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Oregon Measure 22, Require District Inhabitancy for State Legislators Amendment (May 1995)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on May 16, 1995. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring Legislative Assembly appointees to inhabit in their respective districts for at least one year before appointment and throughout their terms. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring Legislative Assembly appointees to inhabit in their respective districts for at least one year before appointment and throughout their terms. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 22 |
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709,931 | 94.00% | ||
| No | 45,311 | 6.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 22 was as follows:
| “ | INHABITANCY IN STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS QUESTION: Shall appointees to legislature be inhabitants of district one year before appointment and shall district inhabitancy be required for legislators? SUMMARY: Constitutional amendment requires person appointed to fill vacancy in office of state Senator or state Representative to be an inhabitant of the legislative district the person is appointed to represent at least one year before the date of the appointment. Constitutional amendment also requires that state Senators and state Representatives continue to be inhabitants of their legislative districts during their terms of office. The amendment also provides exceptions in each case following reapportionment of the state legislature every 10 years. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: No financial effect on state or local government expenditures or revenues. | ” |
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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