Oregon Measure 12, Continuity of Government During Attack Amendment (1960)
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| Topic Government continuity policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislature to mandate the continuation of local and state government in the event of an attack. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislature to mandate the continuation of local and state government in the event of an attack. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 12 |
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578,266 | 86.66% | ||
| No | 88,995 | 13.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 12 was as follows:
| “ | CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT IN EMENMY ATTACK - Purpose: To amend Constitution to authorize Legislature to set up machinery to continue local and state government in the event of enemy attack. | ” |
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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