Oregon Measure 24, Requirements for Initiative Petition Signatures Amendment (May 1996)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 24 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 21, 1996. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported changing the signature requirements for the initiative process, requiring collection from all five congressional districts, with at least 1/5 of necessary signatures from each district. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the signature requirements for the initiative process, requiring collection from all five congressional districts, with at least 1/5 of necessary signatures from each district. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 24 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 279,399 | 43.66% | ||
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360,592 | 56.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 24 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: INITIATIVE PETITION SIGNATURES MUST BE COLLECTED FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RESULT OF “YES" VOTE: “Yes" vote requires specified portion of necessary initiative petition signatures collected from each congressional district. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains system not requiring collection of initiative petition signatures from each congressional district. SUMMARY: Measure would amend Oregon Constitution. The constitution does not now require collection of signatures for state initiative petitions from each congressional district. Measure requires collection in each congressional district of at least the total number of necessary signatures divided by the number of districts. Because Oregon currently has five congressional districts, at least 1/5 of necessary signatures would be needed from each congressional district. Measure applies to initiative petitions submitted to voters after November 1996 election. Measure would not change total number of signatures required. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: Passage of this measure would result in a direct state government expenditure increase of $110,600 per year and a direct local government expenditure increase of $28,000 per year. These expenditures are based on the average number of state initiative petitions filed for signature verification the past five general elections. | ” |
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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