Oregon Democrats must act quickly to place gas tax repeal on May ballot, secretary of state says

Oregon Democrats must act quickly to place gas tax repeal on May ballot, secretary of state says

To make it happen, lawmakers must pass a bill with an emergency clause and get Gov. Tina Kotek’s signature by Feb. 25.

Read says there’s enough time to put gas tax repeal measure on May ballot

Secretary of State Tobias Read released a memo Wednesday outlining what Democrats must do to place a controversial gas tax repeal on the May 19 ballot. All the necessary elements of the measure, Read’s staff found, “must be received by the Elections Division no later than March 12, 2026.” The memo from Read’s deputy, Michael Kaplan, comes after a flurry of activity around House Bill 3991, a transportation funding package Democratic lawmakers pa…

Secretary of State Read says there’s time to put gas tax repeal measure on May ballot — barely

Gov. Tina Kotek wants to take the loss early and move on. Read says it will require quick work by the Legislature.  By Nigel Jaquiss Oregon Journalism Project Secretary of State Tobias Read released a memo Wednesday, Jan. 28, outlining what Democrats must do to place a controversial gas tax repeal on the May 19 ballot. All the necessary elements of the measure, Read’s staff found, “must be received by the Elections Division no later than March 1…