What is the difference between a Ballot Measure and an Initiative?
A Ballot Measure is an initiative that has received the required number of signatures and passed all other procedural requirements. The initiative will then be assigned a Ballot Measure number and be placed on an election ballot. Who is an initiative chief petitioner? A chief petitioner is the person who sponsors the initiative. There can be as many as three chief petitioners for each initiative. Are all signature gatherers paid? No. Some signature gatherers are volunteers who are interested in passing the particular initiative. Other signature gatherers are paid to collect signatures. They are usually paid by the signature. In 1935, Oregon prohibited the use of paid signature gatherers. However, in 1983 this prohibition was repealed. Oregon began to require, in 1992, that each signature page carried by a paid signature gatherer must state that the signature gatherer is being paid. Signature gatherers are also called “circulators.” Expenditure on ballot measure campaigns. According to
