Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 173.140 (2026)

Preparation of initiative measures

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      173.140 Preparation of initiative measures. The Legislative Counsel shall cooperate with the proponents of an initiative measure in its preparation when:

      (1) Requested in writing so to do by 50 or more electors proposing the measure; and

      (2) In the judgment of the committee there is reasonable probability that the measure will be submitted to the electors of the state under the laws relating to the submission of initiative measures. [1953 c.492 §4]

 

      173.150 [1953 c.492 §5; 1961 c.279 §1; repealed by 1981 c.517 §10 (171.275 enacted in lieu of 173.150)]

 

      173.152 [Formerly 171.272; 1963 c.420 §1; 1965 c.372 §1; 1981 c.517 §21; renumbered 171.315]

 

      173.155 [1959 c.295 §1; repealed by 1963 c.292 §1 (173.310 to 173.340 enacted in lieu of 173.155)]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2022 · leading case: Chaimov v. Dept. of Admin. Servs., 520 P.3d 406 (Or. 2022).
Chaimov v. Dept. of Admin. Servs., 520 P.3d 406 (Or. 2022). “5 5 Compare ORS 173.140, which uses different text. It directs the Office of Legislative Counsel to “cooperate with the proponents of an initiative measure in its preparation” (emphasis added), when requested by at least 50 electors in writing and the Legislative Counsel…”
Gearhart v. State of Oregon, 410 F. Supp. 597 (D. Or. 1976). “135; to prepare initiative measures when properly requested, ORS 173.140; to plan and supervise the revi *599 sion, clarification, classification, arrangement, codification, annotation, indexing, printing; binding, publication, copyrighting, sale and distribution of the Oregon…”
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