HJR15 • 2025

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to prohibit an individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy in office from being elected to that office. Specifies the offices to which the prohibition applies.

Elections

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Evans
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to prohibit an individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy in office from being elected to that office. Specifies the offices to which the prohibition applies.

Digest: The measure amends the Constitution.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The measure amends the Constitution.
The measure says that anyone who is appointed to an office may not run for election to that office.
The measure refers the amendment to a vote of the people at the next general election.
(Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-07 House
Referred to Rules.
2025-02-06 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The measure amends the Constitution. The measure says that anyone who is appointed to an office may not run for election to that office. The measure refers the amendment to a vote of the people at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to prohibit an individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy in office from being elected to that office. Specifies the offices to which the prohibition applies.
Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Relating to: Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to appointee qualification for election.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Joint Resolution 15
Sponsored by Representative EVANS
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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The measure amends the Constitution. The measure says that anyone who is appointed
to an office may not run for election to that office. The measure refers the amendment to a vote of
the people at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to prohibit an individual who is appointed
to fill a vacancy in office from being elected to that office. Specifies the offices to which the prohi-
bition applies.
Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular
general election.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
PARAGRAPH 1.
The Constitution of the State of Oregon is amended by creating a new section
12 to be added to and made a part of Article XV, such section to read:
SECTION 12. (1) An individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy in office and who serves
under appointment to that office for longer than six months is not qualified for election to
that office at the next election at which that office is to be filled following the appointment.
(2) This section applies to any appointment to fill a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly,
any office of judge of any court, any state elective office other than Governor, and any office
that operates to prosecute criminal violations of law on behalf of the state.
PARAGRAPH 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the
people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout
this state.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 3793