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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Length of Legislative Term Amendment (1952)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported setting the term lengths for state senators at four years and state representatives at two years, commencing on the first Monday in January after an election. |
A "no" vote opposed setting the term lengths for state senators at four years and state representatives at two years, commencing on the first Monday in January after an election. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 |
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483,356 | 82.38% | ||
| No | 103,357 | 17.62% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 312-313 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDMENT FIXING ELECTIVE TERMS OF STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES - Purpose: To amend section 4 of Article IV of Oregon constitution, providing that the term of every senator and representative shall commence on the first Monday in January following his election, and shall continue for the full period of four years for each senator and two years for each representative, respectively. (The present law provides that the elective term of each commences on date of election.) | ” |
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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