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Oregon Measure 7, Voter Qualifications for Presidential Elections Amendment (1960)
| Oregon Measure 7 | |
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| Topic Residency voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing voter to vote for the United States President without meeting the requirement of six months residence in the state for other elections. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing voter to vote for the United States President without meeting the requirement of six months residence in the state for other elections. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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508,108 | 73.42% | ||
| No | 183,977 | 26.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 7 was as follows:
| “ | VOTER QUALIFICATION AMENDMENT - Purpose: Amends Constitution to permit voters otherwise qualified to vote for United States President although they do not meet requirement of six months residence in the state. | ” |
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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State of Oregon Salem (capital) |
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