Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335, Indictment by Grand Jury Initiative (June 1908)

Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335
Election date June 1, 1908
Topic Civil and criminal trials
Status Approved
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on June 1, 1908. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported mandating that no person shall be charged of any crime without indictment by a grand jury and providing methods for selecting jurors.

A "no" vote opposed mandating that no person shall be charged of any crime without indictment by a grand jury and providing methods for selecting jurors.

Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		52,214	64.70%
No		28,487	35.30%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 334-335 was as follows:

“

Proposed by Initiative Petition For constitutional amendment providing for the choosing of jurors and grand jurors, and that no person can be charged in the Circuit Courts with the commission of a crime or a misdemeanor except upon indictment found by a grand jury, except when a court holds an indictment to be defective, the District Attorney may file an amended indictment. --- Vote YES or NO.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in Oregon

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

1908 Measures

• 1908 Measures
• Civil and criminal trials on the ballot
• 1908 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (June 1908)