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Floor erupts over bid to move transportation referendum; lawmakers warn against changing voters' certified date
Summary
Multiple lawmakers remonstrated against SB 15 99, arguing that altering a certified referendum date after more than 250,000 signatures undermines the constitutional referendum process and that the public should decide in November; sponsors of the change have argued procedural reasons. The dispute set up a joint special committee work session later the same day.
A contentious exchange on the House floor focused on SB 15 99 and efforts to change the certified date of a transportation-tax referendum from the general-election date in November to a May primary.
Representative Juncker characterized the measure as political retaliation and said moving a referendum date after Oregonians collected more than 250,000…
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