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Oregon Measure 3, Deadline for Filling Vacancies at General Election Amendment (1994)
| Oregon Measure 3 | |
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| Topic Election administration and governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1994. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported changing the deadline for filing candidacy for elective official vacancies from 20 to 61 days before the general election. |
A "no" vote opposed changing the deadline for filing candidacy for elective official vacancies from 20 to 61 days before the general election. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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776,197 | 67.01% | ||
| No | 382,126 | 32.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 3 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: CHANGES DEADLINE FOR FILLING VACANCIES AT GENERAL ELECTION QUESTION: Shall constitutional amendment increase time before general election when elective office vacancy must occur to be filled at that election? SUMMARY: This measure would amend Article V, section 16, of the Oregon Constitution. That section now says that when a state, district, county or precinct elective office becomes vacant more than 20 days before a general election, the vacancy shall be filled at that general election. The measure would increase that time to 61 days. The measure also would remove the word “precinct” from that section of the constitution. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial effect on state or local government expenditures or revenues. | ” |
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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