Oregon House Bill 2005 (2009)

Oregon House Bill 2005 (HB 2005) was passed by the Oregon State Senate and 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.

See also

• Oregon signature requirements
• Changes in 2009 to laws governing the initiative process
• Oregon legislature tightens signature requirements