71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 4002
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3323
                  Ordered by the House April 17
            Including House Amendments dated April 17
 
Sponsored by Representative KNOPP; Representatives BECK, BROWN,
  BUTLER, CLOSE, DEVLIN, DOYLE, HILL, KROPF, KRUSE, MINNIS,
  MORGAN, PATRIDGE, G SMITH, T SMITH, STARR, C WALKER, WESTLUND,
  WILLIAMS, WILSON, WITT
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
   { +  Requires Secretary of State to list measures amending
Oregon Constitution first in numerical sequence of measures to be
voted on in the state at large. + } Requires that number assigned
to measures amending Oregon Constitution be followed by letter C
to indicate that measure amends Oregon Constitution.  { +
  Declares emergency, effective on passage. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to identification of state measures; creating new
  provisions; amending ORS 250.115; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 250.115 is amended to read:
  250.115. (1) The Secretary of State shall number the measures
to be voted on in the state at large consecutively, beginning
with number   { - one - }   { + 1 + }, and not repeating any
number in any subsequent election until the number of measures
reaches 99. When the number of measures reaches 99, the numbering
sequence shall recommence with the number 1 at the next election
at which a state measure is voted on. The measures shall be
assigned numbers   { - in the order in which the measures are
filed with the secretary. - }   { + as follows:
  (a) Measures amending the Oregon Constitution shall be listed
first in the numerical sequence in the order in which the
measures are filed with the Secretary of State.
  (b) All other measures shall follow in the numerical sequence
in the order in which the measures are filed with the Secretary
of State.
  (2) For measures amending the Oregon Constitution, the number
assigned to the measure under subsection (1) of this section
shall be followed by the letter 'C' to indicate that the measure
amends the Oregon Constitution. + }
    { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } The Secretary of State shall number
state measures not referred to under subsection (1) of this
section consecutively, beginning with the number after the last
 
number assigned under subsection (1) of this section, in the
order in which the measures are filed with the secretary.
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 250.115 by section 1 of
this 2001 Act apply only to state measures to be voted upon at
any election held on or after the date of the 2002 biennial
primary election, regardless of when the measure was filed with
the Secretary of State. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + The first number assigned to a measure under
ORS 250.115, as amended by section 1 of this 2001 Act, shall be
the number immediately following the last number assigned to a
measure under ORS 250.115 (1999 Edition). + }
  SECTION 4.  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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