Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Limits on Legislative Powers Initiative (1928)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Election date |
|
| Topic State legislatures measures |
|
| Status |
|
| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 6, 1928. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported forbidding the legislature from declaring an emergency and repealing laws approved by the people without referring the repeal to the people. |
A "no" vote opposed forbidding the legislature from declaring an emergency and repealing laws approved by the people without referring the repeal to the people. |
Election results
|
Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 108,230 | 46.56% | ||
|
|
124,200 | 53.44% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 306-307 was as follows:
| “ | Initiated by Oregon State Federation of Labor: Wm. Cooper, president, Labor temple, Portland, Oregon; Ben T. Osborne, executive secretary, Labor temple, Portland, Oregon. Oregon State Grange: Geo. A. Palmiter, master, Hood River, Oregon; Bertha J. Beck, secretary, route 3, Albany, Oregon. Order Railway Conductors: E. J. Ellingson, state legislative representative, Eugene, Oregon—LIMITING POWER OF LEGISLATURE OVER LAWS APPROVED BY THE PEOPLE—Purpose: Amending state constitution prohibiting legislature from declaring emergency in an act amending law approved by people, and from repealing such law without referendum to people. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
See also
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Oregon Salem (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
