79,028 |
156,009 |
|||
7. |
Umpqua River Water and Fish Bill--I2 |
76,108 |
154,345 |
|||
8. |
McKenzie River Water and Fish Bill--I2 |
77,974 |
153,418 |
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.