June 2009

  • Citizens' Initiative Review bill signed by Governor!
    Tyrone Reitman
    June 29, 2009 4:42
      For Immediate Release A Win for Oregon Voters: How Everyday Citizens are being Re-Engaged in the Initiative Process Salem - On June 26th, 2009, Governor Kulongoski signed HB 2895, which allows statements, from a Citizens' Initiative Review panel to be printed in the 2010 Voter's Pamphlet. This encourages public participation and gives voters another perspective to draw upon when casting their ballot. The Citizens' Initiative Review will engage a representative panel of 24 Oregonians in a public review of a statewide measure on the ballot. Registered voters are selected randomly from across the state to participate in the panel. They will come together and spend several days hearing balanced testimony, asking questions and deliberating on the pros and cons of the initiative. The panelists then develop a "citizens' statement" that is published as a prominent new page in the Oregon voters' pamphlet.
  • Citizens' Initiative Review Bill Passes the Senate!
    J Bombardier
    June 17, 2009 4:57
    Yesterday, June 16th, HB 2895A passed the Oregon State Senate by a vote of 23-7! Great thanks and congratulations are in order for Sen. Rick Metsger, who carried the Bill on the Senate floor and had this to say about the successful legislation:
  • CIR BILL IS GOING TO THE SENATE!
    Elliot Shuford
    June 5, 2009 10:32
    Yesterday, with some great testimony from Representative Harker and Kappy Eaton of the League of Women Voters, HB 2895A passed out of the Senate Rules Committee and now heads to the Senate floor. Following the vote, Tyrone and I had a conversation about our early work in the Legislature.
  • Citizens' Initiative Review in Senate Rules- TODAY!
    Elliot Shuford
    June 4, 2009 12:36
    With a one-hour notice in effect for Senate Committee meetings, things can happen very fast. As it stands, at 3pm today, HB 2895A will be heard in the Senate Rules Committee. We're hoping the bill will get a work session and passed out to the full Senate Chamber today as well. Onward...