Oregon Measure 1, Align Legislators' Terms with Start of Legislative Session Amendment (1960)

Oregon Measure 1
Election date November 8, 1960
Topic State legislatures measures
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1960. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported aligning the start of a legislator’s term with the start of the regular legislative session following their election.

A "no" vote opposed aligning the start of a legislator’s term with the start of the regular legislative session following their election.

Election results

Oregon Measure 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		579,022	86.27%
No		92,187	13.73%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:

“

FIXING COMMENCEMENT OF LEGISLATORS' TERMS - Purpose: The amend the Constitution to make legislators’ term of office start at the same time as the regular legislative session.

”

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

1960 Measures

• 1960 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• 1960 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 (1960)