Oregon Waterway Access Permit Regulations Initiative (2026)
| Oregon Waterway Access Permit Regulations Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Non-motorized transportation | |
| Status Cleared for signature gathering | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Oregon Waterway Access Permit Regulations Initiative may appear on the ballot in Oregon as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2026.
The initiative would require any person 14 years or older to carry a waterway access permit when operating a nonmotorized boat that is at least 10 feet long or a sailboat less than 12 feet long, with certain exceptions.[1][2]
Text of measure
Full text
- The full text of the measure is available here.
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 2026 ballot:
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
- July 30, 2025: The initiative was filed.[2]
- October 29, 2025: The initiative was approved to circulate.[2]
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