Oregon Measure 40, Election of Judges by District Initiative (2006)
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| Topic State judicial selection |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 40 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 2006. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges to be elected by and reside in districts. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring Oregon Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges to be elected by and reside in districts. |
Election results
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| Yes | 576,153 | 43.46% | ||
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749,404 | 56.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 40 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: REQUIRES OREGON SUPREME COURT JUDGES AND COURT OF APPEALS JUDGES TO BE ELECTED BY DISTRICT RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: "Yes" vote requires Oregon Supreme Court, Court of Appeals judges to be elected by, and reside in, legislatively established districts, which are based on population. RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: "No" vote retains the current system for electing Oregon Supreme Court judges and Court of Appeals judges by statewide vote with no district residency requirement. SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Currently, Oregon Supreme Court, Court of Appeals judges are elected by statewide vote; judges must live within state but have no other residency requirements. Measure divides state into seven population-based districts for electing Supreme Court judges; electors from each district elect one Supreme Court judge. Measure divides state into five population-based districts for electing other appellate court judges (except Tax Court); electors from each district elect two appellate court judges. Requires Supreme Court, Court of Appeals judges to reside within their districts; legislature to establish judicial districts and reapportion them when reapportioning legislative districts. Revises requirements for appointments to judicial vacancies and recall of judges; candidate is not considered incumbent when first running in newly created or reapportioned district. Other provisions. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial effect of the measure on state government expenditures cannot be determined. The cost to implement the measure could range from none to $1.5 million per two-year budget period. The measure will have no financial effect on state government revenue. The measure will have no direct financial effect on local government expenditures or revenue. See Voters' Pamphlet for Explanation of this Financial Impact. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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Footnotes
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