Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Forfeit Voting Rights by Criminal Conviction Amendment (1944)
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| Topic Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 1944. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported forfeiting voting rights for convictions punishable by imprisonment, replacing the term “insane” for “mentally diseased,” and allowing future changes to voting forfeitures through legislation. |
A "no" vote opposed forfeiting voting rights for convictions punishable by imprisonment, replacing the term “insane” for “mentally diseased,” and allowing future changes to voting forfeitures through legislation. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 |
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183,855 | 54.06% | ||
| No | 156,219 | 45.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 306-307 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE LEGISLATIVE REGULATION OF VOTING PRIVILEGE FORFEITURE - Purpose: To amend section 3, Article II of the Oregon Constitution which now denies any idiot of insane person the privilege of voting, and provides that such privilege shall be forfeited by conviction of any crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary; by substituting the words “mentally diseased” in lieu of the word “insane”, and providing further that the conviction of any crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary shall cause forfeiture of the voting privilege “unless otherwise provided by law”, thus permitting modification or abolition of such forfeiture by act of the legislature or the people by initiative. | ” |
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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