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Oregon Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative (2020)
| Oregon Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Energy and Environment | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Oregon Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative was not on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020.
The measure would have required the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 100 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.[1][2][3]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The draft ballot title for this measure was:[3]
| “ | Oregon greenhouse gas emissions must be eliminated by 2050; creates regulatory authority to ensure reductions[4] | ” |
Ballot summary
The draft ballot summary for this measure was:[3]
| “ | Currently, Oregon law establishes non-binding, incremental goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with a target reduction level of at least 75% below 1990 levels by 2050. Current law does not authorize additional regulatory authority to ensure compliance with reduction goals. Proposed measure requires elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel and industrial sources by 2050. By February 1, 2021, Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) shall adopt rules to ensure compliance. The EQC will have rulemaking authority to enact programs and policies to reduce emissions; regulate sources of greenhouse gas emissions from imported electricity, transportation fuels, and natural gas; and to charge fees, levy fines. EQC shall seek to ensure protection of communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution and climate change.[4] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Sponsors
Renew Oregon sponsored Initiative #50.[5]
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Oregon, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot is equal to 6 percent of the votes cast for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election. Signatures for Oregon initiatives must be submitted four months prior to the next regular general election. State law also requires paid signature gatherers to submit any signatures they gather every month.
Moreover, Oregon is one of several states that require a certain number of signatures to accompany an initiative petition application. The signatures of at least 1,000 electors are required to trigger a review by state officials, a period of public commentary, and the drafting of a ballot title. Prior to gathering these initial 1,000 signatures, petitioners must submit the text of the measure, a form disclosing their planned use of paid circulators, and a form designating up to three chief petitioners. The 1,000 preliminary signatures count toward the final total required.
The requirements to get an initiated state statute certified for the 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 112,020 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was July 2, 2020.
In Oregon, signatures are verified using a random sample method. If a first round of signatures is submitted at least 165 days before an election and contains raw, unverified signatures at least equal to the minimum requirement, but verification shows that not enough of the submitted signatures are valid, additional signatures can be submitted prior to the final deadline.
Details about this initiative
- The initiative was filed by Nadia Gardner and Roger Worthington on October 7, 2019.[2]
- Petitioners submitted initial sponsorship signatures on October 28, 2019.[2]
- The initiative was not cleared for circulation.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Complete Text of Initiative #50," accessed October 8, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Oregon Secretary of State, "Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division Initiative, Referendum, and Referral Search for 2020," accessed October 8, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Draft Ballot Title and Summary," accessed December 9, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ OPB, "Proposed Oregon Ballot Measures Could Open New Front In Greenhouse Gas War," published October 7, 2019
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