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Oregon Firearm Storage and Regulation in Public Buildings Referendum (2022)

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Oregon Firearm Storage and Regulation in Public Buildings Referendum
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Election date
November 8, 2022
Topic
Firearms
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Referendum
Origin
Citizens

The Oregon Firearm Storage and Regulation in Public Buildings Referendum was not on the ballot in Oregon as a veto referendum on November 8, 2022.

The referendum would have repealed Senate Bill 554, which enacted firearm storage and transfer regulations and prohibited concealed handgun licensees to bring firearms into public buildings.[1]

Text of measure

Full text

The full text of the law is below:

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Oregon

The state process

In Oregon, the number of signatures required to qualify an VR for the ballot is equal to 4 percent of the votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election. Signatures must be submitted 90 days after the legislature that passed the targeted bill adjourns.

The requirements to get a veto referendum certified for the 2022 ballot:

Details about this initiative

  • Mike Nearman, E. Werner Reschke, and David Brock Smith filed the referendum on June 2, 2021.[3]
  • On June 3, 2021, the secretary of state cleared for signature gathering.
  • The sponsors did not submit signatures by September 24, 2021.[3]

See also

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