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Oregon Measure 6, Permit Death Penalty for Aggravated Murder Initiative (1984)
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| Topic Death penalty |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 6 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported permitting the death penalty for aggravated murder with a unanimous jury decision and exempting the death penalty from the Oregon Bill of Rights guarantees against "cruel, unusual, disproportionate and vindictive punishments." |
A "no" vote opposed permitting the death penalty for aggravated murder with a unanimous jury decision and exempting the death penalty from the Oregon Bill of Rights guarantees against "cruel, unusual, disproportionate and vindictive punishments." |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 6 |
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653,009 | 55.59% | ||
| No | 521,687 | 44.41% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 6 was as follows:
| “ | EXEMPTS DEATH SENTENCES FROM CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES AGAINST CRUEL, VINDICTIVE PUNISHMENTS QUESTION - Shall capital punishment for aggravated murder be exempted from Oregon constitutional prohibitions against cruel, unusual, disproportionate and vindictive punishment? EXPLANATION - Amends Oregon Constitution. Article I, section 15 requires that the laws for punishment of crime shall be founded on principles of reformation and not vindictive justice; Article I, section 16 prohibits cruel, unusual, and disproportionate punishments. The measure would exempt aggravated murder statuses requiring the death penalty on unanimous jury findings from these constitutional guarantees. Where death was not imposed, the penalty would remain life imprisonment with a mandatory minimum provided by statute. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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Footnotes
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