Oregon Measure 11, County Home Rule Amendment (1958)

Oregon Measure 11
Election date November 4, 1958
Topic County and municipal governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1958. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing counties, upon the approval of voters, to adopt a home rule charter to exercise authority over county-level concerns.

A "no" vote opposed allowing counties, upon the approval of voters, to adopt a home rule charter to exercise authority over county-level concerns.

Election results

Oregon Measure 11
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		311,516	66.49%
No		157,023	33.51%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 11 was as follows:

“

COUNTY HOME RULE AMENDMENT - Purpose: Authorizes the voters in any county to adopt charter to provide for the exercise of authority over matters of county concern. Initiative and referendum powers also are reserved to the legal voters of counties adopting a charter.

”

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
• County and municipal governance 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)