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Archive Home > 2007 > March > 18 > Double majority is needed

Double majority is needed

By Jim Mahoney / The Bulletin
March 18, 2007

Unlike what The Bulletin's editors suggest, the double majority amendment to the Oregon Constitution was not passed because of a generalized belief that it is bad to have a handful of voters deciding tax increases. It was passed after observing certain special interest groups targeting....

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