Heated testimony on SJR 30 over raising initiative signature thresholds and adding district distribution
A proposed constitutional referral, SJR 30, would raise signature percentages for statutory and constitutional initiatives and require equal signature distribution across congressional districts; supporters said it would broaden geographic participation, opponents said it would raise cost barriers and limit grassroots access.
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The Senate Rules Committee held a lengthy public hearing on Senate Joint Resolution 30, a proposed constitutional referral that would raise signature thresholds for initiatives and require signatures be gathered equally across Oregon’s congressional districts.
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