75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 2727
 
                         Senate Bill 775
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON RULES
 
 
                             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 as
introduced.
 
  Modifies election law related to ballot titles for certain
measures.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to ballot titles; amending ORS 250.036.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 250.036 is amended to read:
  250.036. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all
ballot titles subject to section 11 (8), Article XI of the Oregon
Constitution, shall include the following statement as the first
statement of the ballot title summary:
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  This measure may be passed only at an election with at least a
50 percent voter turnout.
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  (2) As used in this section, 'at least a 50 percent voter
turnout' means a voter turnout that meets the requirements of
section 11 (8), Article XI of the Oregon Constitution.
  (3) The statement required by this section shall not be counted
in determining the word count requirements of ORS 250.035.
  (4) Subsection (1) of this section   { - shall - }  { +
does + } not apply to the ballot title of a measure
 { - submitted to voters in a general election in an
even-numbered year - }  { +  subject to section 11k, Article XI
of the Oregon Constitution + }.
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