Oregon Protect Religious Freedom Initiative (2014)
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An Oregon Protect Religious Freedom Initiative did not make the November 4, 2014 statewide ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute. The measure would have protected the religious freedoms of people and businesses who do not believe in same-sex marriage from participating in such ceremonies.[1][2]
On May 9, 2014, proponents stopped their initiative campaign due to an unfavorable court ruling on the initiative's title.[3]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot title issued for the initiative is available here.
Full text
The full text of the legislation proposed by this initiative is available here.
Support
The initiative was proposed by Friends of Religious Freedom.[4]
Path to the ballot
Supporters needed to collect 87,213 valid signatures by July 3, 2013 in order to land the initiative on the ballot. The chief petitioners for this initiative were Teresa Harke and Sherrie Sprenger.[5]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Deseret News, "Oregon religious freedom group counters gay marriage ballot proposal," November 27, 2013
- ↑ Portland Tribune, "Group that led charge against gay marriage changes tack," November 21, 2013
- ↑ The Oregonian, "Gay marriage: Backers of exemption to serving gay weddings drop their initiative," May 9, 2014
- ↑ Reuters, "Gay-marriage debate takes new twist in Oregon: religious exemption," February 2, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Initiative 52 details," accessed March 23, 2014
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