Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Divided Legislative Sessions Initiative (1920)
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Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a biennial state legislature session divided into a 40-day period for introducing and considering legislation, followed by a 10-day period for final legislation consideration. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a biennial state legislature session divided into a 40-day period for introducing and considering legislation, followed by a 10-day period for final legislation consideration. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 57,791 | 36.35% | ||
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101,179 | 63.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 318-319 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Amendment - Proposed by Initiative Petition Submitted by the State Taxpayer League, offices, 91 Fourth Street, Portland, Oregon; Walter M. Pierce, President, La Grande, Oregon; C. L. Hawley, First Vice-President, McCoy, Oregon; A. M. LaFollett, Second Vice-President, Salem, Oregon; J. A. Westerlund, Third Vice-President, Medford, Oregon; Robert E. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, 91 Fourth Street, Portland, Oregon. - DIVIDED LEGISLATIVE SESSION CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Purpose: To provide for divided biennial sessions of the legislature into two periods: First period of 40 days, convening second Monday in January, 1921, and biennially thereafter, to be devoted exclusively to the introduction and consideration of bills, resolutions and memorials, and to final action only on governmental appropriation measures; second period of 10 days, convening third Monday in April following, to final considerations of bills, resolutions and memorials, and prohibiting any amendment thereof except upon four-fifths vote of each house; fixing compensation of members at $3.00 per legislative day; limiting extra sessions of legislature to subject matter of executive proclamations. --- 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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