Oregon Measure 3, Verification of Initiative and Referendum Petition Signatures Amendment (May 1986)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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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 May 20, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a method for the Secretary of State verify initiative and referendum petition signatures. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a method for the Secretary of State verify initiative and referendum petition signatures. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 3 |
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460,148 | 77.70% | ||
| No | 132,101 | 22.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 3 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURES ON INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS QUESTION—Shall constitution direct the legislature to establish the method for Secretary of State verification of initiative and referendum petition signatures? EXPLANATION — Constitutional amendment. Requires legislature to adopt law stating the way the Secretary of State shall verify signatures on initiative and referendum petitions. The verification process must be completed within 15 days after the last day on which a petition may be filed. Removes present provision that signatures not verified within 15 days shall not be counted. | ” |
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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