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Oregon Measure 22, Judicial Districts and Elections Initiative (2002)
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| Topic Redistricting policy and State judicial selection |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 22 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 2002. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating judicial districts based on population and requiring Oregon Supreme Court judges and appellate judges to be elected. |
A "no" vote opposed creating judicial districts based on population and requiring Oregon Supreme Court judges and appellate judges to be elected. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 22 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 595,936 | 49.41% | ||
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610,063 | 50.59% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 22 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: REQUIRES OREGON SUPREME COURT JUDGES AND COURT OF APPEALS JUDGES TO BE ELECTED BY DISTRICT RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote creates judicial districts based on population and requires Oregon Supreme Court judges and Court of Appeals judges to be elected from those districts. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains the current system for electing Oregon Supreme Court judges and Court of Appeals judges by statewide vote with no district residency requirement. SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Currently, all Oregon Supreme Court judges and Court of Appeals judges are elected by statewide vote. Judges must live within state but have no other residency requirements. Measure divides state into seven districts, based on population, for purpose of electing Supreme Court judges; electors within each district elect only one Supreme Court judge. Measure divides state into five districts for election of judges of other appellate courts created by law (except Tax Court), with two judges elected from each district. Requires Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges elected or appointed to office to reside Within their districts. Requires reapportionment of judicial districts when legislative districts are reapportioned. Revises procedure and requirements for appointments to judicial vacancies and recall of judges. Other provisions. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial effect on state government expenditures or revenues. Indeterminate financial effect on local government expenditures. No financial effect on local government revenues. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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Footnotes
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