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Or. Rev. Stat. § 250.325 (2026)

Procedure following filing of initiative petition

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      250.325 Procedure following filing of initiative petition. (1) If an initiative petition contains the required number of verified signatures, the city elections officer shall file the initiated measure with the city governing body at its next meeting.

      (2) The governing body, not later than the 30th day after the measure is filed with it, may adopt or reject the measure unless the measure is required to be submitted to city electors under the city charter or state law. If the measure is not adopted, or the measure is required to be submitted to city electors under the city charter or state law, it shall be submitted to city electors on the next available election date in ORS 221.230 held not sooner than the 90th day after the measure was filed with the city governing body.

      (3) The governing body may refer a competing measure to city electors at the same election at which the initiated measure is submitted. If the governing body refers a competing measure to city electors, it must prepare the measure not later than the 30th day after the initiated measure is filed with it. The mayor shall not have the power to veto an initiated measure or a competing measure. [1979 c.190 §169; 1979 c.316 §14a; 1981 c.909 §7; 1987 c.471 §1]

 

      250.330 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §138; 1979 c.190 §252; 1979 c.749 §3; renumbered 254.295]

 

      250.335 [1979 c.190 §170; repealed by 1987 c.724 §7]

      250.340 [Amended by 1957 c.608 §139; 1979 c.190 §255; renumbered 254.325]

 

      250.345 [1967 c.609 §1; repealed by 1977 c.301 §15]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1995–2019 · leading case: De Young v. Brown, 443 P.3d 642 (Or. Ct. App. 2019).
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De Young v. Brown, 443 P.3d 642 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “346, except that notwithstanding ORS 250.325, the governing body of the city shall not consider adoption or rejection of the measure before submitting it to the electors.”
Boytano v. Fritz, 901 P.2d 835 (Or. 1995). “315(1), and for “fil[ing] the initiated measure with the city governing body” for its approval or rejection, ORS 250.325(1). See City Charter, City of Klamath Falls, section 26 (with exception not relevant here, “the general laws of the state shall apply to the conduct of all…”
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Boytano v. Fritz, 901 P.2d 835 (Or. 1995). “315(1), and for “fil[ing] the initiated measure with the city governing body” for its approval or rejection, ORS 250.325(1). See City Charter, City of Klamath Falls, section 26 (with exception not relevant here, “the general laws of the state shall apply to the conduct of all…”
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