Oregon Measure 2, Rules for Open Legislative Meetings Amendment (May 1978)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 23, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring joint committees meetings to be open and each house, as well as joint activities involving both houses, to establish rules to comply with open meetings requirement. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring joint committees meetings to be open and each house, as well as joint activities involving both houses, to establish rules to comply with open meetings requirement. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 2 |
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435,338 | 84.45% | ||
| No | 80,176 | 15.55% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:
| “ | OPEN MEETINGS RULES FOR LEGISLATURE—Purpose: Section 14, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution now requires all meetings of each house of the Oregon legislature, and meetings of their committees and committees of the whole, to be open. This proposed amendment adds a requirement that meetings of joint committees also be open, and that each house, and houses jointly for any joint activity, shall adopt rules to carry out the open meetings requirement. | ” |
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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