Judge Rules Legislature Can Move Referendum
(Salem, OR) -- Oregon state lawmakers are getting the go-ahead to move the vote on the transportation funding referendum from November to May. A Marion County judge has ruled the Oregon Legislature can move the vote to May. The ruling states the plaintiffs would not likely succeed in their case to prevent the date change. A separate federal lawsuit asked a judge to waive the 12-hundred-dollar fee, or 500-signature requirement, needed to get a statement in the Voter's Pamphlet. The judge issued a limited temporary restraining order, because of a potential violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.



