Oregon Measure 1, Benefits for Public Transportation Employees Amendment (1966)
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| Topic Labor and unions |
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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 8, 1966. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring public transportation agencies to “make fair and equitable arrangements to protect the interests” of employees and retired employees, such as pension rights and benefits. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring public transportation agencies to “make fair and equitable arrangements to protect the interests” of employees and retired employees, such as pension rights and benefits. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 1 |
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468,103 | 79.06% | ||
| No | 123,964 | 20.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM EMPLOYES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Purpose: Requires public bodies taking over any public transportation system to protect pension rights, job benefits, etc., of all existing and retired employes of old system. | ” |
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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