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Oregon Measure 2, Change Initiative and Referendum Signature Requirements from Based on Supreme Court to Gubernatorial Election Turnout Amendment (May 1968)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 28, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the Oregon Constitution to change the basis for determining the number of signatures required for initiative and referendum petitions from the total votes cast for Supreme Court Justice to the total votes cast for Governor in the most recent gubernatorial election, while also reducing the signature percentage thresholds for initiatives and referendums. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the Oregon Constitution to change the basis for determining the number of signatures required for initiative and referendum petitions from the total votes cast for Supreme Court Justice to the total votes cast for Governor in the most recent gubernatorial election, while also reducing the signature percentage thresholds for initiatives and referendums. |
Election results
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321,731 | 56.79% | ||
| No | 244,750 | 43.21% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CHANGING INITIATIVE REFERENDUM REQUIREMENTS—Purpose: Amendment changes basis for determining number of signatures for initiative and referendum petitions from total votes cast for Supreme Court Justice to total votes cast for Governor at preceding election at which Governor was elected for four year term. New petition signature requirements: Initiative for constitutional amendment: 8% of votes cast (presently 10%) Initiative for law: 6% of votes cast (presently 8%) Referendum: 4% of votes cast (presently 5%) Additional 15-day period for verifying signatures | ” |
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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