Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Creation of Executive State Cabinet Amendment (1930)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 | |
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| Topic Administration of government and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1930. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating an executive state cabinet appointed by the governor and approved by the senate. |
A "no" vote opposed creating an executive state cabinet appointed by the governor and approved by the senate. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 51,248 | 27.46% | ||
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135,412 | 72.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly - Vote YES or NO STATE CABINET FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Purpose: To amend the state constitution to provide that the only executive and administrative state officers elected by the people shall be governor, secretary of state and state treasurer, all other heads of executive and administrative departments to be appointed by the governor with consent of the senate; to create the following state department: agriculture, labor and industry, financial administration, commerce, education, public works and domain, health and public welfare, police and military affairs, legal affairs; to abolish all other executive and administrative offices, boards and commissions, and transfer all their powers, duties, obligations, etc., to such new departments. | ” |
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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