Oregon Measure 2, Division of Counties into Legislative Districts Amendment (1954)

Oregon Measure 2
Election date November 2, 1954
Topic State legislatures measures
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1954. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to divide counties with more than one senator or representative into subdistricts.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to divide counties with more than one senator or representative into subdistricts.

Election results

Oregon Measure 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		268,337	56.32%
No		208,077	43.68%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:

“

SUBDIVIDING COUNTIES FOR ELECTING STATE LEGISLATORS - Purpose: To amend Oregon Constitution to authorize legislature to divide counties having more than one senator or representative into subdistricts for election of senators and representatives to state legislature.

”

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.

See also

1954 Measures

• 1954 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• 1954 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (1954)