Oregon Measure Nos. 354-355, Authorize Election of Primary Delegates Initiative (1914)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 354-355 | |
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| Topic Elections and campaigns |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 354-355 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the election of delegates by voters to recommend candidates at primary nominating conventions. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the election of delegates by voters to recommend candidates at primary nominating conventions. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 354-355 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 25,058 | 14.02% | ||
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153,638 | 85.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 354-355 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition Measure initiated by David M. Dunne, 40 17th St. N., Portland, Oregon, Henry Hahn, 235 Cornell Road, Portland, Oregon. - PRIMARY DELEGATE ELECTION BILL. - Its purpose is to authorize a primary election of delegates to recommend names of persons to be voted for at the primary nominating elections. --- 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 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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