The Reading of the Bills in the Oregon Senate reminded me of the Running of the Bulls, but instead of trying to speed up the bull, so to speak, legislators try to slow down the bill.
See this news story (among others) for example: “Oregon Senate Republicans protest COVID restrictions with delay tactics,” by Dirk VanderHart (OPB), April 28, 2021.
So, a little Oregon history, in Three Parts (the last being the most interesting one):
The Psilocybin Service Initiative of Oregon is expected to appear on the 2020 general election ballot.
(If you want to know more about psilocybin, read Michael Pollan’s 2018 book, “How to change your mind.” See also books about LSD microdosing (e.g. Ayelet Waldman’s 2017 “A really good day.”) Compare with Jill Bolte Taylor’s 2006 book (and her TED talk), “My Stroke of Insight,” and her description of how the world looked from her right brain (while her left brain was incapacitated due to a massive stroke.) There is also the Psilocybin Wikipedia page and the Denver, CO, psilocybin ballot measure.)
You can also read the full text of the Psilocybin Service Initiative of Oregon LC (legislative concept) at the Initiatives, Referendums and Referrals database (from the Oregon Secretary of State, Voting and Election website).
The Ballot Measure Archive Project (BMAP) is invaluable for anyone researching Oregon legal history. You can find the digital archives at:
Portland State University (PSU), Special Collections & University Archives. (Currently, find the direct link under “More Collections.“)
Brief Description:
For the record, Measure 91 does not mention the word “recreation(al)” and its official “this Act shall be known as” statement says: “Control, Regulation, and Taxation of Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Act.”
Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP), at the Public Health Authority website.
2014 Measure 91: Recreational Marijuana, at the Oregon OLCC website.
KGW story: Seven measures certified for Oregon 2014 ballot
“Measure numbers for the November 4, 2014, general election ballot will be released August 1,” according to the Secretary of State’s website. But it looks as if you can see those numbers, and other information, from this PDF, which I linked to from that website.
From the Secretary of State’s “Make or Change State Law website“, as of today:
“The number of valid signatures required to qualify an initiative for the ballot is based on a percentage of the total votes cast for governor at the last election:
Remember Measure 78 (2011 HJR 44) in the November 2012 election? No?
Here is the vote count: yes: 1,165,963 to no: 458,509 and here is a Measure 78 summary:
“Amends Constitution: Changes constitutional language describing governmental system of separation of powers; makes grammatical and spelling changes.
It’s not always easy to find original and official texts of Oregon Measures (citizen or legislative referrals), so here are some tips*
MEASURE 5: Property Taxes
Measure 5 was a 1997 House Joint Resolution, and an amendment to the Oregon Constitution (Article XI, Section 11).
Read full, and official, text of measures at Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division (and the Initiative, Referendum and Referral search form).
Measure 70: home ownership loans for Oregon veterans
Measure 71: changes biennial legislature to annual sessions
Curious what a county vote recount in Oregon looks like?
See story at OPB, “Statewide Recount Of Measure 53 Vote Underway,” MEASURE 53 ELECTIONS, by Chris Lehman, Albany, OR June 17, 2008 2:07 p.m.
Recount results expected, possibly, on Thursday, which will be a busy day.
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