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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 25 > Federal judge upholds initiative drive reforms

Federal judge upholds initiative drive reforms

By Tim Fought / The Bulletin
March 25, 2010

PORTLAND — A federal judge has upheld a 2007 law tightening regulations on initiative drives in Oregon.

The law was aimed at enforcing the state’s ban on paying petition passers by the signature — a practice that critics said encouraged fraud such as forged signatures.

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