Oregon Ballot Measure 1 (2008)
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Oregon Ballot Measure 1 is a citizen initiative filed by chief petitioners Bill Sizemore and Timothy R. Trickey in 2006. The goal of the initiative is to create a new Oregon state statute (not a constitutional amendment) limiting the grounds for the rejection of signatures on initiative, referendum, and recall petitions, as well as modifying the procedures for the verification of those procedures.
A "yes" vote on the measure would prohibit the use of statistical sampling procedures in signature verification. This means that the Secretary of State would be required to examine every petition signature, rather than using random sampling.
Oregon Ballot Measure 1 is one of 29 initiatives filed by Sizemore for the 2008 ballot. As of October 2007, Sizemore's website includes Ballot Measure 1 as one that he is actively pursuing.[1]
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History of the initiative
Sizemore and Trickey filed the wording for the initiative with the Oregon Secretary of State on February 16, 2006. Although the wording was filed in 2006, the intent of the measure's sponsors is to collect signatures to qualify the measure for the November 4, 2008 ballot.
Oregon Ballot Measure 1 has not yet been approved for circulation. Its proponents have indicated that they may pay petitioners.
Signature requirements
In order to qualify for the ballot, 82,769 valid signatures must be turned into the Secretary of State's office.
Status
This initiative was withdrawn
See also
- Oregon 2008 ballot measures
- Campaign finance requirements for Oregon ballot measures
- Oregon Initiative and Referendum Law
- Oregon signature requirements
- Petition drive deadlines in 2008
- List of Oregon ballot measures
