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Oregon Measure Nos. 342-343, Extending County Officers' Term Lengths Initiative (1914)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 342-343 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported extending the term length for county officers from two years to four years. |
A "no" vote opposed extending the term length for county officers from two years to four years. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 342-343 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 82,841 | 43.63% | ||
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107,039 | 56.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 342-343 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition Constitutional Amendment initiated by R. P. Rasmussen, Corbett, Oregon, W. M. Davis, 138 Laurelhurst Avenue, Portland, Oregon. - COUNTY OFFICERS' TERM AMENDMENT. - Its purpose is to amend Section 6 of Article VI of the Constitution of the State of Oregon, so as to make the, terms of county clerks, treasurers, sheriffs, coroners and surveyors, four years each instead of two years, including those which may be elected at the regular November, 1914, election. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
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.
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Footnotes
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