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January 2018 Special Election Announcement
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SALEM, OR — The Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s office has reviewed the signatures for Referendum Petition #301 and today determined that there are enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. Of the 84,367 signatures submitted, 70,320 or 85.43% were deemed valid which exceeds the required number of 58,789.
Pursuant to Senate Bill 229 that was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor this year, a Special Election will be held on January 23, 2018 to consider this referendum. This will be the only question that will appear on the ballot and will be numbered Measure 101.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A special election will be held to determine the fate of a multimillion-dollar health care tax that was approved by the Legislature this year.
The Oregon Secretary of State’s office said Monday there were enough valid signatures to qualify Referendum 301 for a special election to be held Jan. 23, 2018. Election officials say of the 84,367 signatures submitted 70,320 were deemed valid. The required number of signatures to qualify for a ballot measure is just under 59,000.
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