State constitution
Constitution of Oregon
Data from Oregon Legislature
Full article structure with condensed section text. Repealed/superseded sections are omitted (numbering gaps reflect repeals). The bonding sub-articles XI-A through XI-Q — each an almost identical authorization for the state to lend its credit for a specific purpose — are headlined as a single summary entry each. Article VII (Original) is summarized; the operative Article VII (Amended) is listed. Read the verbatim text at the source link.
Article I Bill of Rights
§ 1 Natural rights inherent in people
All power is inherent in the people, who have the right to alter, reform, or abolish their government whenever they deem it necessary.
§ 2 Freedom of worship
All persons have a natural right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences.
§ 3 Freedom of religious opinion
No law shall control the free exercise of religious opinion or interfere with the rights of conscience.
§ 4 No religious qualification for office
No religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office of trust or profit.
§ 5 No money appropriated for religion
No money shall be drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any religious or theological institution.
§ 6 No religious test for witnesses or jurors
No person shall be rendered incompetent as a witness or juror on account of their religious opinions.
§ 7 Manner of administering oath or affirmation
The mode of administering an oath or affirmation shall be most consistent with and binding upon the conscience of the person taking it.
§ 8 Freedom of speech and press
No law shall restrain the free expression of opinion or restrict the right to speak, write, or print freely, being responsible for abuse of that right.
§ 9 Unreasonable searches or seizures
The people are secure against unreasonable searches and seizures, and warrants require probable cause supported by oath describing the place and things.
§ 10 Administration of justice
Justice shall be administered openly and without delay, and every person shall have remedy by due course of law for injury to person, property, or reputation.
§ 11 Rights of accused in criminal prosecution
In criminal prosecutions the accused has the rights to a public trial by an impartial jury, to be informed of the charge, to confront witnesses, to compulsory process, and to counsel.
§ 12 Double jeopardy; compulsory self-incrimination
No person shall be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense or compelled to testify against themselves in a criminal prosecution.
§ 13 Treatment of arrested or confined persons
No person arrested or confined shall be treated with unnecessary rigor.
§ 14 Bailable offenses
Offenses are bailable by sufficient sureties except for specified serious crimes where proof is evident.
§ 15 Foundation principles of criminal law
Laws for the punishment of crime shall be founded on the principles of reformation and not of vindictive justice.
§ 17 Jury trial in civil cases
In all civil cases the right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate.
§ 18 Private property or services taken for public use
Private property shall not be taken for public use, nor personal services demanded, without just compensation.
§ 19 Imprisonment for debt
No person shall be imprisoned for debt except in cases of fraud or absconding debtors.
§ 20 Equality of privileges and immunities
No law shall grant to any citizen or class of citizens privileges or immunities not equally belonging to all citizens.
§ 22 Suspension of operation of laws
The operation of the laws shall never be suspended except by the authority of the legislative assembly.
§ 23 Habeas corpus
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless public safety requires it in rebellion or invasion.
§ 24 Treason
Treason against the state consists only in levying war against it or giving aid to its enemies, requiring two witnesses or confession in open court.
§ 25 Corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate
No conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate.
§ 27 Right to bear arms; military subordinate
The people have the right to bear arms for defense of themselves and the state, and the military is kept in strict subordination to the civil power.
§ 28 Quartering soldiers
No soldier shall in peacetime be quartered in any house without the owner's consent, nor in war except as prescribed by law.
§ 29 Titles of nobility; hereditary distinctions
No title of nobility shall be granted, nor any hereditary distinction or privilege.
§ 30 Emigration
No law shall prevent the free emigration of any person from the state.
§ 31 Rights of aliens; immigration
Addresses the property rights of resident aliens and the state's policy on immigration.
§ 32 Taxes and duties; uniformity of taxation
No tax shall be levied except by law, and all taxation shall be uniform on the same class of subjects within the taxing authority's territory.
§ 33 Enumeration of rights not exclusive
The enumeration of rights shall not impair or deny others retained by the people.
§ 35 Restrictions on rights of certain persons
Addresses restrictions on the rights of certain persons (as amended).
§ 36 Capital punishment
Provisions concerning capital punishment (historically abolished and later reinstated); the penalty for aggravated murder is governed by section 40.
§ 37 Penalty for murder in first degree
Governs the penalty for murder in the first degree.
§ 39 Sale of liquor by individual glass
Authorizes the sale of liquor by the individual glass under regulation.
§ 40 Penalty for aggravated murder
Authorizes the death penalty, or life imprisonment, for the crime of aggravated murder.
§ 41 Work and training for corrections inmates
Requires that adults in custody be actively engaged in work or on-the-job training.
§ 42 Rights of victims
Guarantees crime victims enumerated rights, including to be present at and heard in criminal proceedings and to reasonable protection.
§ 43 Rights of victims; restrictions on pretrial release
Provides additional victims' rights, including as to the pretrial release of the accused.
§ 44 Term of imprisonment to be fully served
Requires that a term of imprisonment imposed by a court be fully served, with limited exceptions.
§ 46 Prohibition on denial of rights on account of sex
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex.
§ 47 Right to affordable health care
Declares it the obligation of the state to ensure every resident access to cost-effective, medically appropriate, affordable health care.
Article II Suffrage and Elections
§ 1 Elections free
All elections shall be free and equal.
§ 2 Qualifications of electors
Every U.S. citizen who is eighteen and a resident is entitled to vote as provided by law.
§ 3 Rights of certain electors
Addresses the voting rights and disqualifications of certain persons.
§ 4 Residence
Provides that residence for voting is not gained or lost by presence for specified purposes.
§ 5 Soldiers, seamen and marines; residence; right to vote
Military and naval personnel do not gain or lose residence for voting by being stationed in the state.
§ 6 Right of suffrage for certain persons
Addresses the suffrage rights of certain persons.
§ 7 Bribery at elections
A person who gives or offers a bribe at an election forfeits the right to vote and hold office.
§ 9 Penalty for dueling
A person who fights a duel or sends a challenge is disqualified from holding office.
§ 10 Lucrative offices; holding other offices forbidden
A person holding a lucrative office may not hold another office at the same time, subject to exceptions.
§ 11 When collector of public moneys ineligible
A collector or holder of public money who has not accounted is ineligible for office.
§ 12 Temporary appointments to office
Provides for temporary appointments to fill vacancies.
§ 13 Privileges of electors
Electors are privileged from arrest while attending, going to, and returning from elections, except for serious crimes.
§ 14 Time of holding elections; assuming duties
Fixes the time of holding general elections and when officers assume their duties.
§ 14a Time of holding elections in incorporated cities and towns
Governs the time of elections in incorporated cities and towns.
§ 15 Method of voting in legislature
Prescribes the method of voting in the legislative assembly.
§ 16 Election by plurality; proportional representation
Elections are determined by a plurality, but the legislature may provide for proportional representation.
§ 17 Place of voting
Governs where electors vote.
§ 18 Recall
Every public officer is subject to recall by the electors of the district from which elected.
§ 22 Political campaign contribution limitations
Authorizes limits on political campaign contributions and requirements for disclosure.
§ 24 Death of candidate prior to election
Provides for the situation when a candidate dies prior to the election.
Article III Distribution of Powers
§ 1 Separation of powers
The powers of government are divided into legislative, executive, and judicial departments, none exercising the functions of another except as expressly provided.
§ 4 Senate confirmation of executive appointments
Provides for senate confirmation of specified executive appointments.
Article IV Legislative Branch
§ 1 Legislative power; initiative and referendum
The legislative power is vested in a legislative assembly, but the people reserve to themselves the powers of initiative and referendum.
§ 1b Payment for signatures
Prohibits paying or receiving payment based on the number of signatures obtained on an initiative or referendum petition.
§ 2 Number of Senators and Representatives
Fixes the number of senators and representatives.
§ 4 Term of office; classification of Senators
Sets the terms of legislators and the classification of senators.
§ 5 Census
Provides for the enumeration used in apportionment.
§ 6 Apportionment of Senators and Representatives
Provides for apportioning senators and representatives after each census, with a role for the Secretary of State and Supreme Court.
§ 7 Senatorial districts; subdistricts
Governs senatorial districts and senatorial and representative subdistricts.
§ 8a Applicability of qualification for legislative office
Addresses the qualifications for legislative office.
§ 10a Emergency sessions of the Legislative Assembly
Provides for emergency sessions of the legislative assembly.
§ 11 Legislative officers; rules; adjournments
Each house chooses its officers, determines its rules, and governs its adjournments.
§ 12 Quorum; failure to organize
A majority of each house constitutes a quorum, and a smaller number may compel attendance.
§ 13 Journal; yeas and nays
Each house keeps a journal, and the yeas and nays are entered at the desire of members.
§ 14 Deliberations to be open
The deliberations of each house and its committees shall be open.
§ 15 Punishment and expulsion of members
Each house may punish its members for disorderly conduct and, by a two-thirds vote, expel a member.
§ 16 Punishment of nonmembers
Each house may punish nonmembers for contempt or disorderly behavior.
§ 17 General powers of Legislative Assembly
Grants the legislative assembly general powers not otherwise limited by the constitution.
§ 18 Where bills to originate
Bills may originate in either house, but revenue bills originate in the house.
§ 19 Reading of bills; vote on final passage
Every bill is read on separate days and the vote on final passage is entered on the journal.
§ 20 Subject and title of Act
Every act shall embrace one subject expressed in its title.
§ 21 Acts to be plainly worded
Acts shall be plainly worded, avoiding technical terms as far as practicable.
§ 22 Mode of revision and amendment
No act shall be revised or amended by reference to its title only; the revised section is set out in full.
§ 23 Certain local and special laws prohibited
The legislative assembly shall not pass special or local laws in enumerated cases.
§ 24 Suit against state
Provides for the manner in which suits may be brought against the state.
§ 26 Protest by member
Any member may protest against a legislative act and have the protest entered on the journal.
§ 27 All statutes public laws; exceptions
Every statute is a public law unless otherwise declared.
§ 28 When Act takes effect
No act takes effect until ninety days after adjournment unless an emergency is declared.
§ 29 Compensation of members
Legislators receive the compensation provided by law.
§ 30 Members not eligible to other offices
A legislator may not be appointed to a civil office created or whose pay was increased during their term.
§ 31 Oath of members
Members take an oath to support the constitutions and faithfully discharge their duties.
§ 32 Income tax defined by federal law; review required
Provides that income-tax laws may adopt federal definitions and requires periodic review.
§ 34 Impeachment of statewide elected officials
Authorizes the legislative assembly to impeach statewide elected executive officials for malfeasance or corruption.
Article V Executive Branch
§ 1 Governor as chief executive; term; eligibility
The chief executive power is vested in a governor elected for a four-year term and limited in the number of terms served.
§ 2 Qualifications of Governor
Sets the age, citizenship, and residency qualifications for governor.
§ 3 Who not eligible
Specifies who is not eligible to be governor.
§ 4 Election of Governor
Provides for the election of the governor and resolution of ties.
§ 6 Contested elections
Provides for determining contested elections for governor.
§ 7 Term of office
Fixes the commencement of the governor's term.
§ 8 Vacancy in office of Governor
Provides the order of succession upon a vacancy in the office of governor.
§ 8a Vacancy in office of Governor (further provisions)
Provides further rules for filling a vacancy in the office of governor.
§ 9 Governor as commander in chief
The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces.
§ 10 Governor to see laws executed
The governor shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed.
§ 11 Recommendations to legislature
The governor informs the legislature of the state's condition and recommends measures.
§ 12 Governor may convene legislature
The governor may on extraordinary occasions convene the legislative assembly.
§ 13 Transaction of governmental business
The governor may require information from executive officers on their duties.
§ 15a Single item and emergency clause veto
The governor may veto single items in an appropriation bill and the emergency clause of a bill.
§ 16 Governor to fill vacancies by appointment
The governor fills vacancies in office by appointment where not otherwise provided.
§ 17 Writs of election to fill legislative vacancies
The governor issues writs of election to fill vacancies in the legislative assembly.
§ 18 Commissions
Commissions are issued in the name of the state and signed by the governor.
Article VI Administrative Department
§ 1 Secretary of State and State Treasurer; election; term
Provides for the election, term, and eligibility of the Secretary of State and the State Treasurer.
§ 2 Duties of Secretary of State
Sets the duties of the Secretary of State as auditor of public accounts and keeper of records.
§ 3 Seal of state
Provides for the seal of the state.
§ 4 Powers and duties of Treasurer
Sets the powers and duties of the State Treasurer.
§ 5 Offices and records of executive officers
Requires executive officers to keep their offices and records at the seat of government.
§ 7 Other officers
Provides for other officers whose selection is not otherwise addressed.
§ 9 Vacancies in county and city offices
Provides for filling vacancies in county, township, precinct, and city offices.
§ 9a County manager form of government
Authorizes a county manager form of government.
§ 10 County home rule under county charter
Authorizes counties to adopt home-rule charters and exercise the powers granted thereunder.
Article VII (Amended) Judicial Branch (Amended)
§ 1 Courts; election of judges; term; compensation
The judicial power is vested in a supreme court and such other courts as the legislature creates, with judges elected and their compensation set by law.
§ 1a Retirement of judges; recall to temporary service
Provides for the retirement of judges and their recall to temporary active service.
§ 2a Temporary appointment and assignment of judges
Provides for the temporary appointment and assignment of judges.
§ 4 Supreme Court; terms; statements of decisions
Governs the terms of the supreme court and requires written statements of its decisions.
§ 5 Juries; indictment; information; civil verdicts
Governs grand juries, charging by indictment or information, and jury verdicts, including in civil cases.
§ 6 Incompetency or malfeasance of public officer
Provides for addressing the incompetency or malfeasance of a public officer.
§ 7 Oath of office of Judges of Supreme Court
Prescribes the oath of office for supreme court judges.
§ 8 Removal, suspension or censure of judges
Provides for the removal, suspension, or censure of judges for misconduct or disability.
§ 9 Juries of less than 12 jurors
Authorizes juries of fewer than twelve in courts other than the supreme and circuit courts.
Article VII (Original) Judicial Branch (Original)
§ 1-21 Original judiciary provisions (superseded)
The original 1857 judiciary article — vesting judicial power in the supreme, circuit, and county courts and providing their jurisdiction, terms, and officers. Largely supplanted by Article VII (Amended); the surviving provisions have the status of statutes and are subject to legislative change.
Article VIII Education and School Lands
§ 1 Superintendent of Public Instruction
Provides for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
§ 2 Common School Fund
Establishes the Common School Fund from land grants and other sources.
§ 3 System of common schools
The legislative assembly shall provide by law for a uniform and general system of common schools.
§ 4 Distribution of school fund income
Governs the distribution of the income of the Common School Fund.
§ 5 State Land Board; land management
Establishes the State Land Board to manage the lands under its jurisdiction for the benefit of the people.
§ 6 Qualifications of electors at school elections
Sets the qualifications of electors at school elections.
§ 7 Prohibition of sale of unprocessed state timber
Prohibits the sale of state timber for export unless processed in Oregon.
§ 8 Adequate and equitable funding
Requires the legislature to appropriate funds sufficient to meet quality goals for public education, or to publish its reasons for not doing so.
Article IX Finance
§ 1a Poll or head tax prohibited; emergency in tax laws
Prohibits poll or head taxes and bars declaring an emergency in any act regulating taxation.
§ 1c Financing redevelopment and urban renewal
Authorizes financing for redevelopment and urban renewal projects.
§ 3 Laws imposing taxes; gasoline and motor vehicle taxes
Requires that tax laws state their purpose and dedicates gasoline and motor-vehicle taxes to roads.
§ 3b Rate of levy on oil or natural gas
Governs the rate of tax levied on oil or natural gas, with an exception.
§ 4 Appropriation necessary for withdrawal from treasury
No money is withdrawn from the treasury except on an appropriation made by law.
§ 5 Publication of accounts
Requires periodic publication of the receipts and expenditures of public money.
§ 6 Deficiency of funds; tax levy to pay
Requires a tax levy to pay any deficiency in state funds.
§ 7 Appropriation laws limited to one subject
Appropriation laws shall not contain provisions on other subjects.
§ 8 Stationery for use of state
Governs the furnishing of stationery for state use.
§ 9 Taxation of certain benefits prohibited
Prohibits the taxation of certain benefits.
§ 10 Retirement plan contributions by employees
Governs contributions by governmental employees to their retirement plans.
§ 11 Retirement plan rate-of-return guarantee prohibited
Prohibits guaranteeing a rate of return on public retirement plan contributions by contract.
§ 12 Retirement not increased by unused sick leave
Prohibits increasing retirement benefits based on unused sick leave.
§ 13 Retirement plan restriction severability
Provides for the severability of the retirement-plan restrictions.
Article X The Militia
§ 1 State militia
Defines the composition of the state militia.
§ 2 Persons exempt
Specifies persons exempt from militia duty.
§ 3 Officers
Provides for the officers of the militia.
§ 4 Staff officers; commissions
Provides for staff officers and their commissions.
§ 5 Legislature to make regulations for militia
Directs the legislature to make regulations for organizing and disciplining the militia.
§ 6 Continuity of government in event of enemy attack
Authorizes measures for the continuity of government in the event of enemy attack.
Article X-A Catastrophic Disasters
§ 1-5 Catastrophic disaster powers
Authorizes the Governor to declare a catastrophic disaster and, upon that declaration, grants the legislative assembly expanded emergency powers — to convene at an alternate site, spend from any fund, and take other measures — subject to stated procedural limits and duration.
Article XI Corporations and Internal Improvements
§ 1 Prohibition of state banks
The state shall not create or own a bank or lend its credit to any banking company.
§ 2 Merger of municipalities; county-city consolidation
Provides for the merger of adjoining municipalities and county-city consolidation, and guarantees municipal home rule for cities and towns.
§ 3 Liability of stockholders
Governs the liability of corporate stockholders.
§ 4 Compensation for property taken by corporation
Corporations taking private property must make just compensation.
§ 5 Restriction of municipal powers in acts of incorporation
Restricts acts of incorporation that limit municipal powers.
§ 8 State not to assume debts of counties or towns
The state shall not assume the debts of any county, town, or other corporation, with limited exceptions.
§ 9 Limitations on aid to corporations
Limits the power of a county or city to lend credit to or aid corporations.
§ 10 County debt limitation
Limits the debt a county may incur.
§ 11 Property tax and indebtedness limitation
Establishes property-tax limitations, assessment rules, and categories that cap taxes on real property.
§ 11b Property tax categories; limitation; exceptions
Divides property taxes into categories and limits each per unit of value, with exceptions for bonded indebtedness.
§ 12 People's utility districts
Authorizes the formation of people's utility districts.
§ 14 Metropolitan service district charter
Authorizes a home-rule charter for a metropolitan service district.
§ 15 Funding of programs imposed on local governments
Requires the state to fund the programs it imposes on local governments, with exceptions.
Article XI-A Farm and Home Loans to Veterans
§ 1-6 Veterans' farm and home loan bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds to make farm and home loans to veterans, with provisions for eligibility, revenue sources, tax levy, and refunding bonds.
Article XI-D State Power Development
§ 1-4 State power development
Authorizes the state to develop water power and electric energy, enumerates its powers, and provides for implementing and construing the article.
Article XI-E State Reforestation
§ 1 State reforestation bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for reforestation, within a stated debt limit.
Article XI-F(1) Higher Education Building Projects
§ 1-5 Higher education building bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for higher-education building projects, subject to an indebtedness limit, revenue sources, and implementing legislation.
Article XI-F(2) Veterans' Bonus
§ 1-9 Veterans' bonus bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds to pay a bonus to veterans, defining eligibility, bonus amounts, survivor distribution, and administration.
Article XI-G Higher Education Institutions and Community Colleges
§ 1-3 Higher education and community college bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for higher-education institutions and community colleges, with revenue sources and bond provisions.
Article XI-H Pollution Control
§ 1-6 Pollution control bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for pollution-control facilities, allows public bodies to receive funds, and provides revenue sources and implementing legislation.
Article XI-I(1) Water Development Projects
§ 1-5 Water development bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for water development projects, with revenue sources, refunding bonds, and implementing legislation.
Article XI-I(2) Multifamily Housing for Elderly and Disabled
§ 1-4 Multifamily housing bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for multifamily housing for the elderly and disabled, with revenue sources and implementing legislation.
Article XI-J Small Scale Local Energy Loans
§ 1-5 Small-scale local energy bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for small-scale local energy projects, with bond and refunding provisions, revenue sources, and implementing legislation.
Article XI-K Guarantee of Bonded Indebtedness of Education Districts
§ 1-6 Education district bond guarantee
Authorizes the state to lend its credit to guarantee the bonded indebtedness of education districts, with repayment, revenue, and bond provisions.
Article XI-L Oregon Health and Science University
§ 1-5 OHSU bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for the Oregon Health and Science University, with sources of repayment, refunding bonds, and implementing legislation.
Article XI-M Seismic Rehabilitation of Public Education Buildings
§ 1-5 Public education seismic bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for the seismic rehabilitation of public-education buildings, with repayment sources, refunding bonds, and implementing legislation.
Article XI-N Seismic Rehabilitation of Emergency Services Buildings
§ 1-5 Emergency services seismic bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for the seismic rehabilitation of emergency-services buildings, with repayment sources, refunding bonds, and implementing legislation.
Article XI-O Pension Liabilities
§ 1-4 Pension liability bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds to finance its pension liabilities, with refunding obligations and implementing legislation.
Article XI-P School District Capital Costs
§ 1-7 School district capital cost bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue bonds for school-district capital costs, establishes a matching fund, defines capital costs, and provides implementing legislation.
Article XI-Q Real or Personal Property Owned or Operated by State
§ 1-4 State property bonding
Authorizes the state to lend its credit and issue general-obligation bonds for real or personal property owned or operated by the state, subject to an indebtedness limit and implementing legislation.
Article XII State Printing
§ 1 State printing; State Printer
Provides for state printing and the office of State Printer.
Article XIII Salaries
§ 1 Salaries or other compensation of state officers
Governs the salaries or other compensation of state officers.
Article XIV Seat of Government
§ 1 Seat of government
Fixes the seat of government of the state.
§ 2 Erection of state house prior to 1865
Addressed the erection of the state house (transitional).
§ 3 Location and use of state institutions
Governs the location and use of state institutions.
Article XV Miscellaneous
§ 1 Officers to hold over
Officers hold over until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified.
§ 2 Tenure of office; maximum tenure
Governs the tenure of office and its maximum duration.
§ 3 Oaths of office
Prescribes the oaths of office for public officers.
§ 4 Lottery
Authorizes a state lottery and dedicates its net proceeds to specified public purposes.
§ 4a Lottery proceeds for parks and recreation
Dedicates a portion of state lottery net proceeds to parks and recreation areas.
§ 4b Lottery proceeds for salmon and watersheds
Dedicates a portion of state lottery net proceeds to restoring salmon and protecting watersheds.
§ 4c Audit of agency receiving lottery proceeds
Requires an audit of any agency receiving certain lottery net proceeds.
§ 4f Lottery revenues for veterans
Dedicates a percentage of lottery revenues to the benefit of veterans.
§ 5a Policy regarding marriage
Contains a provision regarding marriage (superseded by federal constitutional law).
§ 6 Minimum area and population of counties
Sets the minimum area and population required to form a county.
§ 9 When elective office becomes vacant
Specifies when an elective office becomes vacant.
§ 10 Oregon Property Protection Act of 2000
Governs civil forfeiture of property connected with crimes.
§ 11 Home Care Commission
Establishes the Home Care Commission to ensure quality home-care services.
Article XVI Boundaries
§ 1 State boundaries
Describes the boundaries of the state of Oregon.
Article XVII Amendments and Revisions
§ 1 Method of amending Constitution
Amendments may be proposed in the legislative assembly and, if agreed to, submitted to and adopted by the people.
§ 2 Method of revising Constitution
Provides for the revision of the constitution, including by convention.
Article XVIII Schedule (transitional)
§ 1-11 Statehood transition provisions
Transitional provisions for the adoption of the constitution and the organization of the state — the ratification election, apportionment for the first legislature, continuation of former laws and officers, saving of existing rights and liabilities, and the initial judicial districts. Largely spent.
Full, verbatim text at Oregon Legislature