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Oregon Measure 1, Number of Signatures for Recall Referendum Amendment (1984)
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| Topic Recall process |
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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 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported changing minimum signatures for a recall referendum from twenty-five percent of the voters in the preceding Supreme Court justice elections to fifteen percent of the voters in the preceding gubernatorial election. |
A "no" vote opposed changing minimum signatures for a recall referendum from twenty-five percent of the voters in the preceding Supreme Court justice elections to fifteen percent of the voters in the preceding gubernatorial election. |
Election results
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664,464 | 58.56% | ||
| No | 470,139 | 41.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | CHANGES MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECALL OF PUBLIC OFFICERS QUESTION - Shall a recall election be required upon petition of fifteen percent of the gubernatorial electors in a public officer’s district? EXPLANATION - Amends Oregon Constitution. A recall election of a public officer now requires a petition from twenty-five percent of the number of legal voters who voted in the public officer’s district at the preceding election for Supreme Court Justice. The measure would reduce the number required to file a petition for recall to fifteen percent. The required percent of electors would be determined based upon the most recent election for Governor. | ” |
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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