On the evening of July 10, U.S. District Court Judge Michael J. McShane granted ballot access relief for Oregon statewide initiatives. The order was issued orally and is not yet in writing. Oregon statewide initiatives this year needed almost 150,000 valid signatures by early July. The plaintiffs have collected 64,000 signatures. They want more time and a lower petition requirement. The judge said he will grant relief, but he wants the Secretary of State to propose some relief by Monday, July 13. See this story. The case is People Not Politicians v Clarno, 6:20cv-1053.

This is the third state inside the Ninth Circuit in which a U.S. District Court has granted ballot access relief to initiatives. The others are in Idaho and Nevada. The Nevada Secretary of State is not appealing, but the Idaho Secretary of State is appealing. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the news.