Oregon Measure 2, Manner of Payment for State Legislators' Salaries Amendment (May 1962)

Oregon Measure 2
Election date May 18, 1962
Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislatures measures
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 18, 1962. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported establishing and paying state legislators’ salaries in the same manner as other elected state officers' salaries.

A "no" vote opposed establishing and paying state legislators’ salaries in the same manner as other elected state officers' salaries.

Election results

Oregon Measure 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		241,171	57.43%
No		178,749	42.57%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:

“

SALARIES OF STATE LEGISLATORS—Purpose: To amend Constitution by providing that legislators’ salaries shall be established and paid in the same manner as the salaries of other elected state officers.

”

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

1962 Measures

• 1962 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1962 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 (May 1962)