Oregon voters may soon be asked to require unanimous verdicts

The Register-Guard: Louisiana voters in November abolished a law allowing less-than-unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases — leaving Oregon as the only place in the United States that does not require unanimity.

State lawmakers, however, appear ready in the coming session to ask voters to bring Oregon in line with the other 49 states and the federal system. The soonest a ballot proposal could be considered in a statewide election is 2020.

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