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Oregon Measure 7, Require Death Penalty by Lethal Injection for Aggravated Murder Initiative (1984)
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| Topic Death penalty |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 7 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring the death penalty by lethal injection for aggravated murder when an unanimous jury finds a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring the death penalty by lethal injection for aggravated murder when an unanimous jury finds a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 7 |
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893,818 | 75.12% | ||
| No | 295,988 | 24.88% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 7 was as follows:
| “ | REQUIRES BY STATUTE DEATH OR MANDATORY IMPRISONMENT FOR AGGRAVATED MURDER QUESTION - Shall the penalty for aggravated murder be death under specified conditions, and be life imprisonment with a 30-year minimum otherwise? EXPLANATION - Amends statutes. Requires that penalty for aggravated murder be death by lethal injection when unanimous jury finds beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant acted deliberately with reasonable expect ion that death would result is probably a continuing threat to society, and responded unreasonably to any provocation by deceased. Requires Supreme Court review. Requires life imprisonment with 30-year minimum subject to Parole Board review after 20 years in all other cases. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL EFFECT - Passage of this measure will increase annual recurring costs for the state court system and the costs for prosecution and defense. Staffing costs for death row cell blocks are estimated to be $190,000 for each of the first two fiscal years and $385,000 starting the third year after passage. No capital construction is needed. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 6% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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Footnotes
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