Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1938-1947
Election history page | 1948-1956
Key: *Adopted; L-Referred by the Legislature; I-Submitted by initiative petition; R-Referendum by petition.
| Election Date | Meas.# | Ballot Title | Yes | No | |||
November 8, 1938 |
1. |
Governor's 20-day Bill Consideration Amendment--L1 |
*233,384 |
93,752 |
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2. |
Amendment Repealing the Double Liability of Stockholders in Banking Corporations--L1 |
133,525 |
165,797 |
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3. |
Legislators Compensation Constitutional Amendments--L1 |
149,356 |
169,131 |
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4. |
Bill Requiring Marriage License Applicants Medically Examined; Physically and Mentally--L2 |
*277,099 |
66,484 |
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5. |
Slot Machines Seizure by Sheriffs and Destruction on Court Order--R |
*204,561 |
126,580 |
||||
6. |
Prohibiting Slot Machines, Pin-ball, Dart and Other Similar Games--R |
*197,912 |
129,043 |
||||
7. |
Townsend Plan Bill--I3 |
*183,781 |
149,711 |
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8. |
Citizens' Retirement Annuity Bill; Levying Transactions Tax to Provide Fund--I2 |
112,172 |
219,557 |
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9. |
Bill Regulating Picketing and Boycotting by Labor Groups and Organizations--I2 |
*197,771 |
148,460 |
||||
10. |
Water Purification and Prevention of Pollution Bill--I2 |
*247,685 |
75,295 |
||||
11. |
Bill Regulating Sale of Alcoholic Liquor for |
118,282 |
222,221 |
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12. |
Constitutional Amendment Legalizing Certain Lotteries and Other Forms of Gambling--I1 |
141,792 |
180,329 |
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November 5, 1940 |
1. |
Amendment Removing Office Time Limit of State Secretary and Treasurer--L1 |
163,942 |
213,797 |
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2. |
Amendment Making Three Years' Average People's Voted Levies, Tax Base--L1 |
129,699 |
183,488 |
||||
3. |
Amendment Repealing the Double Liability of Stockholders of State Banks--L1 |
157,891 |
191,290 |
||||
4. |
Legislators' Compensation Constitutional Amendment--L1 |
186,830 |
188,031 |
||||
5. |
Bill Changing the Primary Nominating Elections from May to September--R |
156,421 |
221,203 |
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6. |
Bill to Further Regulate Sale and Use of Alcoholic Liquor--R |
158,004 |
235,128 |
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7. |
Bill Repealing Present Liquor Law; Authorizing Private Sale, Licensed, Taxed--I2 |
90,681 |
309,183 |
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8. |
Amendment Legalizing Certain Gambling and Gaming Devices and Certain Lotteries--I1 |
150,157 |
258,010 |
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9. |
Bill to Repeal the Oregon Milk Control Law--I2 |
201,983 |
213,838 |
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November 3, 1942 |
1. |
Legislators' Compensation Constitutional Amendment--L1 |
*129,318 |
109,898 |
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2. |
Rural Credits Loan Fund Repeal Amendment--L1 |
*101,425 |
88,857 |
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3. |
Amendment Specifying Exclusive Uses of Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Taxes--L1 |
*125,990 |
86,332 |
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4. |
Amendment Authorizing Regulation by Law of Voting Privilege Forfeiture--L1 |
101,508 |
103,404 |
||||
5. |
Cigarette Tax Bill--R |
110,643 |
127,366 |
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6. |
Bill Restricting and Prohibiting Net Fishing Coastal Streams and Bays--R |
97,212 |
137,177 |
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7. |
Bill Distributing Surplus Funds to School Districts, Reducing Taxes Therein--I2 |
*136,321 |
92,623 |
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November 7, 1944 |
1. |
Amendment To Provide Alternative Means for Securing Bank Deposits--L1 |
*228,744 |
115,745 |
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2. |
Amendment Authorizing Change to Managerial Form of County Government--L1 |
*175,716 |
154,504 |
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3. |
Amendment Authorizing "Oregon War Veterans' Fund," Providing Tax Therefor--L1 |
*190,520 |
178,581 |
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4. |
Amendment to Authorize Legislative Regulation of Voting Privilege Forfeiture--L1 |
*183,855 |
156,219 |
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5. |
Bill Providing Educational Aid to Certain Veterans World War II--L2 |
*238,350 |
135,317 |
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6. |
Bill Imposing Tax on Retail Sales of Tangible Personal Property--L2 |
96,697 |
269,276 |
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7. |
Burke Bill; Only State Selling Liquor over 14 Hundredths Alcohol--R |
*228,853 |
180,158 |
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8. |
Constitutional Amendment Increasing State Tax Fund for Public School Support--I1 |
177,153 |
186,976 |
||||
9. |
Constitutional Amendment Providing Monthly Annuities From a Gross Income Tax--I1 |
180,691 |
219,981 |
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June 22, 1945 |
1. |
Bill Authorizing Tax Levy for State Building Fund--L2 |
*78,269 |
49,565 |
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2. |
Bill Authorizing Cigarette Tax to Support Public Schools--L2 |
60,321 |
67,542 |
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November 5, 1946 |
1. |
Constitutional Amendment Providing for Succession to Office of Governor--L1 |
*221,547 |
70,322 |
|||
2. |
Bill Authorizing Tax for Construction and Equipment of State Armories--L2 |
75,693 |
219,006 |
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3. |
Bill Establishing Rural School Districts and School Boards--L2 |
*155,733 |
134,673 |
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4. |
Bill Authorizing Chinamen to Hold Real Estate and Mining Claims--L1 |
*161,865 |
133,111 |
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5. |
Amendment Permitting Legislative Bills to be Read by Title Only--L1 |
*145,248 |
113,279 |
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6. |
Constitutional Amendment Increasing Number of Senators to Thirty-one--L1 |
88,717 |
185,247 |
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7. |
Bill Regulating Fishing in Coastal Streams and Inland Waters--R |
*196,195 |
101,398 |
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8. |
To Create State Old-age and Disability Pension Fund--I2 |
86,374 |
244,960 |
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9. |
To Create Basic School Support Fund by Annual Tax Levy--I2 |
*157,904 |
151,765 |
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October 7, 1947 |
1. |
Bill Taxing Retail Sales for School, Welfare and Governmental Purposes--L2 |
67,514 |
180,333 |
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2. |
Cigarette Tax Bill--R |
103,794 |
140,876 |
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.
