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52Nov 3 election

Measure 78: Government Branches Amendment

Passed with 71.8% yes.

Measure 78 · Legislative referral · Oregon, November 6, 2012

Yes
1,165,963
71.8%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
458,509
28.2%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    Sent by the legislature

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Measure 78

  3. Election day (Done)

    November 6, 2012

  4. Passed (Done)

    71.8% yes

What a yes vote does

Amend wording in the Oregon Constitution. Revising description of the state Legislative, Executive, and Judicial from "departments" to "branches", revising the description of the two houses of the Legislature to two "chambers" of the Legislature (rather than two "branches" of the Legislature), which also reflects more modern designations for them. Additionally, modernize spelling and make grammatical changes to replace existing references to the Secretary of State as "he," "him," and "his" with gender‐neutral wording.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

The legislature put it before voters.

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