Oregon Measure 65, Legislative Review of Administrative Rules Initiative (1998)
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| Topic State legislative authority |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 65 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1998. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating a review and approval process of state agency administrative rules by the legislature. |
A "no" vote opposed creating a review and approval process of state agency administrative rules by the legislature. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 65 |
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| Yes | 483,811 | 47.54% | ||
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533,948 | 52.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 65 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: CREATES PROCESS FOR REQUIRING LEGISLATURE TO REVIEW ADMINISTRATIVE RULES RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes" vote creates process for petitioning legislature to require its review of administrative rules. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote keeps system not requiring legislative approval for administrative rules to remain in effect. SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Current law does not require legislative review of administrative rules. Measure allows voters to require legislative review of administrative rules at next regular session when petition, signed by specified number of voters, is filed listing affected rules. Rule remains effective until reviewed by legislature, but rule ceases to be in effect unless approved. If governor vetoes bill, rule is disapproved unless legislature overrides veto. If rule is not approved, state agency may adopt new rule on same issue, but legislative review is required. 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
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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