Oregon Measure 8, Lower Voting Age and Residency Requirement for School District Elections Amendment (1974)
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| Topic Residency voting requirements and Voting age policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1974. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported reducing the minimum voting age for school district election from 21 to 18 and the residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days. |
A "no" vote opposed reducing the minimum voting age for school district election from 21 to 18 and the residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 337,565 | 47.17% | ||
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378,071 | 52.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 8 was as follows:
| “ | REVISES SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION VOTING REQUIREMENTS - Purpose: The constitutional amendment reduces the minimum age for voting in a school district election from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, and reduces the requirement of six months’ residence in the district to 30 days residence in the district. | ” |
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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