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Vol. I · No. 142 — The Operator Standard
OP1776
// MMXXVI · Oregon · 83rd Legislative Assembly
File No. OR-MEASURES / 2026 cycle

Ballot Measures · 2026 cycle

Signature deadline for November 2026: 2026-07-02. Statutory initiative: 117173 valid signatures required.

// Decided in May 2026 primary

Measure 120 — Fuel tax / transit payroll tax referendum
DEFEATED · 16.99% Yes / 83.01% No (1,206,025 ballots counted)

// Pending qualification

  • IP 28 — PEACE Act (People for Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions)
    Statutory Initiative
    Animal Rights / Agriculture / Hunting · Pending signature verification (as of June 2026); signatures submitted, NOT yet certified

    Would eliminate legal exemptions in Oregon's animal cruelty statutes (ORS 167.315-167.333) that currently apply to hunting, fishing, trapping, livestock farming, scientific research, rodeos, and other animal-related activities. Would effectively criminalize killing animals for food (commercial or recreational), farming practices, and animal husbandry.

    Signatures submitted: 126115 / required: 117173 · Intended election: November 3, 2026
    Chief petitioner: David Michelson, People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions (Portland)
  • — Von Schlegell Constitutional Amendment Package (11 measures)
    Constitutional Amendment (all 11)
    Multiple (permitting, education, mental health, campaign finance, taxes, land use) · Early stage — still gathering sponsorship signatures (1,000 required per petition to trigger ballot title drafting); as of Nov 2025, not yet circulating for full signatures

    11 initiatives filed Nov 5, 2025 covering: IP-57 (90-day permit limit), IP-58 (school performance audits), IP-59 (public defender appointment), IP-60 (10-year tax/fee sunset), IP-61 (UGB expansion for housing), IP-62 (campaign contribution limits equal to federal), IP-63 (local taxes deductible from state income), IP-64 (state care for incapacitated defendants), IP-65 (ban corporate/union candidate contributions), IP-66 (abolish estate tax), IP-67 (2/3 supermajority to raise taxes by ballot measure).

    Signatures submitted: — / required: — · Intended election: November 3, 2026
    Chief petitioner: John von Schlegell (Portland investor)
  • — Multiple other initiative petitions (75+ filed as of Jan 2026)
    · Various stages; most have not submitted signatures

    Signatures submitted: — / required: — · Intended election: —

// Sources

  1. sos.oregon.gov — Initiative petitions
← Oregon hub