Oregon Blue Book: Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1930-1936

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Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1930-1936

1938-1947

Key: *Adopted; L-Referred by the Legislature; I-Submitted by initiative petition; R-Referendum by petition.

Election Date	Meas.#	Ballot Title	Yes	No

November 4, 1930	1.	Repeal of State Payment of Irrigation and Drainage District Interest--L¹	*96,061	74,892
	2.	State Cabinet Form of Government Constitutional Amendment--L¹	51,248	135,412
	3.	Bonus Loan Constitutional Amendment--L¹	92,602	101,785
	4.	Motor Vehicle License Tax Constitutional Amendment--L¹	71,557	115,480
	5.	Motor Vehicle License Tax Constitutional Amendment--L¹	63,683	111,441
	6.	Constitutional Amendment for Filling Vacancies in the Legislature--L¹	*85,836	76,455
	7.	Legislators' Compensation Constitutional Amendment--L¹	70,937	108,070
	8.	Two Additional Circuit Judges Bill--R	39,770	137,549
	9.	Income Tax Bill--R	*105,189	95,207
	10.	Anti-cigarette Constitutional Amendment--I¹	54,231	156,265
	11.	Rogue River Fishing Constitutional Amendment--I¹	96,596	99,490
	12.	Lieutenant Governor Constitutional Amendment--I¹	92,707	95,277
	13.	People's Water and Power Utility Districts Constitutional Amendment--I¹	*117,776	84,778

November 8, 1932	1.	Taxpayer Voting Qualification Amendment--L¹	*189,321	124,160
	2.	Amendment Authorizing Criminal Trials Without Juries by Consent of Accused--L¹	*191,042	111,872
	3.	Six Percent Tax Limitation Amendment--L¹	*149,833	121,852
	4.	Oleomargarine Tax Bill--R	131,273	200,496
	5.	Bill Prohibiting Commercial Fishing on the Rogue River--R	127,445	180,527
	6.	Higher Education Appropriation Bill--R	58,076	237,218
	7.	Bill to Repeal State Prohibition Law of Oregon--I²	*206,619	138,775
	8.	The Freight Truck and Bus Bill--I²	151,790	180,609
	9.	Bill Moving University, Normal and Law Schools, Establishing Junior Colleges--I²	47,275	292,486
	10.	Tax and Debt Control Constitutional Amendment--I¹	99,171	162,552
	11.	Tax Supervising and Conservation Bill--I²	117,940	154,206
	12.	Personal Income Tax Law Amendment--I²	144,502	162,468
	13.	State Water Power and Hydroelectric Constitutional Amendment--I¹	*168,937	130,494

July 21, 1933 (Special Election)	1.	An Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America--L⁰	*136,713	72,854
	2.	Soldiers and Sailors Bonus Limitation Amendment--L¹	*113,267	75,476
	3.	County Manager Form of Government Constitutional Amendment--L¹	66,425	117,148
	4.	Prosecution by Information and Grand Jury Modification Amendment--L¹	67,192	110,755
	5.	Debt and Taxation Limitations for Municipal Corporations Constitutional Amendment--L¹	82,996	91,671
	6.	State Power Fund Bonds--L²	73,756	106,153
	7.	Sales Tax Bill--L²	45,603	167,512
	8.	Repeal of Oregon Prohibition Constitutional Amendment--L¹	*143,044	72,745
	9.	Oleomargarine Tax Bill--R	66,880	144,542

May 18, 1934 (Special Election)	1.	County Indebtedness and Funding Bond Constitutional Amendment--L¹	83,424	96,629
	2.	Criminal Trial Without Jury and Non-unanimous Verdict Constitutional Amendment--L¹	*117,446	83,430
	3.	Bill Authorizing a State Tuberculosis Hospital in Multnomah County--L²	*104,459	98,815
	4.	Bill Authorizing a State Insane Hospital in Multnomah County--L²	92,575	108,816
	5.	School Relief Sales Tax Bill--R	64,677	156,182

November 6, 1934	1.	Grange Power Bill--R	124,518	139,283
	2.	Limitations of Taxes on Taxable Property Constitutional Amendment--I¹	100,565	161,644
	3.	Healing Arts Constitutional Amendment--I¹	70,626	191,836

January 31, 1936 (Special Election)	1.	Bill Changing Primary Elections to September With Other Resulting Changes--L²	61,270	155,922
	2.	Compensation of Members of the Legislature Constitutional Amendment--L¹	28,661	184,332
	3.	Sales Tax Bill--L²	32,106	187,319
	4.	Bill Authorizing Student Activity Fees in State Higher Educational Institutions--R	50,971	163,191

November 3, 1936	1.	Bill Amending Old Age Assistance Act of 1935--R	174,293	179,236
	2.	Amendment Forbidding Prevention or Regulation of Certain Advertising If Truthful--I¹	100,141	222,897
	3.	Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment for School Districts Having 100,000 Population--I¹	112,546	203,693
	4.	Noncompulsory Military Training Bill--I²	131,917	214,246
	5.	Amendment Limiting and Reducing Permissible Taxes on Tangible Property--I¹	79,604	241,042
	6.	State Power Bill--I²	131,489	208,179
	7.	State Hydroelectric Temporary Administrative Board Constitutional Amendment--I¹	100,356	208,741
	8.	State Bank Bill--I²	82,869	250,777

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.

1938-1947