74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
SA to A-Eng. HB 2082
 
LC 937/HB 2082-A15
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2082
 
                      By COMMITTEE ON RULES
 
                             June 20
 
  On page 2 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 13, after '
petitions' insert ', as the law is summarized in the training
program established by the Secretary of State'.
  On page 3, delete line 38 and insert '250.045 (5), (8) and
(9).'.
  On page 5, after line 13, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 7a. + }  { + Section 7b of this 2007 Act is
added to and made a part of ORS chapter 260. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 7b. + }  { + (1) Except as provided in
subsection (2) of this section, a person other than the person
who signed the signature sheet of an initiative, referendum,
recall or candidate nominating petition or a certificate of
nomination may not write, alter, correct, clarify or obscure on
the signature sheet any information about the person who signed
the signature sheet.
  ' (2) A person other than the person who signed the signature
sheet may:
  ' (a) Alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the signature sheet
any information about the person who signed the signature sheet
if the line on which the signature appears is subsequently
initialed by the person who signed the signature sheet; or
  ' (b) Write, alter, correct, clarify or obscure on the
signature sheet any information about the person who signed the
signature sheet if the person who signed the signature sheet is a
person with a disability and requests assistance in writing,
altering, correcting, clarifying or obscuring on the signature
sheet any information about the person.
  ' (3) As used in this section:
  ' (a) 'Information about the person who signed the signature
sheet' means any information regarding the person who signed the
signature sheet of an initiative, referendum, recall or candidate
nominating petition or a certificate of nomination, in addition
to the signature of the person, that is required or requested to
be supplied on a signature sheet of an initiative, referendum,
recall or candidate nominating petition or a certificate of
nomination.
  ' (b) 'The person who signed the signature sheet' means the
person whose signature will be submitted for verification under
ORS chapter 249 or ORS 250.105, 250.215, 250.315 or 255.175 for
the purpose of determining whether the petition or certificate
contains the required number of signatures of electors. + } ' .
  On page 6, after line 32, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 8a. + }  { + Section 8b of this 2007 Act is
added to and made a part of ORS chapter 250. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 8b. + }  { + If a signature sheet of a petition
is not certified by the circulator as required under ORS 198.430,
198.750, 221.031, 248.008, 249.061, 249.740, 249.865, 250.045,
250.165, 250.265, 255.135, 261.115 and 545.025, signatures
contained on the signature sheet may not be counted for purposes
 
of determining whether the petition contains the required number
of signatures of electors. + } ' .
  On page 10, line 5, after 'treasurer' insert 'or a chief
petitioner'.
  In line 6, after 'treasurer' insert 'or a chief petitioner'.
  In line 19, after 'treasurer' insert 'or a chief petitioner'.
  On page 29, delete lines 30 through 45.
  On page 30, delete lines 1 through 10 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 31. + }  { + (1)(a) Section 2 of this 2007 Act
applies to payment or receipt of money or other valuable
consideration for signatures of electors on a state initiative or
referendum petition that are obtained on or after January 1,
2008.
  ' (b) Section 2 of this 2007 Act applies to payment or receipt
of money or other valuable consideration for signatures of
electors on a state recall petition that are obtained on or after
January 1, 2008.
  ' (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this
subsection, section 3 of this 2007 Act applies to state
initiative, referendum and recall petitions on and after January
1, 2008.
  ' (b) Notwithstanding section 3 (4) and (5) of this 2007 Act,
on or before December 1, 2007, the Secretary of State shall issue
the templates for a state initiative, referendum or recall
petition that is being circulated on the effective date of this
2007 Act. The secretary may adopt rules prescribing a method for
submitting and responding to requests for modification under
section 3 (5) of this 2007 Act for petitions that are being
circulated on the effective date of this 2007 Act.
  ' (3)(a) Section 7b of this 2007 Act applies to signature
sheets on an initiative or referendum petition that are signed on
or after January 1, 2008.
  ' (b) Section 7b of this 2007 Act applies to signature sheets
on a recall petition for which a prospective petition is filed on
or after the effective date of this 2007 Act.
  ' (c) Section 7b of this 2007 Act applies to candidate
nominating petitions or certificates of nomination circulated on
or after the effective date of this 2007 Act. + } ' .
  Delete lines 24 through 32 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 33. + }  { + The amendments to ORS 250.045,
250.065, 250.067 and 250.105 by sections 8, 9, 10 and 11 of this
2007 Act:
  ' (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this
subsection, do not apply to a state initiative or referendum
petition that is being circulated on the effective date of this
2007 Act and, if filed with the required number of signatures of
electors, will be submitted to the people at the general election
held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
2008.
  ' (b) Apply to cover and signature sheets for a state
initiative and referendum petition that are circulated or signed
on or after January 1, 2008.
  ' (2) Apply to a state initiative or referendum petition for
which a prospective petition is filed on or after January 1,
2008, and that, if filed with the required number of signatures
of electors, will be submitted to the people at a general
election occurring after the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November 2008. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 33a. + }  { + Signatures on a state initiative
or referendum petition that is circulating prior to January 1,
2008, and that, if filed with the required number of signatures
of electors, will be submitted to the people at a general
election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November 2008, shall be filed with the Secretary of State on or
before January 4, 2008.  Notwithstanding ORS 250.105 (2), the
secretary shall accept the signatures. Petitioners may submit
additional signatures in accordance with laws in effect on
January 1, 2008, after January 4, 2008. + } ' .
  On page 31, line 20, after '38.' insert 'Section 8b of this
2007 Act and'.
  Delete lines 22 and 23 and insert 'to signatures gathered on or
after January 1, 2008.'.
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