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The American Constitution Party of Oregon incorporated in 1974 in Hillsboro. [7] It was affiliated with the National American Party, and it held a convention in Portland in 1976 to nominate Tom Anderson and Rufus Shackleford for the president and vice president, respectively, of the United States. [8] In 1996, Oregonian Herb Titus was the vice ...
The Constitution Party, named the U.S. Taxpayers' Party until 1999, is an ultra- conservative political party in the United States that promotes a religiously conservative interpretation of the principles and intents of the United States Constitution. The party platform is based on originalist interpretations of the Constitution and shaped by ...
The 2008 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Gordon H. Smith sought reelection to a third term. Smith was the only Republican Senator from the West Coast (excluding Alaska) and the only Republican holding statewide office in Oregon. He was opposed by Democrat Jeff Merkley, the ...
The following is a list of political parties officially recognized by the Oregon State Elections Division as statewide parties as of March 2023 (alphabetical, by title in official record). [1] Constitution Party (see also Constitution Party (United States)) Democratic Party (see also Democratic Party (United States)) Independent Party of Oregon [2]
Created Oregon Constitution. The Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857 drafted the Oregon Constitution in preparation for the Oregon Territory to become a U.S. state. Held from mid-August through September, 60 men met in Salem, Oregon, and created the foundation for Oregon's law. The proposal passed with a vote of 35 for adoption to 10 against.
The Oregon Constitution is the governing document of the U.S. state of Oregon, originally enacted in 1857. As amended the current state constitution contains eighteen sections, beginning with a bill of rights. [1] This contains most of the rights and privileges protected by the United States Bill of Rights and the main text of the United States ...
In 1912, Oregon became the seventh U.S. state to permit women to vote. The amendment to the Oregon Constitution, passed by ballot initiative, was largely the result of decades of advocacy by Abigail Scott Duniway, who founded a weekly newspaper, The New Northwest, in part to promote voting rights for women. The National Women's Suffrage ...
Oregon Ballot Measure 113, the Exclusion from Re-election for Legislative Absenteeism Initiative, was approved by Oregon voters in the 2022 Oregon elections.Measure 113 amended the Constitution of Oregon to provided that members of the Oregon Legislature with ten unexcused absences from floor sessions are disqualified from serving in the legislature following their current term.