Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Federal Constitutional Convention to Consider Townsend Plan Initiative (1938)
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| Topic Federal government issues |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 8, 1938. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported calling for a constitutional convention of the United States to consider an amendment to the U.S. Constitution implementing the Townsend Plan. |
A "no" vote opposed calling for a constitutional convention of the United States to consider an amendment to the U.S. Constitution implementing the Townsend Plan. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313 |
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183,781 | 55.11% | ||
| No | 149,711 | 44.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 312-313 was as follows:
| “ | TOWNSEND PLAN BILL - Purpose: By vote of the people to authorize and direct the state legislature to apply to the United States Congress to call a national convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution to provide for the establishment and operation of the philosophy and principles of what is commonly spoken of as the Townsend Plan, Townsend Old-Age Pension Plan or Townsend National Recovery Plan, and identified as the General Welfare Congressional Bill of 1937. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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Footnotes
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