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The Oregon Direct Legislation League was an organization of political activists founded by William S. U'Ren in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1898. U'Ren had been politically activated by reading the influential 1893 book Direct Legislation Through the Initiative and Referendum, [1] and the group's founding followed in the wake of the 1896 founding of the National Direct Legislation League, which ...
The Oregon System of direct democracy is largely credit to William U'Ren, one time a member of the Populist Party and the founder of the Oregon Direct Legislation League in 1898. U'Ren committed to direct legislation as a way combat corrupt practices in government, using it as a tool to break through the political gridlock in the state legislature.
The list of Oregon ballot measures lists all statewide ballot measures to the present. In Oregon , the initiative and referendum process dates back to 1902, when the efforts of the Direct Legislation League prompted amending the Oregon Constitution for the first time since 1859.
The Oregon Legislative Assembly [a] is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon.The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower chamber: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to two-year terms.
Defunct sports clubs and teams in Oregon (6 C, 3 P) U. Defunct universities and colleges in Oregon (1 C) ... Direct Legislation League; O. Oregon Civil Defense Force; P.
2nd Oregon Legislative Assembly [Wikidata] September 8, 1862 October 17, 1862 June 1862 3rd Oregon Legislative Assembly [Wikidata] September 12, 1864 October 22, 1864 June 1864 4th Oregon Legislative Assembly [Wikidata] 1866 5th Oregon Legislative Assembly [Wikidata] 1868 6th Oregon Legislative Assembly [Wikidata] 1870
The 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current session of the Oregon Legislature. It began on January 21, 2025. It began on January 21, 2025. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Democrats netted one seat in both the House and the Senate to win a three-fifths supermajority in both chambers, which is required to pass new taxes or update existing taxes. [ 5 ]
Ballot Measure 5 was a landmark piece of direct legislation in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1990. Measure 5, an amendment to the Oregon Constitution (Article XI, Section 11), established limits on Oregon's property taxes on real estate.