Oregon Measure Nos. 356-357, Primary Elections for Presidential Candidates Initiative (1910)
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| Topic Primary election systems |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 356-357 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 8, 1910. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this ballot initiative to:
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A "no" vote opposed this ballot initiative to:
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Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 356-357 |
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43,353 | 51.02% | ||
| No | 41,624 | 48.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 356-357 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition A bill for a law to amend the direct primary law by extending its provisions to presidential nominations, allowing voters to designate their choice for their party candidate for President and Vice-President; for direct nomination of party candidates for presidential electors; for election by party voters of delegates to their party national nominating conventions, each voter voting for one delegate; for payment of delegates' actual traveling expenses, not exceeding two hundred dollars for each delegate, and extending the publicity rights of candidates in the State nominating and general election campaign books. --- 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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