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Oregon Prohibit Discrimination on Basis of Vaccination Status Initiative (2018)
| Oregon Prohibit Discrimination on Basis of Vaccination Status Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Constitutional rights and Healthcare | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Oregon Prohibit Discrimination on Basis of Vaccination Status Initiative was not on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have prohibited government agencies, public educational institutions, employers, and insurers from discriminating against people on the basis of vaccination status. The measure would have provided that persons discriminated against on the basis of vaccination status may seek civil damages, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the measure is as follows:[1]
| “ | Section 1. This statute shall be known as the Individual Medical Freedom Act.
Section 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no government agency, public educational institution, employer or insurer may discriminate against a person on the basis that the person has refused a vaccination or delayed receiving a recommended vaccination. Section 3. Any person harmed by a violation of Section 2 of this Act may seek civil damages, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies. Section 4. This Act is effective January 1, 2019 and applies to any violation of Section 2 which occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.[2] |
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Path to the ballot
Stacy Helen Cayce, Gregory Clark, and Paul Thomas filed the proposal with the Oregon secretary of state on February 17, 2017.[3] Oregon requires that 1,000 signatures be submitted before a ballot title is drafted.
Petitioners were required to collect 88,184 valid signatures to get their initiated state statute on the ballot. Signatures for initiatives needed to be submitted four months prior to the election on November 6, 2018, which was July 6, 2018.
Proponents of the measure did not submit signatures before the signature deadline.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Complete Text of Initiative," February 17, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Initiative 16," accessed February 21, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff Writer, Telephone communication with Oregon Secretary of State's office, July 9, 2018.
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