Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Increase in State Legislature Compensation Amendment (June 1908)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on June 1, 1908. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the compensation of legislators from $120 to $400 for each regular legislative session and from $3 plus mileage to $10 for each day of a special session. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the compensation of legislators from $120 to $400 for each regular legislative session and from $3 plus mileage to $10 for each day of a special session. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 19,691 | 22.23% | ||
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68,892 | 77.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 300-301 was as follows:
| “ | Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly For an amendment of Section 28 (evidently intended to be section 29) of Article IV of the Constitution, changing the compensation of members of the Legislature to $400 for each regular session and $10 per day for extra session instead of $3 per day and mileage. (Section 28 provides the time when laws take effect, and the proposed amendment is, therefore, wrongly numbered.) --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
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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