Oregon Measure Nos. 326-327, Require Legislature to Elect U.S. Senate Candidate Receiving Most Votes in Election Initiative (June 1908)
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| Topic Federal government issues and State legislative authority |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 326-327 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on June 1, 1908. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported instructing members of the Oregon State Legislature to vote for and elect as U.S. Senator the candidate who received the highest number of votes at the general election. |
A "no" vote opposed instructing members of the Oregon State Legislature to vote for and elect as U.S. Senator the candidate who received the highest number of votes at the general election. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 326-327 |
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69,668 | 76.70% | ||
| No | 21,162 | 23.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 326-327 was as follows:
| “ | Proposed by Initiative Petition A bill for a law instructing members of the Legislature to vote for and elect the candidates for United States Senator who receive the highest number of votes at the general election. --- Vote YES or NO. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
| “ | Section 1. That we, the people of the State of Oregon, hereby instruct our representatives and senators in our Legislative Assembly, as such officers, to vote for and elect the candidates for United States Senator from this State who receive the highest number of votes at our general elections.[1] | ” |
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for an initiated state statute was equal to 8% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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