Oregon Changes to Public Employees Retirement System Initiative (2020)
| Oregon Changes to Public Employees Retirement System Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Pension | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Oregon Changes to Public Employees Retirement System Initiative did not appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020.
The measure would have made changes to Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Multiple versions were filed: #19, #20, and #22-24. Versions #19 and #20 were withdrawn. On July 18 and 19, 2019, sponsors submitted the 1,000 signatures required to begin the ballot title drafting process for versions #22-24. These versions were withdrawn November 27, 2019.[1][2]
Text of measure
- The full texts of the different versions of the initiative may be found here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Oregon, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 6 percent of the votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election. Signatures for Oregon initiatives must be submitted four months prior to the next regular general election. State law also requires paid signature gatherers to submit any signatures they gather every month.
Moreover, Oregon is one of several states that require a certain number of signatures to accompany an initiative petition application. The signatures of at least 1,000 electors are required to trigger a review by state officials, a period of public commentary, and the drafting of a ballot title. Prior to gathering these initial 1,000 signatures, petitioners must submit the text of the measure, a form disclosing their planned use of paid circulators, and a form designating up to three chief petitioners. The 1,000 preliminary signatures count toward the final total required.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 112,020 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was July 2, 2020.
In Oregon, signatures are verified using a random sample method. If a first round of signatures is submitted at least 165 days before an election and contains raw, unverified signatures at least equal to the minimum requirement, but verification shows that not enough of the submitted signatures are valid, additional signatures can be submitted prior to the final deadline.
Details about this initiative
- Former Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) and Chris Telfer, a former Republican legislator from Bend, filed the different versions of the measure: #19, #20, and #22-24. [1]
- Versions #19 and #20 were withdrawn on May 1, 2019. On July 18 and 19, 2019, sponsors submitted the 1,000 signatures required to begin the ballot title drafting process for versions #22-24.
- Version #24 was withdrawn on September 3, 2019.[1]
- Versions #22 and #23 were withdrawn on November 27, 2019.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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