On July 13, U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane put the ballot access relief for Oregon statewide initiatives into a written order. He had already ruled orally that he would grant such relief, but his 14-page order explains his reasoning and gives details. The order says the Secretary of State can put the initiative on the ballot. Or, the Secretary of State can cut the number of signatures by 50% and extend the deadline to August 17.
Here is the order in People Not Politicians v Clarno, 6:20cv-1053. UPDATE: the Secretary of State will appeal to the Ninth circuit. Thanks to Dan Meek for that news.
The judge actually cut the number of signatures required by 60% (to 58,789) and extended the deadline by 46 days. In the alternative, the Secretary of State can accept the signatures already submitted. The chief petitioners have about 64,000 raw signatures. At a high 85% validity rate, that would yield 54,400 valid signatures. The Oregon Constitution’s requirement for a measure proposing a constitutional amendment is now 149,360.
https://www.peoplenotpoliticiansoregon.com/sign-the-petition/
Another Gerrymander Commission SCHEME by RED Donkey communists as in CA and MI —
1/2 or less votes x 1/2 G Comm rigged dists = 1/4 or less CONTROL
with much much much worse primary extremist math.
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NOOOO G Comms
PR and AppV
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