0'" ;<;ID ' STATE OF OREGON 1Jctei'J' PttmpAiet Democratic Party Primary Nominating Election May 23, 1972 Compiled and Distributed by CLAY MYERS Secretory of State • INFORMATION STATEMENT (1) Requirements for a citizen to Application includes: qualify as a voter: Your signature. Citizen of the United States. Address or precinct number. Eighteen or more years of age. Statement relating why applicant is physically unable to attend Registered as an elector with the the election personally. County Clerk or official registrar at least 30 days before election. Address to which ballot will be mailed. (2) Voting by absentee ballot. Ballot, when voted by elector, must be returned to County Clerk not You may apply for an absentee later than 8 p.m. on electionday. ballot if: You are a registered voter. ("Service voters" are automat­ (3) A voter may obtain f'rom his ically registered by following County Clerk a certificate of regis­ the service voting procedure.) tration if he: You have reason to belie~e ..you Changes residence within his pre­ will be absent from your county cinct, county or to another county on election day. within 60 days prior to the en­ suing election and has not re­ You live more than 15 miles from registered. (Certificate is pre­ your polling place. sented to his election board.) You will" be physically unable for Is absent from his county on elec­ any reason to attend the elec- .·­ tion day. (Certificate may be pre­ tion. sented to the election board in "Service voter" means a citizen any county in the state. Elector of the State of Oregon absent may vote only for state and dis­ from the place of his residence trict offices. and: serving in the Armed Forces or Merchant Marine of the United States, or tempo­ ( 4) A voter is required to reregister rarily residing outside the if he: United States and the District of Columbia. Changes address by moving within his precinct or moves to another Application for the ballot may be precinct or county, or his resi­ filed with, or mailed to the County dence address is changed for any Clerk at any time within 60 days reason. preceding the Primary election, March 24-May 23, 1972 (Service Changes party registration. voters, after January 1 of election year). Changes name. THE MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THE VOTERS' PAMPHLET IS WRIT­ TEN BY THE CANDIDATES, BY COMMITTEES, AND BY SUPPORTERS OR OPPONENTS OF BALLOT MEASURES. UNDER OREGON LAW, THE SECRETARY OF STATE COMPILES AND PUBLISHES THE STATEMENTS SUPPLIED TO WM. (See back of book for list of candidates) [ 2] Primary Election, May 23, 1972 3 At the Primary Election of 1972 the elel:tors of Benton County will cast their votes on the equipment illustrated below. This page is inserted into the Voters' Pamphlet as an aid to those of you who will be using this equipment for the first time. HOW TO VOTE A PUNCH CARD BALLOT SPECIAL NOTE, IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, RETURN YOUR CARD AND GET ANOTHER. STEP G) INSERT THE BALLOT CARD All THE WAY INTO THE DEVICE. BE SURE THE TWO SLOTS IN THE STUB OF YOUR CARD FIT DOWN OVER THE TWO PINS. TU-N O~U. rta NUl P,lo.&l. "0TI!AU.JAMI TAKE THE PUNCH ATTACHED TO THE DEVICE AND PUNCH THROUGH THE BALLOT CARD FOR CANDIDATES OF YOUR CHOICE. HOLD PUNCH VERTICLE !STRAIGHT UP). DO NOT USE PEN OR PENCIL --- THE BLACK SPOT IN THE VOTING CIRCLE SHOWS YOU HAVE RECORDED YOUR VOTE. STEP@ AFTER VOTING, WITHDRAW THE BAllOT CARD A'-10 PLACE IT INSIDE THE ENVELOPE, WITH THE STUB SHOWING. THERE IS A PLACE FOR V/IRJ1E·IN VOTES ON THE BALLOT ENVELOPE Sli0NO.It7 lo.(Ait. I, ltU 4 Oregon Voters' Parnphlet As a result of the 1971 Legislative Reapportionment, state representatives and state senators are elected from single-member districts. In this, and subse­ quent elections, you will vote for one state representative and one state sen­ ator. The exception to this is in those instances where a state senator will not be elected this year from your county. The following list of districts, and precincts within those districts, is pro­ vided to help you identify the state senator and state representative candi­ dates for whom you may vote. Find your precinct number or name in the left column. It will identify your representative or senatorial districts in the columns on the right. If you have any questions about which candidates you are eligible to vote for at the primary election, please call your county clerk. Representative Senatorial Precincts District District 130 thru 133, 138, 141, 140 34 No election 101 thru 120 35 No election 134, 135, 136, 139, 142 36 No election 137 38 2 .. Primary Election, May 23, 1972 5 n Measure No. 1 Eliminates Literacy Requirement; Lowers Voting Age 0 Proposed by the Fifty-sixth Legislative Assembly by Senate .Joint Resolution No. 7, filed in the office of the Secretary of State April14, 1971 and referred to the people as provided by Section 1, Article XVII of the Constitution of Oregon. Explanation By Committee Designated Pursuant to ORS 254.210 This measure proposes to amend a section of the Oregon Constitution which pertains to registration and voting. If passed, it wouLd do two things: (1) Remove from the constitution the requirement that every voter must be able (except for physical disability) to read and write the English language. (2) Lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 years of age for all elections in Oregon. These changes are proposed to bring Oregon's constitution into conformity with the federal constitution. The United States Supreme Court has declared literacy requirements unconstitutional, and the 26th amendment to the federal constitution supersedes Oregon's constitution in matters where the two conflict. Therefore, a vote of the people is necessary in order to bring into conformity Oregon's constitution. The outcome of the vote on this amendment is immaterial. If the measure is not approved by the voters, Oregon will still be required to comply with the federal constitution. WANDA MAYS, Portland WILLIAM .J. MOSHOFSKY, Portland MARY NEELY, Lake Oswego .. 6 Official Voters' Pamphlet Measure No. 1 Eliminates Literacy Requirement: Lowers Voting Age Argument In Favor By Legislative Committee Pursuant to ORS 255.421 (S) Ballot Measure Number 1 proposes amendments to section 2, Article II and section 6, Article VIII of the Oregon Constitution. Its effect would be to lower the voting age to 18 years of age and to delete the English literacy requirement for voting. Oregon ratified the new XXVI Amendment to the U. S. Constitution in June of 1971. That amendment provided for voting by persons 18 years of age and older. The proposed amendment to the Oregon Constitution is, thus, only a further affirmation of the right now granted by the U. S. Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1970 that the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended in 1970, could constitutionally prohibit English literacy tests as prerequisites to voting. That law is enforceable against the states. In or­ der to comply with the court mandate, the legislature has proposed the further amendments contained in Ballot Measure Number 1. Oregon has long been a leader among the states in extending the full rights of citizenship to all of its qualified residents. We should do no less now with the newly granted voting rights to young ~ople and to those minorities whose inability to meet an English reading requir'"ement might result in improper dis· enfranchisement. Vote "YES" on Ballot Measure Number 1 to show that Ore­ gonians truly believe and reaffirm in full measure those rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. SENATOR JASON BOE REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD EYMANN REPRESENTATIVE LEIGH JOHNSON ' Measure No. 1 Eliminates Literacy Requirement: Lowers Voting Age Argument In Opposition Submitted by The Women's Legislative Council LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS PACKAGED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT A United States Constitutional Amendment to lower the voting age to 18 years has been ratified, BUT nothing in that Amendment removes the re­ quirement that voters be able to read and write. BALLOT MEASURE 1 REMOVES THE REQUIREMENT THAT A VOTER BE LITERATE-THAT IS, ABLE TO READ THE BALLOT AND SIGN THE POLLBOOK. • The privilege of voting should,not be extended to those who have not bothered to learn to read and write their country's language. In order to become citizens, aU~ns are required to know English. Citi.­ zenship tests are given in English. • Millions of taxpayers dollars are spent on education. There is nu valid excuse for illiteracy in Oregon today. • It is not reasonable to permit those who can't read or write to vote.. Who will tell them how to vote ? DON'T BE MISLED The matter of lowering the voting age has been settled. THE ISSUE in Ballot Measure 1 is the MATTER OF LITERACY AS A VOTING QUALI­ FICATION. KEEP A LITERATE ELECTORATE VOTE ''NO" ON MEASURE 1 Women's Legislative Council, P.O. Box 19353, Portland, Oregon 972Hl • 8 Official Voters' Pamphlet Measure No. 1 Eliminates Literacy Requirement: Lowers Voting Age Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon: Paragraph 1. Section 2, Article II, and section 6, Article VIII, Oregon Con­ stitution, are amended to read: Sec. 2. (1) Every citizen of the United States is entitled to vote in all elections not otherwise provided for by this Constitution if such citizen: (a) Is [!1]18 years of age or older; (b) Has resided in this state during the six months immediately preceding the election, except that provision may be made by law to permit a person who has resided in this state less than six months immediately preceding the elec­ tion, but who is otherwise qualified under this subsection, to vote in the election for candidates for nomination or election for President or Vice President of the United States or elector of President and Vice President of the United States; and (c) Is registered prior to the election in the manner provided by law.