Oregon Measure 79, Increase Signature Requirement for Citizen-Initiated Constitutional Amendments Measure (May 2000)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 79 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 16, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the number of signatures required to place a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot from 8% to 12% of the total votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the number of signatures required to place a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot from 8% to 12% of the total votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 79 |
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| Yes | 356,912 | 41.41% | ||
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505,081 | 58.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 79 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: INCREASES SIGNATURES REQUIRED TO PLACE INITIATIVE AMENDING CONSTITUTION ON BALLOT RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: "Yes’’ vote increases number of signatures required to place initiative to amend constitution on ballot. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote rejects increasing signatures required to place initiative to amend constitution on ballot. SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Currently, initiative to amend Oregon Constitution can be placed on the ballot by a petition signed by a number of qualified voters equal to 8 percent of the total number of votes cast for all candidates at last election for Governor. Measure increases number of signatures required to place initiative to amend constitution on ballot to 12 percent of total number of votes cast for all candidates at last election for Governor. Applies to initiative submitted for vote after November 2000 election. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial effect on state government expenditures or revenues. Counties are estimated to incur an additional $4,300, statewide, once every two years in additional signature verification costs. | ” |
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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