Oregon Affordable Access to Healthcare Initiative (2016)
| Affordable Access to Healthcare Initiative | |
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| Type | Statute |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Healthcare |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Oregon Affordable Access to Healthcare Initiative (Petition #43) did not make the November 8, 2016 ballot in Oregon as an initiated constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have required the legislature to refer a measure to voters guaranteeing that everyone in Oregon has access to universal healthcare.[1]
Path to the ballot
A petition for the initiative was submitted to the Oregon Secretary of State by Charles Swanson, Ruth Duemler and John G. Booker on April 28, 2015. Proponents needed to collect 1,000 signatures to get the secretary of state's office to draft a ballot title.[2]
A total of 117,578 valid signatures were required in order for the issue to land on the 2016 ballot. No signatures were submitted by the July 8, 2016, deadline.[3]
See also
Footnotes
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