Oregon Petition Signature Initiative (2012)

Not on Ballot

This measure was not put
on an election ballot

## Contents

* 1 Text of measure
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

An Oregon Petition Signature Initiative did not make the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment. The proposed measure would have prohibited election laws from excluding qualified voters' signatures on initiative or referendum petitions.[1]

## Text of measure[edit]

The official ballot title is:[1]

Amends Constitution: Prohibits election laws from excluding qualified voters' signatures on initiative/referendum petitions; creates enforceable right.

Result of "Yes" Vote: "Yes" vote prevents enforcement or enactment of many controls on initiative/referendum signature collection and verification. Allows private lawsuits to compel counting qualified voters' signatures.

Result of "No" Vote: "No" vote retains existing laws and regulations that control the initiative and referendum signature collection and verification process for determining if measure qualifies for ballot.

Summary: Amends constitution. Initiative and referendum petitions qualify for the ballot based on the number of qualified registered voters' signatures. Currently constitutional provisions, statutes, and administrative rules regulate signature collection, verification, and counting to prevent fraud, forgery, and improper signature-gathering. Measure prohibits excluding from the count a qualified voter's signature on an initiative/referendum petition, even if the signature was obtained in violation of election laws. Measure does not bar enactment of future laws to prevent forgery or fraud in petition circulation, but prohibits such laws from resulting in the exclusion of a qualified voter's signature. Provides any qualified voter who signed petition with right to sue, on behalf of self or any other qualified signing voter, to require counting qualified voters' signatures. Other provisions.

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Oregon signature requirements

In order to qualify for the ballot, supporters were required to collect a minimum of 116,283 valid signatures by July 6, 2012.

## See also[edit]

* Oregon 2012 ballot measures
* 2012 ballot measures

## External links[edit]

* Initiative 12 (status)
* Filed text
* Certified ballot text

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Initiative 12 ballot title," February 25, 2011

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