Oregon Ballot Measure 1 (1908)

Oregon Ballot Measure 1 (1908) Ballot measure 1 was a proposed constitutional amendment through the referendum process of Oregon, USA. The amendment would have amended Section 28, Article IV, of the Constitution of the State of Oregon.{{cite web|url=http://library.state.or.us/repository/2010/201003011350161/ORVPGenMari1908m.pdf |title=State of Oregon : A Pamphlet |publisher=Library.state.or.us |accessdate=2013-08-17}} This measure, if passed, would have increased compensation for legislators from $120 to $400 per session.{{cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/state/elections/history.aspx |title=Oregon Blue Book: Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1908-1910 |publisher=Bluebook.state.or.us |date= |accessdate=2013-08-17}} The measure was struck down by a popular vote of 68,892 to 19,691 on June 1, 1908.

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