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Oregon Measure 72, Murder Conviction by Nonunanimous Jury Verdict Amendment (1999)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 72 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1999. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing a murder conviction by nonunanimous (11 to 1) jury verdict instead of an unanimous verdict. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing a murder conviction by nonunanimous (11 to 1) jury verdict instead of an unanimous verdict. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 72 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 316,351 | 45.26% | ||
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382,685 | 54.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 72 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: ALLOWS MURDER CONVICTION BY 11 TO 1 JURY VERDICT. RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: ‘‘Yes” vote allows person to be convicted by nonunanimous (11 to 1) jury verdict. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains current requirement of unanimous (12 to 0) jury verdict for murder conviction. SUMMARY: Amends Constitution. Oregon Constitution currently permits conviction for murder only on unanimous verdict of 12-person jury. Measure would permit conviction for murder if 11 members of 12-person jury vote to convict. Measure retainsOregon constitutional provision allowing acquittal on 10 to 2 vote. Unanimous verdict would still be required to convict a person of aggravated murder, when the death sentence is possible. Applies to proceedings pending or commenced on or after measure's effective date, except when jury previously has been impaneled and sworn. 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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