Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, State Legislative Salaries Determined by Law Amendment (January 1936)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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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 January 31, 1936. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported determining legislative compensation by law, rather than amendment. |
A "no" vote opposed determining legislative compensation by law, rather than amendment. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 28,661 | 13.46% | ||
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184,332 | 86.54% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Purpose: To amend Article IV, section 29, of the constitution to provide that members of the legislature shall receive such compensation as may be provided by law instead of, as at present, receiving $3 a day but not more than $120 for any one session, and $3 for every 20 miles travelled in going to and returning from the place of meeting on the most usual route, the presiding officers of the legislature receiving $5 per day; extra sessions still, as now, not to continue longer than 20 days each. 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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Footnotes
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