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The City of Portland, Oregon

Auditor Simone Rede

Promoting open and accountable government

Past Referendum Petition Efforts

The last time a referendum petition appeared on a City of Portland Ballot was in 1982. Since 1905, there have been 10 referendum petitions submitted to the voters of the City of Portland:
 
Election Date   Subject
June 1915   Purchasing Water Meters
 
June 1915   Prohibiting Operation of Stores on Sunday
 
November 1920   Zoning Ordinance
 
November 1932   $6 Licensing Fee on Every Store
 
January 1936   Portland Traction Franchise
 
May 1938   Gambling Machines
 
May 1950   License Fees on Income and Business Profits
 
November 1950   Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
 
May 1956   Prohibiting Pinballs, Certain Other Mechanical Games
 
November 1982  Establish Police Internal Investigation Auditing Committee
 
May 2013  Fluoridation of Public Drinking Water Supply
 
(Note: In August 2001 a referendum petition qualified for the ballot to refer Ordinance No. 175752. This Ordinance would have provided funding for Street Maintenance and Improvement. City Council repealed the Ordinance.)