Oregon Local Option Liquor, Measure 11 (June 1908)

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 Similar measures
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

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The Oregon Local Option Liquor Amendment, also known as Measure 11, was on the June 1, 1908 ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have granted voters of every city and town the ability to license, regulate, tax and prohibit the sale of liquors within their municipalities.[1]

## Election results[edit]

Oregon Measure 11 (1908)

Result| Votes| Percentage
d No| 52,346| 57.03%
Yes|  39,442|  42.97%

Election results via: Oregon Blue Book

## Text of measure[edit]

The language appeared on the ballot as:[1]

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The Following Is The Number and Form in Which the Question will be Printed on the Official Ballot:

Proposed by Initiative Petition

For constitutional amendment, giving additional and exclusive power to cities and towns, within their corporate limits, to license, regulate, control, and tax, or to suppress or prohibit theaters, race-tracks, pool-rooms, bowling alleys, billiard halls, and the sale of liquors, subject to the provisions of the local option law of the State of Oregon. 
 Vote YES or NO.

320\. Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

321\. No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]

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## Path to the ballot[edit]

Measure 11 was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on January 27, 1908.[1]

## Similar measures[edit]

a Oregon Local Option Liquor, Measure 3 (June 1904)

d Oregon Local Option Liquor Privileges, Measure 3 (June 1906)

## See also[edit]

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* Oregon 1908 ballot measures
* 1908 ballot measures
* List of Oregon ballot measures
* History of Initiative & Referendum in Oregon

## External links[edit]

* Oregon Blue Book Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1908-1910
* State of Oregon Official Voters' Pamphlet 1908

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oregon State Library, "State of Oregon Official Voters' Pamphlet," accessed October 28, 2013
2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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