Oregon Measure 4, Replace Public Utility Commissioner with Commission Amendment (1986)
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| Topic Administration of government and Utility policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported replacing the Public Utility Commissioner with a three member Public Utility Commission. |
A "no" vote opposed replacing the Public Utility Commissioner with a three member Public Utility Commission. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 4 |
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724,577 | 70.86% | ||
| No | 297,973 | 29.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 4 was as follows:
| “ | REPLACES PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONER WITH THREE MEMBER PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION QUESTION - Shall three member Public Utility Commission be created to replace and take on all duties of the Public Utility Commissioner? EXPLANATION - Statutory amendment. The measure creates a three member Public Utility Commission to replace the present single Public Utility Commissioner. Its members will be appointed by the Governor for four year terms, but first appointees will serve staggered terms. Senate confirms. Governor may remove. No more than two members may be in one political party. The new commission will take on all the duties, functions and powers of the present commissioner. Effective April 1, 1987. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECT - This measure would create a three-member Public Utility Commission appointed by the Governor with Senate confirmation. The recurring annual cost for the addition of two new commissioners and staffing would be approximately $300,000. | ” |
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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