The Oregon Progressive Party has begun actively collecting signatures on a new statewide initiative petition (IP1 for 2020). This petition would:

• allow Oregon to join the ranks of 46 other states with limits on money in the political process,
• protect campaign finance reform measures adopted by initiative from being gutted by the sitting Legislature, as has happened in Massachusetts, Missouri, and South Dakota.

Oregon is the only state whose constitution has been interpreted to prohibit limits on contributions and expenditures to influence the outcome of elections, be they candidate elections or initiatives/referenda. As a result, Oregon elections are among the most expensive in the nation. The Oregonian reports Oregon is second only to New Jersey in per capita spending on state legislature races.
 
The chief petitioners are:

• Liz Trojan, State Council, Oregon Progressive Party
• Ron Buel, founder of Willamette Week

We Need Your Help ASAP
We need to collect 1,000 valid Oregon voter signatures in order to get a ballot title for the initiative. You can help us with this effort. Please contact David e. Delk, Co-Chair of the Oregon Progressive Party, for instructions and petition sheets. David can be contacted at davidafd@ymail.com or 503.232.5495.

How the Petition Reads
It is a model of simplicity.  It reads:

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Oregon, there is added an Article II, Section 25, of the Constitution of Oregon:
Oregon laws consistent with the freedom of speech guarantee of the United States Constitution may: regulate contributions and expenditures, of any type or description, to influence the outcomes of any election; provided that such laws are adopted or amended by an elected legislative body by a three-fourths vote of each chamber or by initiative.