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Oregon Measure 96, Prohibit Legislature from Making Initiative Process Harder Initiative (2000)
| Oregon Measure 96 | |
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process and State legislative authority |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 96 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the legislature from imposing restrictions that make it harder or more expensive for people to use the initiative and referendum process to amend the Oregon Constitution. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the legislature from imposing restrictions that make it harder or more expensive for people to use the initiative and referendum process to amend the Oregon Constitution. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 96 |
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| Yes | 527,613 | 37.84% | ||
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866,588 | 62.16% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 96 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: PROHIBITS MAKING INITIATIVE PROCESS HARDER, EXCEPT THROUGH INITIATIVE; APPLIES RETROACTIVELY RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote prohibits making initiative, referendum process more expensive, difficult except through initiative; applies retroactively. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains legislature’s authority to pass laws, make referrals making initiative, referendum process harder. SUMMARY: Amends constitution. Legislature now has authority to pass laws, refer to voters statutes, constitutional amendments altering initiative, referendum process. Measure prohibits laws or referrals from legislature increasing expense or difficulty of initiative, referendum process, by: increasing required number of signatures; requiring geographical distribution of signatures; constraining people from amending constitution on any subject; or otherwise. Repeals any such laws or constitutional amendments enacted within two years before measure’s effective date. Effect is to prohibit increasing expense, difficulty of initiative or referendum process except through initiative. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is 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
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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