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Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Health Exam for Marriage License Measure (June 1921)
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
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Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on June 7, 1921. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported requiring both applicants for a marriage license to submit to and pass an examination by a physician as to their health, with failure to pass prohibiting marriage unless one or both applicants are rendered sterile. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring both applicants for a marriage license to submit to and pass an examination by a physician as to their health, with failure to pass prohibiting marriage unless one or both applicants are rendered sterile. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 |
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| Yes | 56,858 | 46.36% | ||
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65,793 | 53.64% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 306-307 was as follows:
| “ | Submitted by the legislature—HYGIENIC MARRIAGE EXAMINATION AND LICENSE BILL—Purpose: To require both applicants for marriage license to submit to and pass an examination by a regularly licensed and competent physician as to their health, in regard to contagious or communicable venereal disease and mentality, and in case of failure to pass such examination prohibiting marriage unless one or both applicants are rendered sterile; to establish requirements of physician’s certificate and providing for an appeal from order of county clerk denying a license. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a state statute 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. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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