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.