Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Succession to the Office of the Governor Amendment (1946)
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| Topic State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1946. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a line of succession for the office of the governor in the event of removal, death, absence, or resignation, with the president of the senate, speaker of the house, secretary of state, and state treasurer in that order |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a line of succession for the office of the governor in the event of removal, death, absence, or resignation, with the president of the senate, speaker of the house, secretary of state, and state treasurer in that order |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301 |
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221,547 | 75.91% | ||
| No | 70,322 | 24.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 300-301 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR SUCCESSION TO OFFICE OF GOVERNOR - Purpose: To amend section 8 of Article V, of Oregon constitution, to provide that the president of the senate, speaker of the house, secretary of state or the state treasurer shall become governor in the order named, upon removal of the governor from office or upon his death, resignation, absence from the state or other inability to discharge the duties of his office, and to continue as governor until the disability is removed or a governor be elected at next succeeding biennial election; providing further that the governor so elected shall hold his office for unexpired term of outgoing governor. 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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