Oregon Measure 4, Religious Establishment and Repeal of Public Funding Restriction Amendment (1972)

Oregon Measure 4
Election date November 7, 1972
Topic Religion-related policy
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 1972. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to: prohibit the legislature from making laws that establish a religion or restrict religious practice and repeal the existing constitutional provision that banned public funding for religious institutions or services in the legislature.

A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to: prohibit the legislature from making laws that establish a religion or restrict religious practice and repeal the existing constitutional provision that banned public funding for religious institutions or services in the legislature.

Election results

Oregon Measure 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		336,382	39.32%
No		519,196	60.68%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 4 was as follows:

“

CHANGES STATE CONSTITUTION PROVISION REGARDING RELIGION - Purpose: Amends Oregon Constitution to provide as follows: “The Legislative Assembly shall make no law respecting an establishing of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Repeals existing constitution provision which reads: "No money shall be drawn from the Treasury for the benefit of any religeous (sic) or theological institution, nor shall any money be appropriated for the payment of any religeous (sic) services in either house of the Legislative Assembly."

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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
• Religion-related policy on the ballot
• 1972 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
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External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (1972)