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Initiative Petition 70 Qualifies

Published on July 28, 2010 in Ballot Initiatives and Elections. 0 Comments

Over at our Election Division’s twitter feed, it has been confirmed that Initiative Petition 70 relating to lottery funding for water, parks, and wildlife has qualified for the November 2, 2010 ballot.

The petition required 110,358 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. Of the 167,258 signatures accepted for verification, the Elections Division determined that 67.69 percent, or 113,218, were valid.

With today’s news, all six proposed Initiative Petitions submitted for the November election have completed the signature verification process. Joining IP 70 on the ballot will be IP 13, IP 28 and IP 77. Each of these will receive a measure number sometime next month.

For the most up to date elections news, please follow Oregon’s Elections Division on twitter @oregonelections and be sure to visit http://www.oregonvotes.org.

Initiative Petitions 13 and 28 Qualify for Nov. 2 Ballot

Published on July 16, 2010 in Ballot Initiatives and Elections. 0 Comments

Today, our elections division announced over their new twitter feed (@oregonelections) that Initiative Petitions 13 and 28 have qualified for the November, 2010 ballot.

Initiative Petition 13, which imposes mandatory minimum sentences for certain major felony sex crimes and driving under the influence convictions, received 93,223 valid signatures.

The other ballot, Initiative Petition 28, which establishes a medical marijuana supply system in addition to assistance and research programs and the limited selling of marijuana, qualified with 85,848 valid signatures.

Our Elections Division has until Aug. 1 to determine which initiative petitions qualify for the ballot. Once that process is complete, each qualified petition will be assigned a measure number in the order in which the completed petitions were submitted for signature verification. Numbering will start with Measure 70, which will be assigned to one of the three referrals sent to the Nov. 2 ballot by the Oregon Legislature. The initiated measure numbers will begin this year with 73.

The results of all initiative petition signature verifications for the 2010 election will become final on Aug. 1, the constitutional deadline to complete signature verification. Until then, any legal challenges or amended verification reports could alter the final numbers.

For all your up-to-date elections information, please check out our elections division’s Twitter feed at http://www.twitter.com/oregonelections

You’ll get insider looks into the initiative petition signature verification process, hear about upcoming events and deadlines and be able to ask elections staff your questions.

An Initiative Signature Round-Up

Published on July 2, 2010 in Ballot Initiatives and Elections. 0 Comments Tags: .

The final signatures were submitted around 4:30pm today.

The deadline for submitting ballot initiative signatures has come and gone and we have a short round-up of some of the numbers. Today, six citizen initiatives attempting to get on the Nov. 2, 2010 general election ballot submitted final signatures for verification to our Elections Division.

The Elections Division now has until Aug. 1 to determine whether the initiatives qualify for the ballot. Each submission will undergo a statistical sample to establish the number of valid signatures contained within each petition.

Once an initiative petition qualifies for the ballot, the Elections Division assigns a measure number in the order in which the completed petitions were submitted. The numbering will start this year with Measure 70, which will be assigned to one of the three referrals sent to the Nov. 2 ballot by the Oregon Legislature. The initiated measure numbers will begin with 73. Ballot measure numbers are no longer repeated.

The six proposed initiatives are:

Initiative Petition 13

Ballot Title Caption: Imposes mandatory minimum sentences for certain major felony sex crimes and driving under the influence convictions.

Needs: A statutory change requires 82,769 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Status: Of the 94,870 signatures accepted for early verification in May, 70.32 percent, or 66,716, were valid. By Friday, chief petitioners had submitted sheets purported to have 46,471 additional raw signatures.

Initiative Petition 28

Ballot Title Caption: Establishes medical marijuana supply system and assistance and research programs; allows limited selling of marijuana.

Needs: A statutory change requires 82,769 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Status: Of 109,843 signatures accepted for early verification in May, 67.86 percent, or 74,537, were valid. By Friday, chief petitioners had submitted sheets purported to have 22,390 additional raw signatures.

Initiative Petition 50

Ballot Title Caption: Amends Constitution: Transfers legislative redistricting responsibility following census from legislature to new appointed commission of retired judges.

Needs: A constitutional amendment needs 110,358 valid signatures to reach the ballot.

Status: Chief petitioners submitted sheets purported to have 125,948 raw signatures.

Initiative Petition 70

Ballot Title Caption: Amends Constitution: Modifies, indefinitely renews dedication of 15 percent of lottery proceeds to parks and natural resources.

Needs: A constitutional amendment needs 110,358 valid signatures to reach the ballot.

Status: Chief petitioners submitted sheets purported to have 192,678 raw signatures.

Initiative Petition 76

Ballot Title Caption: Amends Constitution: Creates exception to casino ban; legislature must allow one private casino if authorized by initiative.

Needs: A constitutional amendment needs 110,358 valid signatures to reach the ballot.

Status: Chief petitioners submitted sheets purported to have 176,566 raw signatures.

Initiative Petition 77

Ballot Title Caption: Authorizes Multnomah County casino; casino to contribute monthly revenue percentage to state for specified purposes.

Needs: A statutory change requires 82,769 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Status: Chief petitioners submitted sheets purported to have 136,938 raw signatures.

In addition to the ballot measures, there are the three measures, which were referred to the statewide ballot by the Oregon Legislature. Their numbers will be assigned once after completion of the signature verification process for the citizen initiatives.

Referral of  HJR 7

Ballot Title Caption: Constitution: Expands availability of home ownership loans for Oregon veterans through Oregon War Veterans’ Fund.

Referral of  SJR 41

Ballot Title Caption: Amends Constitution: Requires legislature to meet annually; limits length of legislative sessions; provides exceptions.

Referral of  SJR 48

Ballot Title Caption: Amends Constitution: Authorizes lowest-cost borrowing for state’s real and personal property projects.

Initiative Signature Deadline – Live Tweets!

Published on July 2, 2010 in Elections. 0 Comments

Today is the final day for petitioners of ballot initiatives to turn in signatures in order to qualify for the November ballot. We will be live tweeting as signatures come in.


(Unofficial) Results Are In!

Published on June 8, 2010 in Elections. 0 Comments

Monday was the deadline for the counties to certify their election results to the state. As of around a quarter after 8:00am this morning, all of the results from the 2010 Primary Election are now up on Oregonvotes.org for you to check out.

Now that we’ve received the counties’ certifications, our State elections staff has until Thursday, June 17 at 5 pm, or 30 days after the election, to certify the results. As it is rare but not unheard of that a number changes before state certification, the numbers received from the counties on Monday will almost certainly be the final, official results. This ten-day state certification period allows the state time to compile the official state results out of 36 separate elections. We check the math and collate races that cross county lines, such as congressional districts, legislative districts and special service districts. We take special care to make sure the results are beyond reproach.

The deadline for requesting a recount is five days after the certification deadline, or in the case of the 2010 primary, Tuesday, June 22 at 5pm. A partial recount may be followed up by a request for a full recount no later than 10 days after that.

Election Night Tweets

Published on May 18, 2010 in Elections and Social Media. 0 Comments Tags: .

When we get new results, you get new results thanks to our twitter feed!

Just check the below feed after 8:00pm and get linked up with all the newest data.

Too Late To Mail. Get To A Drop Box!

Published on May 18, 2010 in Elections. 0 Comments

Today is Election Day!

Do you still have your ballot at home or maybe in your car?

That’s just fine, but please be advised that it is too late to mail your ballot in at this point. All ballots must be dropped off at a certified ballot drop-off site.

If you’re unclear where to find the closes drop off site to where you are, head on over to our Ballot Drop Box Locator right now! You can find a drop box and even get some driving, biking or walking directions while you’re at it.

All ballots must be in by 8 p.m. tonight.

For more information on this and all elections, check out Oregonvotes.org.

Vote By Mail Tour Pictures

Published on May 13, 2010 in Elections, Road Trips, Secretary Brown and Social Media. 0 Comments Tags: .

The Vote By Mail tour is wrapping up and there is lots to talk about. But before we get our thoughts up on this blog, I wanted to share some pictures from the tour.

Enjoy!

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Oregonvotes.org – Frequently Asked Questions

Published on May 6, 2010 in Elections and HAVA. 0 Comments

Do you have more detailed questions about your ballot ahead of the May primary election? Oregonvotes.org can help! Here is the final TV spot being shown throughout the State.

Oregonvotes.org Spot – Ballot Help

Published on May 6, 2010 in Elections and HAVA. 0 Comments

Another helpful TV Spot, currently playing throughout the State of Oregon. If you are having any issues or need to know what to do with your ballot, please give our Elections Division a call at 503-986-1518 or head over to http://www.oregonvotes.org. There you can find information on where to drop off your ballot and what to do if your ballot is lost or damaged.