Oregon Measure 5, Minimum Jury Size of Six Amendment (1972)

Oregon Measure 5
Election date November 7, 1972
Topic Civil trials and Criminal trials
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 1972. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported permitting juries to be comprised of less than twelve, but not less than six jurors.

A "no" vote opposed permitting juries to be comprised of less than twelve, but not less than six jurors.

Election results

Oregon Measure 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		591,191	69.00%
No		265,636	31.00%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 5 was as follows:

“

MINIMUM JURY SIZE OF SIX MEMBERS - Purpose: This measure adds the following language to Article VII (Amended), Oregon Constitution: “Provision may be made by law for juries consisting of less than 12 but not less than six jurors.”

”

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.

See also

1972 Measures

• 1972 Measures
• Civil trials on the ballot
• Criminal trials on the ballot
• Jury rules on the ballot
• 1972 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 (1972)