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Oregon Measure 13, Voter Registration Cutoff Before Election Initiative (1986)
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| Topic Voter registration |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 13 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 4, 1986. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring a voter to be registered at least twenty days before an election in order to vote. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring a voter to be registered at least twenty days before an election in order to vote. |
Election results
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693,460 | 66.88% | ||
| No | 343,450 | 33.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 13 was as follows:
| “ | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT; TWENTY DAY PRE-ELECTION VOTER REGISTRATION CUTOFF QUESTION - Shall state constitution require a voter to be registered at least twenty days before an election in order to vote? EXPLANATION - Measure amends voter qualification section of Oregon Constitution. Requires a person to be registered to vote at least twenty days before an election to be allowed to vote in that election. Constitution does not now set a deadline for voter registration before an election. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated constitutional amendment is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends a state's constitution. Eighteen (18) states allow citizens to initiate constitutional amendments.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval unless the initiative proposes changing vote requirements, then the initiative must be approved by the same supermajority requirement as proposed by the measure.
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Footnotes
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