Ballot Qualifications & Schedule
Date initiative language can be submitted: Anytime
Signatures are tied to vote of which office: Governor
Next Gubernatorial election: 2010
Votes cast for governor in last election: 1,375,995
Net number of signatures required: 8% of votes cast for Governor for a
constitutional amendment (110,358) and 6% for a statute (82,769)
Distribution requirement: None
Circulation Period: About two years
Do circulators have to be residents: No.
Date when signatures are due for certification: July 10
Signature verification process: Petitions are turned into the Secretary of
State’s office. The Secretary of State highlights a random sample and
sends them to the appropriate counties for verification.
Single–subject restriction: Oregon has a very strict single subject
requirement.
Legislative tampering: Legislature can repeal and amend initiative
statutes by simple majority.
Excerpted from the Initiative & Referendum Almanac by M. Dane Waters.