Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335, Abolition of the Death Penalty Initiative (1914)

Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335
Election date November 3, 1914
Topic Death penalty
Status Approved
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1914. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported abolishing the death penalty for murder committed and fixing life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for any crime.

A "no" vote opposed abolishing the death penalty for murder committed and fixing life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for any crime.

Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		100,522	50.03%
No		100,395	49.97%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 334-335 was as follows:

“

Proposed by Initiative Petition Constitutional Amendment initiated by Paul Turner, 563 Fourth Street, Portland, Oregon. - ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY. - Its purpose is to abolish the death penalty for murder committed in the State of Oregon and fixing life imprisonment as the maximum punishment for any crime. It repeals all provisions of the Constitution and laws in conflict with the same. --- Vote YES or NO.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Oregon

The number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.

See also

1914 Measures

• 1914 Measures
• Death penalty on the ballot
• 1914 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (1914)