Oregon Measure 17, Reduce Minimum Age Requirement for State Legislators Amendment (2002)
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| Topic Age limits for officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 17 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 2002. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported reducing minimum age to serve as a state legislator from 21 to 18 years. |
A "no" vote opposed reducing minimum age to serve as a state legislator from 21 to 18 years. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 17 |
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| Yes | 341,717 | 27.29% | ||
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910,331 | 72.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 17 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: REDUCES MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT TO SERVE AS STATE LEGISLATOR FROM 21 YEARS TO 18 YEARS RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote reduces minimum age requirement from 21 years to 18 years of age to serve as a senator or representative in the Oregon legislature. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote retains minimum age requirement of 21 years of age for an individual to serve as a senator or representative in the Oregon legislature. SUMMARY: Legislative referral. Amends constitution. Currently, the Oregon Constitution requires that, to qualify for office, senators and representatives in the Oregon legislature must be at least 21 years of age. Measure reduces to 18 years the minimum age requirement for individuals to hold office in the Senate or the House of Representatives in the Oregon legislature. Measure changes the language of Article IV, Section 8(2) of the Oregon Constitution to the following: “Senators and Representatives shall be at least 18 years of age.” ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial effect on state or local government expenditures or revenues. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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