Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Repeal Ban on Real Estate and Mining Claim Ownership for Persons of Chinese Ethnicity Amendment (1946)
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| Topic Property and Race and ethnicity issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1946. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing individuals of Chinese ethnicity to own real estate or mining claims. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing individuals of Chinese ethnicity to own real estate or mining claims. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307 |
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161,865 | 54.87% | ||
| No | 133,111 | 45.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 306-307 was as follows:
| “ | BILL AUTHORIZING CHINAMEN TO HOLD REAL ESTATE AND MINING CLAIMS - Purpose: To repeal section 8 of Article XV of the Oregon constitution, which prohibits any Chinaman who was not a resident of the state at the adoption of the constitution from every holding any read estate or mining claim or working any mining claim in this state, which repeal will permit Chinamen to hold real estate and work mining claims. | ” |
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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