Oregon Measure 4, Repeal of Capital Punishment Amendment (1958)

Oregon Measure 4
Election date November 4, 1958
Topic Death penalty
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported removing the death penalty for first degree murder from the constitution and allowing the legislature to determine appropriate penalty.

A "no" vote opposed removing the death penalty for first degree murder from the constitution and allowing the legislature to determine appropriate penalty.

Election results

Oregon Measure 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		264,434	48.89%
No		276,487	51.11%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 4 was as follows:

“

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BILL - Purpose: To eliminate from Oregon Constitution present provision for death penalty for first degree murder. Allows legislature to fix penalty.

”

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.

See also

1958 Measures

• 1958 Measures
• Death penalty on the ballot
• 1958 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (1958)