Oregon Legislative Term Limits Initiative (2018)
| Oregon Legislative Term Limits Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Term limits | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Oregon Legislative Term Limits Initiative (#19) was not on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have provided for term limits of eight years in any 12-year period for members of the Oregon State Legislature.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the measure is as follows:[1]
Section 1. This Act shall be known as the Maintain a Citizen Legislature Act, the intent of which is that a person not be a member of the Legislative Assembly for at least four years, out of any set of twelve years, to ensure that Oregon maintains its tradition of a citizen legislature, rather than a legislature composed of professional politicians. Section 2. No person shall serve as a member of the Legislative Assembly for more than eight years in any period of twelve years. This eight year limitation applies whether the person serves as a Representative, a Senator, or both. Section 3. This Act applies retroactively to limit service by any person who is a Representative or Senator upon the effective date of this Act, so that current or prior membership is included in the calculation of years of service, with the following exceptions:
Section 4. This Act is effective upon passage. |
Support
Bud Pierce (R), gubernatorial candidate in 2016, sponsored the initiative's filing.[2]
Path to the ballot
William C. Pierce and Selma Moon Pierce filed the proposal with the Oregon secretary of state on February 28, 2017.[3] Oregon requires that 1,000 signatures be submitted before a ballot title is drafted.
Petitioners were required to collect 88,184 valid signatures to get their initiated state statute on the ballot. Signatures for initiatives needed to be submitted four months prior to the election on November 6, 2018, which was July 6, 2018.
On November 9, 2017, the Oregon Supreme Court said that the attorney general must modify a proposed ballot title and include information that makes it clear that the initiative would apply retroactively.[4]
On December 11, 2017, the initiative was cleared for circulation.[3]
Proponents of the measure did not submit signatures before the signature deadline.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Complete Text of Initiative," February 28, 2017
- ↑ Willamette Week, "GOP Candidate for Governor Bud Pierce Pushing Term Limits Ballot Measure," March 20, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Initiative 18," accessed February 21, 2017
- ↑ Katu 2, "Oregon Supreme Court orders rewrite of term-limits title," November 9, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff Writer, Telephone communication with Oregon Secretary of State's office, July 9, 2018.
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