Oregon Measure 14, Government Ethics Commission and Rules of Conduct Measure (1974)
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| Topic Ethics rules and commissions |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on November 5, 1974. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing rules for public officials' financial matters and conflicts of interest, requiring disclosure of income over $1,000 and certain debts, creating the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, and transferring lobbyist law administration from the Secretary of State to the Ethics Commission. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing rules for public officials' financial matters and conflicts of interest, requiring disclosure of income over $1,000 and certain debts, creating the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, and transferring lobbyist law administration from the Secretary of State to the Ethics Commission. |
The legislation for the state ballot measure also included provisions to place related questions on county and city ballots. County measures (Measure 14A) passed in 30 out of 36 counties, while city measures (Measures 14B, 14C, and others) were approved in 153 out of 243 cities.[1]
Election results
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Oregon Measure 14 |
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498,002 | 73.67% | ||
| No | 177,946 | 26.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 14 was as follows:
| “ | PUBLIC OFFICIALS’ FINANCIAL ETHICS AND REPORTING - Purpose: Establishes rules of conduct regarding public officials’ financial matters and conflict of interest. Requires certain paid and unpaid public officials and political candidates to publicly report sources of income exceeding $1,000 and certain debts relating to public officials’ or candidates’ governmental responsibilities. Creates Oregon Government Ethics Commission to administer act. Also amends lobbyist reporting statutes and transfers administration of lobbyist law from Secretary of State to Ethics Commission. Provides penalties. 14 A. COUNTY. Shall the following public officials of this county be required to file statements of economic interest as provided in chapter 72, Oregon Laws 1974 (Enrolled House Bill 3304): Each person holding an elective county office; each member of a county planning, zoning or development commission; and each chief executive officer of the county who performs the duties of a principle administrator of the county? 14 B-C-D, ETC. CITY. Shall the following public officials of this city be required to file statements of economic interest as provided in chapter 72, Oregon Laws 1974 (Enrolled House Bill 3304): Each person holding an elective city office; each member of a city planning, zoning or development commission; and each chief executive officer of the city who performs the duties of manager or a principal administrator of the city? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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