Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, State Institutions Outside the Capital Amendment (June 1908)
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| Topic Administration of government and State capitals |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on June 1, 1908. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing state institutions to be located outside of the state capital, as approved by the state legislature and voters. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing state institutions to be located outside of the state capital. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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41,975 | 50.67% | ||
| No | 40,868 | 49.33% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | Referred to the People by the Legislative Assembly For an amendment of Section 3 of Article XIV of the Constitution, to permit the location of State institutions elsewhere than at the seat of government by act of the Legislature and vote of the people. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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