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Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1912-1914
Key: *Adopted; L-Referred by the Legislature; I-Submitted by initiative petition; R-Referendum by petition.
Election Date |
Meas.# |
Ballot Title |
Yes |
|
No |
|
November 5, 1912 |
1. |
Equal Suffrage Amendment--I1 |
*61,265 |
57,104 |
||
2. |
Creating Office of Lieutenant Governor--L1 |
50,562 |
61,644 |
|||
3. |
Divorce of Local and State Taxation--L1 |
51,582 |
56,671 |
|||
4. |
Permitting Different Tax Rates on Classes of Property--L1 |
52,045 |
54,483 |
|||
5. |
Repeal of County Tax Option--L1 |
*63,881 |
47,150 |
|||
6. |
Majority Rule on Constitutional Amendments--L1 |
32,934 |
70,325 |
|||
7. |
Double Liability on Bank Stockholders--L1 |
*82,981 |
21,738 |
|||
8. |
Statewide Public Utilities Regulation--R |
*65,985 |
40,956 |
|||
9. |
Creating Cascade County--I2 |
26,463 |
71,239 |
|||
10. |
Millage Tax for University and Agricultural College--I2 |
48,701 |
57,279 |
|||
11. |
Majority Rule on Initiated Laws--I1 |
35,721 |
68,861 |
|||
12. |
County Bond and Road Construction Act--Grange Bill--I2 |
49,699 |
56,713 |
|||
13. |
Creating State Highway Department--Grange Bill--I2 |
23,872 |
83,846 |
|||
14. |
Changing Date State Printer Bill Becomes Effective--I2 |
34,793 |
69,542 |
|||
15. |
Creating Office of Hotel Inspector--I2 |
16,910 |
91,995 |
|||
16. |
Eight-hour Day on Public Works--I2 |
*64,508 |
48,078 |
|||
17. |
Blue Sky Law--I2 |
48,765 |
57,293 |
|||
18. |
Relating to Employment of State Prisoners--I2 |
*73,800 |
37,492 |
|||
19. |
Relating to Employment of County and City Prisoners--I2 |
*71,367 |
37,731 |
|||
20. |
State Road Bonding Act--I2 |
30,897 |
75,590 |
|||
21. |
Limiting State Road Indebtedness--I1 |
*59,452 |
43,447 |
|||
22. |
County Bonding Act--I2 |
43,611 |
60,210 |
|||
23. |
Limiting County Road Indebtedness--I1 |
*57,258 |
43,858 |
|||
24. |
Providing Method for Consolidating Cities and Creating New Counties--I2 |
40,199 |
56,992 |
|||
25. |
Income Tax Amendment--I1 |
52,702 |
52,948 |
|||
26. |
Tax Exemption on Household Effects--I2 |
*60,357 |
51,826 |
|||
27. |
Tax Exemption on Moneys and Credits--I2 |
42,491 |
66,540 |
|||
28. |
Revising Inheritance Tax Laws--I2 |
38,609 |
63,839 |
|||
29. |
Freight Rates Act--I2 |
*58,306 |
45,534 |
|||
30. |
County Road Bonding Act--I1 |
38,568 |
63,481 |
|||
31. |
Abolishing Senate; Proxy Voting; U'Rren Constitution--I1 |
31,020 |
71,183 |
|||
32. |
Statewide Single Tax with Graduated Tax Provision--I1 |
31,534 |
82,015 |
|||
33. |
Abolishing Capital Punishment--I2 |
41,951 |
64,578 |
|||
34. |
Prohibits Boycotts and Pickets--I2 |
49,826 |
60,560 |
|||
35. |
Prohibits Use of Public Streets, Parks and Grounds in Cities over 5,000 Without Permit--I2 |
48,987 |
62,532 |
|||
36. |
Appropriation for University of Oregon--R |
29,437 |
78,985 |
|||
37. |
Appropriation for University of Oregon--R |
27,310 |
79,376 |
|||
November 4, 1913 |
1. |
State University Building Repair Fund--R |
*56,659 |
40,600 |
||
2. |
University of Oregon New Building Appropriation--R |
*53,569 |
43,014 |
|||
3. |
Sterilization Act--R |
41,767 |
53,319 |
|||
4. |
County Attorney Act--R |
*54,179 |
38,159 |
|||
5. |
Workmen's Compensation Act--R |
*67,814 |
28,608 |
|||
November 3, 1914 |
1. |
Requiring Voters to be Citizens of the United States--L1 |
*164,879 |
39,847 |
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2. |
Creating Office of Lieutenant Governor--L1 |
52,040 |
143,804 |
|||
3. |
Permitting Certain City and County Boundaries to be Made Identical, and Governments Consolidated--L1 |
77,392 |
103,194 |
|||
4. |
Permitting State to Create an Indebtedness Not to Exceed Two Percent of Assessed Valuation for Irrigation and Power Projects and Development of Untilled Lands--L1 |
49,759 |
135,550 |
|||
5. |
Omitting Requirement that "All Taxation Shall Be Equal And Uniform"--L1 |
59,206 |
116,490 |
|||
6. |
Changing Existing Rule of Uniformity and Equality of Taxation--Authorizing Classification of Property for Taxation Purposes--L1 |
52,362 |
122,704 |
|||
7. |
To Establish State Normal School at Ashland--L2 |
84,041 |
109,643 |
|||
8. |
Enabling Incorporated Municipalities to Surrender Charters and To Be Merged in Adjoining City or Town--L1 |
*96,116 |
77,671 |
|||
9. |
To Establish State Normal School at Weston--L2 |
87,450 |
105,345 |
|||
10. |
Providing Compensation for Members of Legislature at Five Dollars Per Day--L1 |
41,087 |
146,278 |
|||
11. |
Universal Constitutional Eight Hour Day Amendment--I1 |
49,360 |
167,888 |
|||
12. |
Eight-hour Day and Room-Ventilation Law for Female Workers--I2 |
88,480 |
120,296 |
|||
13. |
Nonpartisan Judiciary Bill Prohibiting Party Nominations for Judicial Officers--I2 |
74,323 |
107,263 |
|||
14. |
$1500 Tax Exemption Amendment--I1 |
65,495 |
136,193 |
|||
15. |
Public Docks and Water Frontage Amendment--I1 |
67,128 |
114,564 |
|||
16. |
Municipal Wharves and Docks Bill--I2 |
67,110 |
111,113 |
|||
17. |
Prohibition Constitutional Amendment--I1 |
*136,842 |
100,362 |
|||
18. |
Abolishing Death Penalty--I1 |
*100,552 |
100,395 |
|||
19. |
Specific Personal Graduated Extra-tax Amendment of Article IX, Oregon Constitution--I1 |
59,186 |
124,943 |
|||
20. |
Consolidating Corporation and Insurance Departments--I2 |
55,469 |
120,154 |
|||
21. |
Dentistry Bill--I2 |
92,722 |
110,404 |
|||
22. |
County Officers Term Amendment--I1 |
82,841 |
107,039 |
|||
23. |
A Tax Code Commission Bill--I2 |
34,436 |
143,468 |
|||
24. |
Abolishing Desert Land Board and Reorganizing Certain State Offices--I2 |
32,701 |
143,366 |
|||
25. |
Proportional Representation Amendment to Oregon Constitution--I1 |
39,740 |
137,116 |
|||
26. |
State Senate Constitutional Amendment--I1 |
62,376 |
123,429 |
|||
27. |
Department of Industry and Public Works Amendment--I1 |
57,859 |
126,201 |
|||
28. |
Primary Delegate Election Bill--I2 |
25,058 |
153,638 |
|||
29. |
Equal Assessment and Taxation and $300 Exemption Amendment--I1 |
43,280 |
140,507 |
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.