Oregon Measure 55, Change Redistricting Date To Allow Term Completion Amendment (2008)
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| Topic Redistricting policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 55 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 2008. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing legislators to complete their terms representing the districts from which they were elected for, with the new redistricting going into effect after the next general election. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing legislators to complete their terms representing the districts from which they were elected for, with the new redistricting going into effect after the next general election. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 55 |
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1,251,478 | 77.42% | ||
| No | 364,993 | 22.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 55 was as follows:
| “ | Amends Constitution: Changes operative date of redistricting plans; allows affected legislators to finish term in original district. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Amends Oregon Constitution. Reapportionment, commonly called "redistricting" in Oregon, changes the lines of Oregon's state Representative and state Senator districts every 10 years, based on results of the U.S. census. The next census is scheduled for 2010, with redistricting to be done in 2011. Currently, when a redistricting plan takes effect, and more than one Representative or Senator resides in the new district, one of the Representatives or Senators is assigned, temporarily, to another district. For example, in 2001 a Eugene Representative was assigned to represent a district in central Oregon. This measure would allow Representatives and Senators to continue to represent the districts from which they were elected for their full terms, with the new redistricting going into effect after the next general 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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