Removed the exception, 2022
Oregon.
Measure 112 (Senate Joint Resolution 10), November 8, 2022. Oregon is in the enforcement phase.
Documents gathered and read September 28, 2026. Tracker entry · Where we stand
The constitution today Source text
Oregon Constitution, Article I, Section 34.
(1) There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in this state. (2) Upon conviction of a crime, an Oregon court or a probation or parole agency may order the convicted person to engage in education, counseling, treatment, community service or other alternatives to incarceration, as part of sentencing for the crime, in accordance with programs that have been in place historically or that may be developed in the future, to provide accountability, reformation, protection of society or rehabilitation.
The measure Source text
Measure 112 (Senate Joint Resolution 10), November 8, 2022.
Source: Enrolled Senate Joint Resolution 10, 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly.
What changed in the text Source text
Before and after.
Before the amendment.
There shall be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude in the State, otherwise than as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.
Read from: Enrolled Senate Joint Resolution 10, 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly.
Enforcement
After the vote.
The Research Library holds no ruling under this text yet.
Documents
The record, to download.
- Enrolled Senate Joint Resolution 10, the text referred to the voters (PDF)
- Enrolled Senate Joint Resolution 10, 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly, official copy
- The ballot title and the arguments printed in the voters' pamphlet have not yet been gathered. The Secretary of State's pamphlet links did not return the file.
- The certified results have not yet been gathered from an official copy.
Cite this page. Abolish Slavery National Network, “Oregon: The Punishment Exception, Removed,” https://abolishslavery.us/state-or.html.