OR Measure 54: Removes 21-Year-Old Voting Requirement

OR Measure 54: AMENDS CONSTITUTION: STANDARDIZES VOTING ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS WITH OTHER STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS OR Elections: SUMMARY: Amends Oregon Constitution. The Oregon Constitution requires voters in school district elections to be 21 years of age and residents in the school district for six months. It also requires voters to pass a literacy test to vote in school district elections. This measure would eliminate these school district voter eligibility requirements because they are unenforceable under the United States Constitution and federal law. Voters in school district elections would still have to satisfy all other voter eligibility requirements for local, state and federal elections in Oregon. This measure would “clean up” the Oregon Constitution by deleting outdated and unenforceable language.
[X] Yes	“Yes” vote deletes unenforceable provisions relating to voter eligibility; deletion would have no substantive effect. "Yes": • WWeek • Portland Mercury • The Oregonian • Portland Tribune • League of Women Voters • Ecumenical Ministries (pdf) • Jack Bogdanski • OR "Family" Council • Victoria Taft
[_] No	“No” vote retains unenforceable provisions that require citizens to be 21 years of age to vote in school board elections.
Neutral	• OR AFSCME • Basic Rights OR

MY FIRST IMPRESSION: Not sure why the state felt the need to clutter the general election ballot with this housingkeeping measure.