Oregon Measure 4, Vacancy Due To State Legislator Felony Conviction Amendment (1994)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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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 8, 1994. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported creating a vacancy when a legislator is convicted of a felony and disqualifying the convicted legislator from holding legislative office. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a vacancy when a legislator is convicted of a felony and disqualifying the convicted legislator from holding legislative office. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 4 |
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1,055,111 | 87.88% | ||
| No | 145,499 | 12.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 4 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: CREATES VACANCY IF STATE LEGISLATOR CONVICTED OF FELONY QUESTION: Shall state constitution say legislator’s felony conviction creates vacancy in office, and persons serving felony sentence are ineligible for legislature SUMMARY: Amends Oregon Constitution. Currently, a felony conviction does not automatically disqualify persons from the state legislature. The measure says that upon a legislator’s felony conviction, the office would become vacant. Also, a felon could not be elected to the legislature for any term starting before the "sentence” (including probation, money payments) ends. A person could be a state legislator after the term in which the person is ineligible. A person also could run for legislative office during the term in which the person is ineligible. 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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