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The basic steps to do an initiative petition in Oregon

1. Basic procedures: Filing an initiative is a very simple process in Oregon. First, a "chief petitioner" -  which is the proponent for the initiative - must be designated for the initiative. Second, the chief petitioner must submit the proposed initiative petition to the Secretary of State. Once the initiative is filed for review, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall propose a ballot title to the proponent. If the proponent agrees with the ballot title, then the proponent will put the petition in the correct format with the ballot title and begin collecting signatures.

2. Date initiative language can be submitted to the state for the November 2000 election:  Anytime

3. Signatures tied to vote of which office:   Governor

4. Next Gubernatorial election:  2002

5. Votes cast for governor in last election: 1,090,374 (1998)

6. Net number of signatures required: 8% of votes cast for Governor for a constitutional amendment (87,230) and 6% of votes cast for Governor for a statute (65,423).

7. Distribution requirement: None

8. Circulation period: Unlimited

9. Do circulators have to be residents and/or registered voters: Yes

10. Date when signatures are due for certification:   Four months prior to the election in which the initiative is to appear.

11. Signature verification process:  Random sampling

12. Single-subject restriction: Yes

13. General comments: It is normally the practice to file several measures with the Secretary of State with slightly different wording so you can get different ballot titles to chose from before circulating.