OREGON: Petitions make it past first hurdle
As we know Oregon anti-gay activist were recently on a petition drive and claimed to turn in 63,000 signatures.
The Oregon Secretary of State's office says there are 60,531 valid signatures.
That doesn’t mean they’ve made the ballot, though. “Now they go to the counties for statistical sampling,” explains the secretary of state’s Mary Conley.
A record shattering 91.2 percent of those signatures would have to be valid in order for the issue to go to next fall’s ballot. The average validity rate is usually in the 70 percent range, so it's not looking good for those folks. They need 55,179 valid signatures.
The Oregon Secretary of State's office says there are 60,531 valid signatures.
That doesn’t mean they’ve made the ballot, though. “Now they go to the counties for statistical sampling,” explains the secretary of state’s Mary Conley.
A record shattering 91.2 percent of those signatures would have to be valid in order for the issue to go to next fall’s ballot. The average validity rate is usually in the 70 percent range, so it's not looking good for those folks. They need 55,179 valid signatures.
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