(Salem, OR) -- On a party-line vote, Democrats in the Oregon Legislature moved a bill out of committee that will cause the transportation funding referendum to go on the May Primary. Oregonians submitted nearly a quarter-million signatures to force the measure onto the ballot. Republicans say the petitions stated the election would be held in November, when there's higher turnout. Democrats want the vote moved to May, which would give ODOT time to adjust if the measure fails. The May Primary also has a lower turnout than the General election.