News regarding Oregon initiative petitions
(Beginning April 2022)
Portland, OR – After Friday's delayed decision by the Oregon Supreme Court on IP 34's ballot title, People Not Politicians announced today that they will soon file another initiative for the November 2024 ballot to reform Oregon’s dysfunctional and partisan redistricting process and replace it with an independent citizens’ commission for fair representation.
Currently, Oregon legislators gerrymander voting districts to re-elect incumbents in safe districts, thereby reducing political competition. This results in incumbents who are unaccountable to voters, which in turn lowers voter turnout. The Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave Oregon’s congressional map an F grade for its lack of competitive races
The Oregonian/OregonLive, April 29, 2020
Hillary Borrud
Oregon Supreme Court deals setback to campaign for independent redistricting commission
Hillary Borrud
Oregon Supreme Court deals setback to campaign for independent redistricting commission
Oregonians are less likely to get a chance this year to vote on whether to overhaul the way the state redraws political districts, after the Oregon Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the ballot title was insufficient and sent it back to Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum for a rewrite.
That procedural delay will likely mean proponents won’t have enough time once the ballot language is final to gather the signatures needed to get it on the ballot by the early July deadline.
The Oregonian/Oregonian Live, April 17, 2022
By Betsy Hammond | The Oregonian/OregonLive and Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/OregonLive and Kristine de Leon | The Oregonian/OregonLive and Mark Friesen | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Booze, sex and lawmaker walkouts: See which potential Oregon ballot measures are drawing megabucks
By Betsy Hammond | The Oregonian/OregonLive and Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/OregonLive and Kristine de Leon | The Oregonian/OregonLive and Mark Friesen | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Booze, sex and lawmaker walkouts: See which potential Oregon ballot measures are drawing megabucks
To date, ballot measure backers have amassed $2.4 million and spent more than half of it, according to state campaign finance disclosures.
And more than 90% of the money is concentrated on just three concepts: punish lawmakers who walk out on the job, allow grocery stores to sell liquor, and legalize the selling and buying of sex and sex-related services.
