Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Methods for Amending the State Constitution Initiative (June 1906)

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309
Election date June 4, 1906
Topic Ballot measure process
Status Approved
Type Initiated constitutional amendment	Origin Citizens

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on June 4, 1906. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing rules for amending the state constitution, including separately submitting amendments on ballots, requiring voter approval to call a constitutional convention, and allowing amendment proposals in both branches of the legislature.

A "no" vote opposed providing rules for amending the state constitution, including separately submitting amendments on ballots, requiring voter approval to call a constitutional convention, and allowing amendment proposals in both branches of the legislature.

Election results

Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		47,661	71.77%
No		18,751	28.23%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure Nos. 308-309 was as follows:

“

Proposed By Initiative Petition For constitutional amendment providing method of amending constitution and applying the referendum to all laws affecting constitutional conventions and amendments. --- Vote Yes or No.

”

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

1906 Measures

• 1906 Measures
• Ballot measure process on the ballot
• 1906 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 1906)