Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 250.025 (2026)

Qualifications for signers of petition; removal of signatures

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      250.025 Qualifications for signers of petition; removal of signatures. (1) Any elector may sign an initiative or referendum petition for any measure on which the elector is entitled to vote.

      (2) After an initiative or referendum petition is submitted for signature verification, no elector who signed the petition may remove the signature of the elector from the petition. [Formerly 254.160; 1985 c.808 §24]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2021 · leading case: State ex rel Sajo v. Paulus, 688 P.2d 367 (Or. 1984).
State ex rel Sajo v. Paulus, 688 P.2d 367 (Or. 1984). · cites it 3× “The legislature has provided that “[a]ny elector ma3 sign an initiative or referendum petition for any measure or which the elector is entitled to vote.” ORS 250.”
Whitehead v. Clarno, 480 P.3d 974 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “6 The court explained that ORS 250.025 and Article IV, section 1(2)(b), “contem- plate that petition signers will be qualified voters at the time they sign the petition.”
Whitehead v. Fagan, 501 P.3d 1027 (Or. 2021). “Regarding petitions, ORS 250.025(1) states that “[a]ny elector may sign an initiative or referendum petition for any measure on which the elector is entitled to vote.”
Crumpton v. Roberts, 798 P.2d 1100 (Or. 1990). “” ORS 250.025 specifies who can sign “an initiative * * * petition.”
State Ex Rel. Sajo v. Paulus, 688 P.2d 367 (Or. 1984). · cites it 3× “" ORS 250.025. One of the questions to be discussed below, therefore, is how this statute relates to the previously quoted statute that permits registration anytime before the poll closes.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 250.025(1) — 2 cases
Whitehead v. Fagan, 501 P.3d 1027 (Or. 2021). “Regarding petitions, ORS 250.025(1) states that “[a]ny elector may sign an initiative or referendum petition for any measure on which the elector is entitled to vote.”
Whitehead v. Clarno, 480 P.3d 974 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “6 The court explained that ORS 250.025 and Article IV, section 1(2)(b), “contem- plate that petition signers will be qualified voters at the time they sign the petition.”
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