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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Vaccination Requirement Removal Initiative (1920)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 | |
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| Topic Public education governance and Vaccinations and disease policy |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported removing requirements for vaccination, inoculation, or other medication as a condition for attendance at any public educational institution. |
A "no" vote opposed removing requirements for vaccination, inoculation, or other medication as a condition for attendance at any public educational institution. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 63,018 | 33.07% | ||
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127,570 | 66.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 312-313 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Proposed by Initiative Petition Initiated by The Public School Protective League; President, W. H. Maloy, 415 Alder Street, Portland, Oregon; Vice-President, C. L. McKenna, 608 Beck Building, Portland, Oregon; Secretary-Treasurer, Josephine Fritz, 323 Chamber of Commerce Building, Portland, Oregon. - ANTI-COMPULSORY VACCINATION AMENDMENT - Purpose: To amend article XV of the constitution of the state of Oregon by adding thereto a section to be designated section 9 thereof, providing that: No form of vaccination, inoculation or other medication shall be made a condition in this state for admission to, or attendance in, any public school, college, university or other educational institution; or for the employment of any person in any capacity, or for the exercise of any right, the performance of any duty, or the enjoyment of any privilege; and repealing all provisions of the constitution, laws of the state, charters and ordinances of incorporated cities and towns in conflict with the amendment. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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.
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Footnotes
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