Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Require Medical Examinations for Marriage Licenses Measure (1938)
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| Topic Family-related policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on November 8, 1938. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring medical examinations and certification of all marriage license applicants. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring medical examinations and certification of all marriage license applicants. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 |
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277,099 | 80.65% | ||
| No | 66,484 | 19.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 306-307 was as follows:
| “ | BILL REQUIRING MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICANTS MEDICALLY EXAMINED, PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY - Purpose: To require medical examination and certification of all applicants for marriage licenses, showing freedom from contagious or infectious venereal diseases, epilepsy, feeble-mindedness, insanity, drug addiction or chronic alcoholism; requiring blood tests for determination of syphilis and microscopic examinations to determine gonnorheal infection; state health board to make such tests free for applicants unable to pay for laboratory tests, state board of eugenics providing blanks, certificates and questionnaires for such examinations. Such questionnaires shall be sworn to by applicants and physicians. All records of such examinations shall be confidential, not for public inspection. Applicants denied licenses may appeal to circuit court. | ” |
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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