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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Criminal Trials Without Juries Amendment (1932)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 | |
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1932. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing any accused person for non-capital offenses, with the trial judge's consent, to relinquish their right to trial by jury and consent to be tried by the judge alone. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing any accused person for non-capital offenses, with the trial judge's consent, to relinquish their right to trial by jury and consent to be tried by the judge alone. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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191,042 | 63.07% | ||
| No | 111,872 | 36.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly - Vote YES or NO AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING CRIMINAL TRIALS WITHOUT JURIES BY CONSENT OF ACCUSED - Purpose: To provide that any accused person in other than capital cases, and with the consent of the trial judge, may choose to relinquish his right of trial by jury and consent to be tried by the judge of the court alone, such election to be in writing. | ” |
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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