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Initiatives and Referendums
Citizens have the direct ability to create new legislation or approve or reject legislation that has been enacted. These two petition processes are the initiative and referendum petition process. The requirements for the processes are contained in State and local laws.
Initiative Process
The initiative process gives direct legislative power to the voters to enact new laws, change existing laws or amend the Oregon Constitution.
Any person, acting individually or on behalf of an organization, may become a chief petitioner of an initiative petition. The chief petitioners are the individuals who sponsor the initiative. An initiative may have up to three chief petitioners.
A prospective initiative petition consists of the text of a proposed city charter or ordinance, or an amendment to an existing city charter or ordinance, as well as the required forms that must be completed before filing the prospective initiative petition with the city elections official.
City charter or ordinance requirements may supersede certain state statutes, except for the ballot title format and the statement of measures filed under ORS 254.095, 254.103 and 255.085.
For detailed information on how to file an initiative petition, refer to the Secretary of State's County, City and District Initiative and Referendum Manual.
Referendum Process
The referendum process allows voters to approve or reject legislation adopted by the governing body.
Any person, acting individually or on behalf of an organization, may become the chief petitioner, the sponsor of the referendum. A referendum may have up to three chief petitioners.
A prospective referendum petition consists of the text of the ordinance or other legislative enactment adopted by the city governing body, as well as the required forms that must be completed before filing the prospective petition with the city elections official.
A referendum petition may be filed on an entire or a part of an ordinance or other legislative enactment.
City charter or ordinance requirements may supersede certain state statutes, except for the ballot title format and the statement of measures filed under ORS 254.095, 254.103 and 255.085.
For detailed information on how to file an initiative petition, refer to the Secretary of State's County, City and District Initiative and Referendum Manual.
Current petitions circulating:
None in Circulation
