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A sweeping Oregon initiative that could upend hunting, fishing, ranching and food production across the state has failed its first major test on the road to the November ballot.
Initiative Petition 28, promoted by supporters as the “PEACE Act,” did not qualify based on the first random sample of voter signatures reviewed by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office.
Connor Radnovich, a spokesperson for the agency, confirmed Thursday night that the petition fell short during the initial review. Elections workers have now begun examining a second and substantially larger sample.
That means the proposal is not officially dead. It does, however, mean organizers were unable to demonstrate
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