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Oregon Measure 2, Open State Legislature Deliberations to the Public Amendment (1974)
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| Topic Open meetings and public information and State legislatures measures |
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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 November 5, 1974. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring all deliberations of the legislature and all legislative committees to be open to the public. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring all deliberations of the legislature and all legislative committees to be open to the public. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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546,255 | 76.72% | ||
| No | 165,778 | 23.28% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:
| “ | OPENS ALL LEGISLATIVE DELIBERATIONS TO PUBLIC - Purpose: This constitutional amendment requires all deliberations of the legislature and all legislative committees to be open, eliminating the exception which now permits either house of the Legislature to require secrecy for a particular meeting. | ” |
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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