Oregon Measure 1, Assembly of Special Legislative Sessions Amendment (1970)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing the legislature to convene for a special session upon concurrence of a majority of members of both the House of Representatives and Senate. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing the legislature to convene for a special session upon concurrence of a majority of members of both the House of Representatives and Senate. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 261,428 | 43.46% | ||
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340,104 | 56.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CONCERNING CONVENING OF LEGISLATURE - Purpose: Oregon Constitution provides that Legislature shall meet once every two years, or upon direction of Governor. The Constitutional Amendment would also permit the legislature to convene itself upon concurrence of a majority of members of both Houses. “ESTIMATE OF FISCAL EFFECTS: This amendment would make it possible for the Legislative Assembly to convene itself in special session. It is impossible to estimate total costs since there is no way to predict the change in number of total days in session that might occur during a biennium. (The 1969 Regular Session incurred direct costa of approximately $12,000 per day.)” | ” |
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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