Oregon House Joint Resolution 11

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Rules.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Demands at least 8% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign an IM petition. Demands at least 10% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign a petition to amend the Constitution. Demands that signatures must come from among all congressional districts. Takes effect if the people vote for it at the next general election. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative laws to contain at least eight percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative amendments to the Oregon Constitution to contain at least ten percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.

Proposing an amendment to the Oregon Constitution relating to initiative measures.

Rep. Mark Owens [R]	Rep. Bobby Levy [R]	Rep. Ed Diehl [R]	Rep. Paul Evans [D]
Rep. John Lively [D]	Rep. Tawna Sanchez [D]	Rep. Anna Scharf [R]	Rep. Dwayne Yunker [R]
Sen. Todd Nash [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Rules.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HJR11
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HJR11/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/82893