Oregon: Lawsuit filed to challenge petition signature verification rules
Supporters of a ballot measure to take redistricting responsibilities away from the Legislature have sued the Oregon secretary of state, claiming that rules for checking petition signatures are too restrictive. One of the authors of the measure, Kevin Mannix, claims that signature-checking rules for the petition are far more restrictive than required by state law. The lawsuit alleges the rules adopted by Secretary of State Kate Brown deem signatures invalid if petition sheets aren’t properly filled out.