Oregon Measure 4, Increase Signature Requirement for Citizen-Initiated Constitutional Amendments Measure (1954)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1954. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the number of signatures required to place a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot from 8% to 10% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the number of signatures required to place a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot from 8% to 10% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 4 |
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251,078 | 52.11% | ||
| No | 230,770 | 47.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 4 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS - HOW PROPOSED BY PEOPLE - Purpose: To amend Oregon Constitution by increasing 8% to 10% the number of voters’ signatures required to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Percentages are based on the number of legal voters who voted for justice of the Supreme Court at last regular election. | ” |
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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