Article I: Bill of Rights
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article I (Bill of Rights) |
| Art. I §1 | Natural Rights Inherent in People |
| Art. I §2 | Freedom of Worship |
| Art. I §3 | Freedom of Religious Opinion |
| Art. I §4 | No Religious Qualification for Office |
| Art. I §5 | No Money to be Appropriated for Religion |
| Art. I §6 | No Religious Test for Witnesses or Jurors |
| Art. I §7 | Manner of Administering Oath or Affirmation |
| Art. I §8 | Freedom of Speech and Press |
| Art. I §9 | Unreasonable Searches or Seizures |
| Art. I §10 | Administration of Justice |
| Art. I §11 | Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecution |
| Art. I §12 | Double Jeopardy; Compulsory Self-Incrimination |
| Art. I §13 | Treatment of Arrested or Confined Persons |
| Art. I §14 | Bailable Offenses |
| Art. I §15 | Foundation Principles of Criminal Law |
| Art. I §16 | Excessive Bail and Fines; Cruel and Unusual Punishments; Power of Jury in Criminal Case |
| Art. I §17 | Jury Trial in Civil Cases |
| Art. I §18 | Private Property or Services Taken for Public Use |
| Art. I §19 | Imprisonment for Debt |
| Art. I §20 | Equality of Privileges and Immunities of Citizens |
| Art. I §21 | Ex-Post Facto Laws; Laws Impairing Contracts; Laws Depending on Authorization in Order to Take Effect; Laws Submitted to Electors |
| Art. I §22 | Suspension of Operation of Laws |
| Art. I §23 | Habeas Corpus |
| Art. I §24 | Treason |
| Art. I §25 | Corruption of Blood or Forfeiture of Estate |
| Art. I §26 | Assemblages of People; Instruction of Representatives; Application to Legislature |
| Art. I §27 | Right to Bear Arms; Military Subordinate to Civil Power |
| Art. I §28 | Quartering Soldiers |
| Art. I §29 | Titles of Nobility; Hereditary Distinctions |
| Art. I §30 | Emigration |
| Art. I §31 | Rights of Aliens; Immigration to State |
| Art. I §32 | Taxes and Duties; Uniformity of Taxation |
| Art. I §33 | Enumeration of Rights Not Exclusive |
| Art. I §34 | Prohibition on Slavery or Involuntary Servitude; Permissible Alternatives to Incarceration |
| Art. I §35 | Restrictions ON Rights of Certain Persons |
| Art. I §36 | Liquor Prohibition |
| Art. I §36{x} | Capital Punishment Abolished |
| Art. I §36a | Prohibition of Importation of Liquors |
| Art. I §37 | Penalty for Murder in First Degree |
| Art. I §38 | Laws Abrogated by Amendment Abolishing Death Penalty Revived |
| Art. I §39 | Sale of Liquor by Individual Glass |
| Art. I §40 | Penalty for Aggravated Murder |
| Art. I §41 | Work and Training for Corrections Institution Inmates; Work Programs; Limitations; Duties of Corrections Director |
| Art. I §42 | Rights of Victim in Criminal Prosecutions and Juvenile Court Delinquency Proceedings |
| Art. I §43 | Rights of Victim and Public to Protection from Accused Person During Criminal Proceedings; Denial of Pretrial Release |
| Art. I §44 | Term of Imprisonment Imposed by Court to be Fully Served; Exceptions |
| Art. I §45 | Person Convicted of Certain Crimes Not Eligible to Serve as Juror on Grand Jury or Trial Jury in Criminal Case |
| Art. I §46 | Prohibition on Denial or Abridgment of Rights on Account of Sex |
| Art. I §47 | Right to Affordable Health Care |
Article II: Suffrage and Elections
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article II (Suffrage and Elections) |
| Art. II §1 | Elections Free All Elections Shall be Free and Equal— |
| Art. II §2 | Qualifications of Electors |
| Art. II §3 | Rights of Certain Electors |
| Art. II §4 | Residence |
| Art. II §5 | Soldiers, Seamen and Marines; Residence; Right to Vote |
| Art. II §6 | Right of Suffrage for Certain Persons |
| Art. II §7 | Bribery at Elections |
| Art. II §8 | Regulation of Elections; Limits on Contributions and Expenditures; Required Disclosures |
| Art. II §9 | Penalty for Dueling |
| Art. II §10 | Lucrative Offices; Holding Other Offices Forbidden |
| Art. II §11 | When Collector or Holder of Public Moneys Ineligible to Office |
| Art. II §12 | Temporary Appointments to Office |
| Art. II §13 | Privileges of Electors |
| Art. II §14 | Time of Holding Elections and Assuming Duties of Office |
| Art. II §14a | Time of Holding Elections in Incorporated Cities and Towns |
| Art. II §15 | Method of Voting in Legislature |
| Art. II §16 | Election by Plurality; Proportional Representation |
| Art. II §17 | Place of Voting |
| Art. II §18 | Recall; Meaning of Words "The Legislative Assembly Shall Provide" |
| Art. II §22 | Political Campaign Contribution Limitations |
| Art. II §23 | Approval by More Than Majority Required for Certain Measures Submitted to People |
| Art. II §24 | Death of Candidate Prior to Election |
Article IV: Legislative Branch
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article IV (Legislative Branch) |
| Art. IV §1 | Legislative Power; Initiative and Referendum |
| Art. IV §1x | Legislative Authority Vested in Assembly; Initiative and Referendum; Style of Bills |
| Art. IV §1a | Initiative and Referendum on Parts of Laws and on Local, Special and Municipal Laws |
| Art. IV §1b | Payment for Signatures |
| Art. IV §1d | Effective Date of Amendment to Section 1, Article Iv, by SJR 3, 1999 |
| Art. IV §2 | Number of Senators and Representatives |
| Art. IV §3 | How Senators and Representatives Chosen; Filling Vacancies; Qualifications |
| Art. IV §3a | Applicability of Qualifications for Appointment to Legislative Vacancy [Section 3A Was Designated Section 1B, Which Was Created by SJR 14, 1995, and Adopted by the People May 16, 1995; Repealed Dec 31, 1999, as Specified in Text of Section Adopted by the People May 16, 1995] |
| Art. IV §4 | Term of Office of Legislators; Classification of Senators |
| Art. IV §5 | Census |
| Art. IV §6 | Apportionment of Senators and Representatives |
| Art. IV §6{x} | Apportionment of Senators and Representatives; Operative Date |
| Art. IV §7 | Senatorial Districts; Senatorial and Representative Subdistricts |
| Art. IV §8 | Qualification of Senators and Representatives; Effect of Felony Conviction |
| Art. IV §8a | Applicability of Qualification for Legislative Office |
| Art. IV §9 | Legislators Free from Arrest and Not Subject to Civil Process in Certain Cases; Words Uttered in Debate |
| Art. IV §10 | Annual Regular Sessions of the Legislative Assembly; Organizational Session; Extension of Regular Sessions |
| Art. IV §10a | Emergency Sessions of the Legislative Assembly |
| Art. IV §11 | Legislative Officers; Rules of Proceedings; Adjournments |
| Art. IV §12 | Quorum; Failure to Effect Organization |
| Art. IV §13 | Journal; When Yeas and Nays to be Entered |
| Art. IV §14 | Deliberations to be Open; Rules to Implement Requirement |
| Art. IV §15 | Punishment and Expulsion of Members |
| Art. IV §16 | Punishment of Nonmembers |
| Art. IV §17 | General Powers of Legislative Assembly |
| Art. IV §18 | Where Bills to Originate |
| Art. IV §19 | Reading of Bills; Vote on Final Passage |
| Art. IV §20 | Subject and Title of Act |
| Art. IV §21 | Acts to be Plainly Worded |
| Art. IV §22 | Mode of Revision and Amendment |
| Art. IV §23 | Certain Local and Special Laws Prohibited |
| Art. IV §24 | Suit Against State |
| Art. IV §25 | Majority Necessary to Pass Bills and Resolutions; Special Requirements for Bills Raising Revenue; Signatures of Presiding Officers Required |
| Art. IV §26 | Protest by Member |
| Art. IV §27 | All Statutes Public Laws; Exceptions |
| Art. IV §28 | When Act Takes Effect |
| Art. IV §29 | Compensation of Members |
| Art. IV §30 | Members Not Eligible to Other Offices |
| Art. IV §31 | Oath of Members |
| Art. IV §32 | Income Tax Defined by Federal Law; Review of Tax Laws Required |
| Art. IV §33 | Reduction of Criminal Sentences Approved by Initiative or Referendum Process |
| Art. IV §34 | Impeachment of Statewide Elected Officials |
Article V: Executive Branch
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article V (Executive Branch) |
| Art. V §1 | Governor as Chief Executive; Term of Office; Period of Eligibility |
| Art. V §2 | Qualifications of Governor |
| Art. V §3 | Who Not Eligible |
| Art. V §4 | Election of Governor |
| Art. V §5 | Greatest Number of Votes Decisive; Election by Legislature in Case of Tie |
| Art. V §6 | Contested Elections |
| Art. V §7 | Term of Office |
| Art. V §8 | Vacancy in Office of Governor |
| Art. V §8a | Vacancy in Office of Governor |
| Art. V §9 | Governor as Commander in Chief of State Military Forces |
| Art. V §10 | Governor to See Laws Executed |
| Art. V §11 | Recommendations to Legislature |
| Art. V §12 | Governor May Convene Legislature |
| Art. V §13 | Transaction of Governmental Business |
| Art. V §14 | Reprieves, Commutations and Pardons; Remission of Fines and Forfeitures |
| Art. V §15 | [Redesignated] |
| Art. V §15a | Single Item and Emergency Clause Veto |
| Art. V §15b | Legislative Enactments; Approval by Governor; Notice of Intention to Disapprove; Disapproval and Reconsideration by Legislature; Failure of Governor to Return Bill |
| Art. V §16 | Governor to Fill Vacancies by Appointment |
| Art. V §17 | Governor to Issue Writs of Election to Fill Vacancies in Legislature |
| Art. V §18 | Commissions |
Article VII: (Amended) Judicial Branch
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article VII ((Amended) Judicial Branch) |
| Art. VII §1 | Courts; Election of Judges; Term of Office; Compensation |
| Art. VII §1a | Retirement of Judges; Recall to Temporary Active Service |
| Art. VII §2 | Amendment’s Effect on Courts, Jurisdiction and Judicial System; Supreme Court’s Original Jurisdiction |
| Art. VII §2a | Temporary Appointment and Assignment of Judges the Legislative Assembly or the People May by Law Empower the Supreme Court To: |
| Art. VII §2b | Inferior Courts May be Affected in Certain Respects by Special or Local Laws |
| Art. VII §3 | Jury Trial; Re-Examination of Issues by Appellate Court; Record on Appeal to Supreme Court; Affirmance Notwithstanding Error; Determination of Case by Supreme Court |
| Art. VII §4 | Supreme Court; Terms; Statements of Decisions of Court |
| Art. VII §5 | Juries; Indictment; Information |
| Art. VII §5{x} | Juries; Indictment; Information; Verdict in Civil Cases |
| Art. VII §6 | Incompetency or Malfeasance of Public Officer |
| Art. VII §7 | Oath of Office of Judges of Supreme Court |
| Art. VII §8 | Removal, Suspension or Censure of Judges |
| Art. VII §9 | Juries of Less Than 12 Jurors |
Article IX: Finance
| Passage | Title |
|---|
| Entire Article | Article IX (Finance) |
| Art. IX §1 | Assessment and Taxation; Uniform Rules; Uniformity of Operation of Laws |
| Art. IX §1a | Poll or Head Tax; Declaration of Emergency in Tax Laws |
| Art. IX §1b | Ships Exempt from Taxation Until 1935 |
| Art. IX §1c | Financing Redevelopment and Urban Renewal Projects |
| Art. IX §2 | Legislature to Provide Revenue to Pay Current State Expenses and Interest |
| Art. IX §3{x} | Laws Imposing Taxes; Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Taxes |
| Art. IX §3 | Tax Imposed Only by Law; Statement of Purpose |
| Art. IX §3a | Use of Revenue from Taxes on Motor Vehicle Use and Fuel; Legislative Review of Allocation of Taxes Between Vehicle Classes |
| Art. IX §3b | Rate of Levy on Oil or Natural Gas; Exception |
| Art. IX §4 | Appropriation Necessary for Withdrawal from Treasury |
| Art. IX §5 | Publication of Accounts |
| Art. IX §6 | Deficiency of Funds; Tax Levy to Pay |
| Art. IX §7 | Appropriation Laws Not to Contain Provisions on Other Subjects |
| Art. IX §8 | Stationery for Use of State |
| Art. IX §9 | Taxation of Certain Benefits Prohibited |
| Art. IX §10 | Retirement Plan Contributions by Governmental Employees |
| Art. IX §11 | Retirement Plan Rate of Return Contract Guarantee Prohibited |
| Art. IX §12 | Retirement Not to be Increased by Unused Sick Leave |
| Art. IX §13 | Retirement Plan Restriction Severability |
| Art. IX §14 | Revenue Estimate; Retention of Excess Corporate Tax Revenue in General Fund for Public Education Funding; Return of Other Excess Revenue to Taxpayers; Legislative Increase in Estimate |
| Art. IX §15 | Prohibition on Tax, Fee or Other Assessment Upon Transfer of Interest in Real Property; Exception |
Article XI: Corporations and Internal Improvements
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article XI (Corporations and Internal Improvements) |
| Art. XI §1 | Prohibition of State Banks |
| Art. XI §2 | Formation of Corporations; Municipal Charters; Intoxicating Liquor Regulation |
| Art. XI §2a | Merger of Adjoining Municipalities; County-City Consolidation |
| Art. XI §3 | Liability of Stockholders |
| Art. XI §4 | Compensation for Property Taken by Corporation |
| Art. XI §5 | Restriction of Municipal Powers in Acts of Incorporation |
| Art. XI §6 | State Not to be Stockholder in Company; Exceptions; Inapplicability to Public Universities |
| Art. XI §7 | Credit of State Not to be Loaned; Limitation Upon Power of Contracting Debts |
| Art. XI §8 | State Not to Assume Debts of Counties, Towns or Other Corporations |
| Art. XI §9 | Limitations on Powers of County or City to Assist Corporations |
| Art. XI §10 | County Debt Limitation |
| Art. XI §11{x} | Tax and Indebtedness Limitation |
| Art. XI §11{y} | Tax Base Limitation |
| Art. XI §11 | Property Tax Limitations on Assessed Value and Rate of Tax; Exceptions |
| Art. XI §11a | School District Tax Levy |
| Art. XI §11b | Property Tax Categories; Limitation on Categories; Exceptions |
| Art. XI §11c | Limits in Addition to Other Tax Limits |
| Art. XI §11d | Effect of Section 11B on Exemptions and Assessments |
| Art. XI §11e | Severability of Sections 11B, 11C and 11D |
| Art. XI §11f | School District Tax Levy Following Merger |
| Art. XI §11g | Tax Increase Limitation; Exceptions |
| Art. XI §11h | Voluntary Contributions for Support of Schools or Other Public Entities |
| Art. XI §11i | Legislation to Implement Limitation and Contribution Provisions |
| Art. XI §11j | Severability of Sections 11G, 11H and 11I |
| Art. XI §11k | Limitation on Applicability of Section 11 (8) Voting Requirements to Elections on Measures Held in May or November of Any Year |
| Art. XI §11l | Limitation on Applicability of Sections 11 and 11B on Bonded Indebtedness to Finance Capital Costs |
| Art. XI §12 | People’s Utility Districts |
| Art. XI §13 | Interests of Employes When Operation of Transportation System Assumed by Public Body |
| Art. XI §14 | Metropolitan Service District Charter |
| Art. XI §15 | Funding of Programs Imposed Upon Local Governments; Exceptions |
| Art. XI §15a | Subsequent Vote for Reaffirmation of Section 15 |
Article XV: Miscellaneous
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article XV (Miscellaneous) |
| Art. XV §1 | Officers to Hold Office Until Successors Elected; Exceptions; Effect on Defeated Incumbent |
| Art. XV §2 | Tenure of Office; How Fixed; Maximum Tenure |
| Art. XV §3 | Oaths of Office |
| Art. XV §4 | Regulation of Lotteries; State Lottery; Use of Net Proceeds from State Lottery |
| Art. XV §4a | Use of Net Proceeds from State Lottery for Parks and Recreation Areas |
| Art. XV §4b | Use of Net Proceeds from State Lottery for Fish and Wildlife, Watershed and Habitat Protection |
| Art. XV §4c | Audit of Agency Receiving Certain Net Proceeds from State Lottery |
| Art. XV §4d | Subsequent Vote for Reaffirmation of Sections 4A, 4B and 4C and Amendment to Section 4 |
| Art. XV §4e | Transfer of Moneys in School Capital Matching Subaccount to School Capital Matching Fund Created Under Section 4, Article XI-P |
| Art. XV §4f | Percentage of Lottery Revenues to be Expended for Benefit of Veterans |
| Art. XV §5 | Property of Married Women Not Subject to Debts of Husband; Registration of Separate Property |
| Art. XV §5a | Policy Regarding Marriage |
| Art. XV §6 | Minimum Area and Population of Counties |
| Art. XV §7 | Officers Not to Receive Fees from or Represent Claimants Against State |
| Art. XV §8{x} | Certain Persons Not to Hold Real Estate or Mining Claims; Working Mining Claims |
| Art. XV §8 | Persons Eligible to Serve in Legislature; Employment of Judges by Oregon National Guard or Public University |
| Art. XV §8a | [Created Through SJR 203, 2014, and Adopted by the People Nov 4, 2014; Section Not Compiled Because of Its Temporary Nature] |
| Art. XV §9 | When Elective Office Becomes Vacant |
| Art. XV §10 | The Oregon Property Protection Act of 2000 |
| Art. XV §11 | Home Care Commission |
Article XVIII: Schedule
| Passage | Title |
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| Entire Article | Article XVIII (Schedule) |
| Art. XVIII §1 | Election to Accept or Reject Constitution |
| Art. XVIII §2 | Questions Submitted to Voters |
| Art. XVIII §3 | Majority of Votes Required to Accept or Reject Constitution |
| Art. XVIII §4 | Vote on Certain Sections of Constitution if This Constitution Shall be Accepted by the Electors, and A Majority of All the Votes Given For, and Against Slavery, Shall be Given for Slavery, Then the Following Section Shall be Added to the Bill of Rights, and Shall be Part of This Constitution: |
| Art. XVIII §5 | Apportionment of Senators and Representatives |
| Art. XVIII §6 | Election Under Constitution; Organization of State |
| Art. XVIII §7 | Former Laws Continued in Force |
| Art. XVIII §8 | Officers to Continue in Office |
| Art. XVIII §9 | Crimes Against Territory |
| Art. XVIII §10 | Saving Existing Rights and Liabilities |
| Art. XVIII §11 | Judicial Districts |
