Oregon Measure 2, Authorize State Acceptance of Gifted Stock Amendment (1956)

Oregon Measure 2
Election date November 6, 1956
Topic Administration of government
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 November 6, 1956. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the state to accept, hold, and dispose of corporate stock that has gifted to the state.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the state to accept, hold, and dispose of corporate stock that has gifted to the state.

Election results

Oregon Measure 2
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		498,633	76.52%
No		153,033	23.48%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 2 was as follows:

“

AUTHORIZING STATE ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN GIFTS - Purpose: To authorize the state to accept, hold and dispose of corporation stock which has been donated or bequeathed to the state by will.

”

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

1956 Measures

• 1956 Measures
• Administration of government on the ballot
• 1956 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 (1956)