Initiatives, the way they are written, are often complex issues. While there are many initiatives of interest, our CCRP Initiatives, Resolutions and Petitions Committee has chosen to focus on the few presented below. The Committee does their best to summarize and offer an opinion that would pertain to the bias of our party. For the full spectrum of initiatives including viewing actual initiative text, you can go to “State of Oregon – Initiatives, Referendums and Referrals“
The initiatives below are approved by the Secretary of State to circulate. Our CCRP Committee has provided the name of the initiative given by the Chief Petitioners and the ballot title as determined by the state.
Report on 2026 Initiatives for CCRP
For the 2026 cycle of initiatives, there are 42 active initiatives (3 additional). There are 4 approved to circulate 028, 031, 033, 037 denoted with **, and one, 028, has more than 64K signatures. There are 7 withdrawn (001, 007, 025, 029, 030, 038, 39)
Statutory requires 117,173 verified signatures
Constitutional requires 156,231 verified signatures
Details:
001 Withdrawn
002 An Act to Stop Child Abuse
Constitutional, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 5/30/2023;
Each child in middle school gets a 15 session.
Chief Petitioner Martin Ward of Portland
003 an Act for Prison Reform and Jail Reform
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 6/7/2023;
Requires new prisons with studio apts in sealed rooms instead of cells with bars.
Chief Petitioner Martin Ward of Portland
004 An Act for 100% Renewable Energy
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 6/23/2023;
Incentivizes renewable energy projects with funding by 5% territorial corporate tax until Oregon is 100% renewable energy.
Chief Petitioner Martin Ward of Portland
005 An Act For Wildfire Prevention
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 6/26/2023;
Creates a sprinkler system in all Oregon forests with guardrails to protect them from falling trees.
Chief Petitioner Martin Ward of Portland
006 An Act for a State-Run Health Insurance Company
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 6/28/2023;
Chief Petitioner Martin Ward of Portland
007 withdrawn
008 Proportional Representation Voting Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 7/17/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
009 Proportional Allocation of Electoral Votes Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 7/172023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
010 An Act to Create None of the Above Voting Option
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 7/172023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
011 Abolishment of the Oregon Senate Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 7/17/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Waltervillel
012 Oregon Proportional Representation Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/15/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
013 An Act to Develop Open-Source, Publicly-Owned Voting Equipment for Verifiable and Transparent Elections
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
014 Automatic Random Precinct Recount Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/15/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
015 Oregon Elections Commission Establishment Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
016 to Enact a Constitutional Amendment Guaranteeing the Right to Vote for All Legal Citizens of Voting Age
Constitutional, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
017 Weekend State Elections Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
018 Oregon Youth Voter Engagement and Education Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
019 Oregon Ballot Access Equity Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
020 Oregon Ballot Access and Initiative Petition Reform Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
021 Oregon Fair Elections and Popular Vote Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
022 Oregon Campaign Finance Reform Act
Constitutional, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
023 Oregon Campaign Finance Transparency Act
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
024 Relating to Proactive Disclosure of Lobbyist and Visitor Contacts by Oregon Government Members
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/9/2023;
Chief Petitioner Devon McCourt of Walterville
25 Withdrawn
026 Lincoln Primary: A new process for initiated Constitutional “Revisions” that eliminate petition signatures
Constitutional, awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 8/2023;
Chief Petitioner Paul Wells of Corvallis
027 Climate Rights Amendment
Constitutional, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 10/3/2023;
Chief Petitioner Peter Fargo of Baker City, Christopher Burford of LaGrande
**028 People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions (PEACE) Act
Statutory, approved to circulate 7/8/2024, filed 10/16/2024, Will pay petitioners
As of 8/28/2025 there are 64,274 signatures submitted.
Chief Petitioner Isaac Farias of Newberg, Sean Rice and David Michelson of Portland
See Oregonians Against the PEACE act. Facebook Group
029 withdrawn
030 withdrawn
**031 Vote Before Tolls
Constitutional, approved to circulate 822/2024, filed 4/16/2024
https://sos.oregon.gov/admin/Documents/irr/2026/031cbt.pdf
As of 6/18/2025, 1,195 signatures submitted
Chief Petitioner Dean Suer of West Linn, and Lorely Miller Oregon City
032 People Not Politicians
Constitutional, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 6/13/2024
Chief Petitioner C Norman Terrill of Portland, and Eric richardson of Eugene, Chris Telford of Bend
**033 Equal Rights for All
Constitutional, filed 6/24/24 Approved to circulate 1/7/2025
Adds gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy to considerations of “on account of sex” into existing equality language
https://www.equalrightsoregon.com/
As of 8/21/2025 have turned in 10,492 signatures
Chief Petitioners Laurie Trieger of Eugene, Evelyn Kocher of Beaverton, Samantha Gladu of Portland
034 Better Public Education Act 1
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 07/15/2024
Chief Petitioner Hugh Ady of Salem, Boomer Wright of Reedsport, Emily Mac Intire of Reedsport
035 Better Public Education Act 2
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 07/15/2024
Chief Petitioner Hugh Ady of Salem, Boomer Wright of Reedsport, Emily Mac Intire of Reedsport
036 Just Cause, Due Process, Job Security
Constitutional, filed 8/28/2024, will not pay petitioners
Complete ballot title 7/7/2025, appealed to Supreme Court 8/11/2025
Creates property right to employment. Prohibits employers from firing/reducing force/disciplining employees at-will employees (non-fixed term and non collectively bargained).
On 6/18/2025 1,073 signatures verified.
Chief Petitioner Matthew Fennell of Portland, Tizoc Arenas of Eugene
**037 End Vote By Mail
Constitutional, filed 12/4/2024, approved to circulate;
Has turned in 1280 signatures verified
Chief petitioner Ben Edtl of Tualatin, Michaela Hammerson of Roseburg, Stephen Joncus of Boring
Ditch Vote by Mail
038 Withdrawn by the chief petitioner 2/18/2025
039 withdrawn by the chief petitioner 7-17-2025
040 Oregon Cannabis Social Lounge Act
Statutory file 3/20/2025, complete ballot title 8/21/2025 appeal deadline 9/5/2025
As of 6/30/2025 has 1331 verified signatures
Chief Petitioner Justyce Seith of Portland
041 Electronic Torture Act
Statutory Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 3/24/2025
Chief Petitioner Aimee Rose Torrisi of Portland
042 This initiative would amend ORS 461.200(2)
Statutory, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 4/18/2025
Chief Petitioner Will Gray of Portland
043 Customer Choice and Convenience Act of 2036 #1
Statutory, filed 4/22/2025, no appeal filed by 8/19/2025 awaiting approval to circulate
As of 6/26/2025 have 1,095 verified signatures
Chief Petitioners Kyle Locasio and David John Allison of Portland
044 No Taxation Without Voter Approval
Constitutional, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 5/22/2025
Chief Petitioner Kyle Duck of Cornelius
045 The People’s Right to a Healthy Environment
Constitutional, filed 6/13/2024, complete ballot title 7/30/2025, appealed 8/12/2025
Gives the right to a clean safe healthy environment. Grants right to citizens to state with legal fees and expert witness fees covered.
As of 6/20/25 has 1,207 signatures.
Chief Petitioner Randy Knop of Union, Milo Vergun of Beaverton, and Susan Heath of Albany
046 States Preservation Accountability Compliance Effort
Statutory Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 6/30/2025 will not pay petitioners
Chief Petitioner Edwin McLeod of Eugene
047 Law Change for Child Porn in Oregon
Statutory Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 7/1/2025 will not pay petitioners
Chief Petitioner Sierra Wilder of McMinnville
048 Preserving Free Speech: Redefining Campaign Spending on Commercial Airtime
Statutory Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 7/1/2025 will not pay petitioners
Chief Petitioner James Carter of Salem
049 Move Oregon’s Primary Election Date to March
Statutory Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 7/15/2025 will not pay petitioners
Chief Petitioner Courtney Russell of Portland
050 Oregon Crimefighting Act
Statutory Filed 7/15725, Awaiting draft ballot title, will pay petitioners
As of 8/13/2025, turned in 1351 verified signatures
Chief Petitioner Kevin Mannix, Frank Salerno, Michael Sewell all of Salem
051 End the Death Tax
Statutory Filed 7/15725, draft ballot title 8/28/2025, comments deadline 9/15/2025 will pay petitioners
As of 8/7/2025 had 1,664 verified signatures
Chief Petitioner Kevin Mannix, Michelle Mhoon both of Salem
052 Less Government, Less Taxes, More Freedom, No Harm
Constitutional, Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 7/21/2025
Chief Petitioner Lawrence Connaughton of Bandon
053 Repeals law requiring permits to operate nonmotorized human-powered boats in Oregon waters
Statutory Awaiting 1000 signatures, filed 7/30/2025 will pay petitioners
Chief Petitioner Kari Goodheart of Irrigon. Benjamin Roche of Albany, Angela Epperson of Hermiston
Referendum 301
Withdrawn 7/30/2025
To read the entire text of each initiative, go to “State of Oregon – Initiatives, Referendums and Referrals“
