Oregon House Bill 2005 (2009)
From Ballotpedia
Oregon House Bill 2005 (HB 2005) was passed by the Oregon Senate was signed into law by Governor Ted Kulongoski.
HB 2005:
- Allows the secretary of state's office to do criminal background checks on circulators.
- Invalidates signatures from petitioners who are prohibited from working in the state.
- Raises fines for violations from $250 per incident to as much as $10,000.
- Makes chief petitioners liable for fines if they fail to stop fraud under certain circumstances.
- Requires petition supporters to turn in signatures every month instead of waiting until the end of the signature drive.[1],[2]
See also
- Oregon signature requirements
- Changes in 2009 to laws governing the initiative process
- Oregon legislature tightens signature requirements
