Oregon Statutes 250.325 – Procedure following filing of initiative petition
(1) If an initiative petition contains the required number of verified signatures, the city elections officer shall file the initiated measure with the city governing body at its next meeting.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 250.325
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Measure: includes any of the following submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at an election:
(a) A proposed law. See Oregon Statutes 250.005
- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
(2) The governing body, not later than the 30th day after the measure is filed with it, may adopt or reject the measure unless the measure is required to be submitted to city electors under the city charter or state law. If the measure is not adopted, or the measure is required to be submitted to city electors under the city charter or state law, it shall be submitted to city electors on the next available election date in ORS § 221.230 held not sooner than the 90th day after the measure was filed with the city governing body.
(3) The governing body may refer a competing measure to city electors at the same election at which the initiated measure is submitted. If the governing body refers a competing measure to city electors, it must prepare the measure not later than the 30th day after the initiated measure is filed with it. The mayor shall not have the power to veto an initiated measure or a competing measure. [1979 c.190 § 169; 1979 c.316 § 14a; 1981 c.909 § 7; 1987 c.471 § 1]
[Amended by 1957 c.608 § 138; 1979 c.190 § 252; 1979 c.749 § 3; renumbered 254.295]
[1979 c.190 § 170; repealed by 1987 c.724 § 7]
[Amended by 1957 c.608 § 139; 1979 c.190 § 255; renumbered 254.325]
[1967 c.609 § 1; repealed by 1977 c.301 § 15]