Oregon Measure 3, Minimum Age and Voter Registration for State Legislators Amendment (1976)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported lowering the minimum age for House of Representatives or Senate service from 21 to 18 and requiring legislators to be registered voters of Oregon. |
A "no" vote opposed lowering the minimum age for House of Representatives or Senate service from 21 to 18 and requiring legislators to be registered voters of Oregon. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 285,777 | 29.61% | ||
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679,517 | 70.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 3 was as follows:
| “ | LOWER MINIMUM AGE FOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICE Purpose: This measure would amend the Constitution to lower the minimum age for service as a State Senator or State Representative from 21 to 18, and adds a requirement that a Senator or Representative must be a registered voter of this state. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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