Oregon Measure 45, State Legislature Term Limits Initiative (2006)
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| Topic Term limits |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 45 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 7, 2006. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported implementing legislative term limits of up to six years in the Oregon House of Representatives, eight years in the Oregon State Senate, and 14 years in the Oregon Legislative Assembly. |
A "no" vote opposed implementing legislative term limits of up to six years in the Oregon House of Representatives, eight years in the Oregon State Senate, and 14 years in the Oregon Legislative Assembly. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 45 |
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| Yes | 555,016 | 41.30% | ||
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788,895 | 58.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 45 was as follows:
| “ | AMENDS CONSTITUTION: LIMITS STATE LEGISLATORS: SIX YEARS AS REPRESENTATIVE, EIGHT YEARS AS SENATOR, FOURTEEN YEARS IN LEGISLATURE RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: "Yes" vote limits state legislators to six years as representative, eight years as senator, total of fourteen years in Legislative Assembly. Includes previous legislative service. RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: "No" vote retains current state law, which does not limit length of service as state representative, as state senator, or in the Legislative Assembly overall. SUMMARY: Amends Constitution. Existing law does not limit the number of years or terms that a person may serve in the Oregon legislature. This measure provides that no person shall serve more than six years in the House of Representatives, eight years in the Senate, and no more than a total of 14 years in the Oregon legislature. Includes all years of legislative service before measure's effective date, but legislators duly elected on or before January 1, 2007, shall be allowed to complete their terms of office. Prohibits current legislators from seeking reelection if service will cause that person to exceed limits. Measure confers standing to enforce limits on all persons residing in Oregon and nonprofit business entities doing business in Oregon. Severability provision. Other provisions. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial effect on state or local government expenditures or revenues. | ” |
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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