Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Lieutenant Governor Amendment (June 1919)

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309
Election date June 3, 1919
Topic State executive official measures
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on June 3, 1919. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported establishing the office of lieutenant governor whose election, term of office and qualifications shall be the same as that of the governor, and who shall be president of the senate and shall be governor in case of a vacant seat.

A "no" vote opposed establishing the office of lieutenant governor whose election, term of office and qualifications shall be the same as that of the governor, and who shall be president of the senate and shall be governor in case of a vacant seat.

Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		32,653	41.07%
No		46,861	58.93%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 308-309 was as follows:

“

Submitted by the legislature—LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT—Purpose: Amending sections 1 and 8 of article V of the constitution of the state of Oregon by providing for the election of a lieutenant governor whose election, term of office and qualifications shall be as now provided for the governor, who shall be president of the senate, receiving therefor a salary of $10 a day during the legislative session, and who shall be governor in case of vacancy; and that if this amendment is adopted the governor shall appoint a lieutenant governor to hold office until a lieutenant governor is elected by the people at the general election in 1922.

”

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.

See also

1919 Measures

• 1919 Measures
• State executive official measures on the ballot
• 1919 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (1919)