SJR 30 shuts down petitions!
SJR 30 shuts down people's ability to use petitions to put measures on the ballot
Groups that voiced opposition to SJR 30:
Taxpayers Association of Oregon Cascade Policy Institute
Oregon Small Business Association Oregon Veterans Association
Lars Larson, Radio Host Oregon Capitol Watch
Oregon Citizen Lobby Hon. Jeff Kropf, (Ret.)
Oregon Independent Party Dean Suhr, Vote before Tolls PAC
Angelita Sanchez, City Councilor & a founder of Timber Unity,
Suzanne Gallagher, Parents' Rights in Education,
Matt Rowe, Chair, Libertarian Party of Oregon,
Senate Joint Resolution 30 makes it harder for you to put measures on the ballot by radically increasing signature requirements +25% for statutory and +33% for Constitutional changes.
SJR 30 also has a new scheme mandate that signatures must originate equally from 6 Oregon districts which only drives up costs and will void thousands of legitimate signatures because they're in a fabricated surplus location. Already, politicians have made it nearly impossible for ordinary citizens to put measures on the ballot, often requiring a million dollars. SJR 30 adds two new extreme burdens. This will effectively shut down petition efforts, except for the ultra-rich lobbyists and the politicians themselves. Citizens get censored.
You can read SJR 30 here:
You can submit online testimony here (click "submit testimony" tab on top)
Please call/email all 5 members of the Oregon Senate Rules Committee.
Tell them "VOTE NO on SJR 30!" - Don't make our petitions harder.
We can stop this bill in committee with your call
Be kind, courteous, polite when calling
Chair Senator Kayse Jama
503-986-1724
[email protected]
Senator Daniel Bonham
503-986-1726
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Senator Jeff Golden
503-986-1703
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Senator James Manning Jr.
503-986-1707
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Senator Kim Thatcher
503-986-1711
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Reminder: We ask that you call the Committee that the Bill has been assigned to. This Committee is taking public testimony and you can share your opinion by showing up to the hearing and submitting online testimony directly into the Capitol.
