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Oregon Measure 69, Victims' Rights in Criminal Prosecutions Amendment (1999)
| Oregon Measure 69 | |
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| Topic Crime victims' rights |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 69 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1999. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing victims with specified constitutional rights in criminal prosecutions and juvenile court delinquency proceedings, such as the right to be informed of and present during proceedings. |
A "no" vote opposed providing victims with specified constitutional rights in criminal prosecutions and juvenile court delinquency proceedings, such as the right to be informed of and present during proceedings. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 69 |
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406,393 | 58.15% | ||
| No | 292,419 | 41.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 69 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: GRANTS VICTIMS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, JUVENILE COURT DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS. RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes" vote grants victims specified constitutional rights in criminal prosecutions, juvenile court delinquency proceedings. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote leaves victims without specific constitutional rights in criminal prosecutions, juvenile court delinquency proceedings. SUMMARY: Amends Constitution. Currently, Constitution does not grant specific rights to victims in criminal prosecutions or juvenile court delinquency proceedings, although there are statutory rights. Measure places specific victims’ rights in Constitution, including the right to: be present at, and on request to advance notice of, open court proceedings when defendant will be present; be heard at pretrial release hearing, sentencing and juvenile court delinquency disposition; obtain information on request about conviction, sentence, imprisonment, criminal history and release of defendant or youth offender; prompt restitution from convicted criminal; refuse certain discovery requests; be consulted about certain plea negotiations; receive certain transcripts. 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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Footnotes
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