NEEDS TESTIMONY!
HB 3390A is a gut and stuff that prescribes the method for creating a ballot title and explanatory statement by a joint legislative committee for any amendment to the Oregon Constitution that passes both houses of the Legislative Assembly during the 2025 regular session and is referred to the people by the Legislative Assembly and for any Act that passes both houses of the Legislative Assembly during the 2025 regular session, if the Act is referred to the people by either the Legislative Assembly or by referendum petition.
This is a Power Grab that should be left to court approval and challenges.
“The Legislature would have a very strong incentive to favorably portray the measures it places on the ballot and to criticize any referendum that challenges a statute it has enacted. This can only erode the confidence of voters in the accuracy and impartiality of these statements in the Voters’ Pamphlet–-and on the ballot itself …”
“HB 3390-2 allows the Legislature to write the ballot title and the explanatory statement and the legislative statement in support for every referral and every referendum stemming from the 2025 session. Further, HB 3390-2 requires that any committee of legislators writing ballot titles and/or explanatory statements must be comprised 2/3 of members of the majority party in each chamber, minimizing the voice of the minority party.”
Even INDIVISIBLE, a far left political organization said, ” … Replacing these processes with the Legislature writing its own ballot titles and explanatory statements would remove impartiality and thus place accuracy into question.”
Submit Testimony by 6/26 1:00pm
EMAIL COMMITTEE
Sen.KayseJama@OregonLegislature.gov
Sen.DanielBonham@OregonLegislature.gov
Sen.JeffGolden@OregonLegislature.gov
Sen.JamesManningJr@OregonLegislature.gov
Sen.KimThatcher@OregonLegislature.gov