Laws governing ballot measures in Oregon
Citizens of Oregon may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. In Oregon, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum.
The Oregon State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred state statutes, advisory questions, constitutional revision questions, and legislatively referred constitutional convention questions. Referred constitutional revision questions require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote from each chamber during one legislative session, while constitutional amendments, statutes, and advisory questions require a simple majority vote. The Oregon Constitution is does not define how a referendum concerning a constitutional convention is to be put before the voters.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon
- Laws governing recall in Oregon
- Amending the Oregon Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Oregon
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Oregon
- Campaign finance requirements for Oregon ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
- Oregon House Bill 2082 (2007)
- Oregon Senate Bill 1015 (2010)
- Oregon Senate Bill 998 (2010)
- Oregon Senate Bill 145 (2013)
- Oregon Senate Bill 148 (2013)
- Oregon Senate Bill 154 (2013)
- Oregon Senate Bill 463 (2013)
- Oregon House Bill 2082
- Oregon House Bill 2005 (2009)
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
- Lemons v. Bradbury
- Prete v. Bradbury
- Armatta v. Kitzhaber
- Dale v. Keisling
- League of Oregon Cities v. Bradbury
- Pierce v. Society of Sisters
