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Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, State Legislative Salaries Amendment (1940)

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Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307

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Election date

November 5, 1940

Topic
Salaries of government officials
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported setting legislators' pay at $8 per day while in regular session or extra session, refunding legislators 10 cents per every mile traveled to and from the capital and giving presiding offers an additional one-half daily pay.

A "no" vote opposed setting legislators' pay at $8 per day while in regular session or extra session, refunding legislators 10 cents per every mile traveled to and from the capital and giving presiding offers an additional one-half daily pay.


Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 186,830 49.84%

Defeated No

188,031 50.16%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 306-307 was as follows:

LEGISLATORS’ COMPENSATION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT— Purpose: Fixing legislature members’ pay at $8 a day while in regular session and for not more than 50 days; while in extra session, $8 a day, no extra session to be longer than 20 days; members also to receive 10 cents per mile travelled to and from meeting place; presiding officers; to receive one-half daily pay additional; such compensation being instead of that now received which is: $3 a day but not over $120 for any session; no extra session being over 20 days, and $3 for every 20 miles traveled; presiding officers receiving two-thirds daily pay additional.

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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