Explanatory Statement Committee Meeting Schedule
Initial appointments have been made to the explanatory statement committees for ballot measures to be voted on at the General Election. Chief petitioners appointed two members to the committee and the Secretary of State appointed two other committee members. The four appointees are responsible for selecting a fifth committee member.
For the ballot measure to be voted on at the General Election, the explanatory statement committee is responsible for preparing an impartial, simple, and understandable statement explaining the measure, not to exceed 500 words. Upon completion of this task the statement will be filed with the Secretary of State, Elections Division, so that a public hearing on the statement may be scheduled. If a statement receives comments during the public hearing, the explanatory statement committee must meet to review comments and consider revisions to the statement.
The Legislative Policy and Research Office staff will conduct remote meetings with the explanatory statement committees to select fifth members, and subsequently hold meetings with the committee to write and possibly revise statements. You may observe the committee deliberations live via the Oregon State legislative website.
After the meeting, video of the meeting will be available on the Secretary of State’s website. The committee is not required to take public testimony at each meeting. The Secretary of State’s Office will hold a public comment meeting on Friday, July 31st from 9 - 11 a.m. The initial committee membership and some scheduled committee meetings are listed below.
Initiative 34 – Allows manufacture, delivery, administration of psilocybin at supervised, licensed facilities; imposes two-year development period
- Members: Sam Chapman, Dave Kopilak, Shane Nelson, and Kevin Walruff
- Meeting to Elect Fifth Member: 11 - 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2020
- Drafting meeting: To Be Announced
- Reconsideration meeting: To Be Announced
Initiative 44 – Provides statewide addiction/recovery services; marijuana taxes partially finance; reclassifies possession/penalties for specified drugs
- Members: Anthony Johnson, Kimberly McCullough, Kevin Barton, and Jim Ferraris
- Meeting to Elect Fifth Member: 3:30 - 4 p.m., Friday, July 10, 2020
- Drafting meeting: To Be Announced
- Reconsideration meeting: To Be Announced
Public Information:
To submit written public comments, email them no later than July 31 at 11 a.m. to elections.sos@oregon.gov. If you need special accommodation to submit comments, please call or email the Elections Division (contact below).
Information and documents relating to the ESC will be shared on the Secretary of State’s website. There, anyone may sign up to receive electronic notifications about the ESC, including upcoming meetings.
Contact Information:
For questions on the ESC or general ballot measure process, please contact the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division 503-986-1518 or elections.sos@oregon.gov.
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