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Oregon Measure Nos. 362-363, Three-Fourths Verdicts in Civil Cases Initiative (1910)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials and State judiciary |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 362-363 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 8, 1910. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing verdicts by three-fourths of a jury in civil cases, prohibiting re-trial without evidence, establishing six-year terms for state judges, and increasing the jurisdiction of the Oregon Supreme Court. |
A "no" vote opposed providing verdicts by three-fourths of a jury in civil cases, prohibiting re-trial without evidence, establishing six-year terms for state judges, and increasing the jurisdiction of the Oregon Supreme Court. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 362-363 |
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44,538 | 53.06% | ||
| No | 39,399 | 46.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 362-363 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition For amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oregon, providing for verdict by three-fourths of jury in civil cases; authorizing grand juries to be summoned separate from the trial jury, permitting change of judicial system by statute, prohibiting re-trial where any evidence to support verdict; providing for affirmance of judgement on appeal notwithstanding error committed in lower court, directing Supreme Court to enter such judgement as should have been entered in lower court; fixing terms of Supreme Court; providing judges of all courts be elected for six years, and increasing jurisdiction of Supreme Court. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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Footnotes
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