Oregon Measure 10, State Power Development Amendment (1958)

Oregon Measure 10
Election date November 4, 1958
Topic Energy
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported allowing the state to acquire and develop hydroelectric, thermal, and nuclear power facilities for wholesale electrical transmission or direct sale to industries.

A "no" vote opposed allowing the state to acquire and develop hydroelectric, thermal, and nuclear power facilities for wholesale electrical transmission or direct sale to industries.

Election results

Oregon Measure 10
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		218,662	42.89%
No		291,210	57.11%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 10 was as follows:

“

STATE POWER DEVELOPMENT - Purpose: Empowers the state to acquire and develop water, thermal and nuclear power generating facilities. State may develop electrical energy for transmission and sale on wholesale basis or directly to industries using 10,000 kilowatts or more.

”

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.

See also

1958 Measures

• 1958 Measures
• Energy on the ballot
• 1958 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (1958)