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Oregon Measure 9, Temporary Appointment and Assignment of Judges Amendment (1958)
| Oregon Measure 9 | |
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1958. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the Oregon Supreme Court to appoint temporary judges to the Supreme Court and lower courts and temporarily assign judges outside of their elected districts. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the Oregon Supreme Court to appoint temporary judges to the Supreme Court and lower courts and temporarily assign judges outside of their elected districts. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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373,466 | 74.79% | ||
| No | 125,898 | 25.21% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 9 was as follows:
| “ | TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES - Purpose: To authorize the Supreme Court to appoint temporary judges to the Supreme Court and lower courts and to assign lower court judges to serve temporarily outside of the district for which they were elected. | ” |
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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