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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, County Manager and Commission Government Amendment (1944)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing counties, with a majority vote, to adopt a county manager and commission form of county government. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing counties, with a majority vote, to adopt a county manager and commission form of county government. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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175,716 | 53.21% | ||
| No | 154,504 | 46.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING CHANGE TO MANAGERIAL FORM OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT - Purpose: To amend Article VI, Oregon Constitution, by adding a new section thereto authorizing the legislature to prescribe the method and means whereby any county, by majority vote of the electors therein, may adopt a county manager and commission form of county government in lieu of its present government. | ” |
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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