Oregon voters can expect a busy year in state politics, with an open governor’s race for the first time in more than a decade and huge turnover in the Legislature.
But one area could remain quiet: ballot initiatives.
Volunteer Joe Paterno, right, collects a signature from Ross Hamilton. Volunteers from the Lift Every Voice organization gather signatures for two gun safety initiatives outside of Hollywood Library in Northeast Portland Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. The group’s hope is to qualify Initiative Petition 17 and Initiative Petition 18 for the November 2022 ballot. These proposals would require people to get permits and complete safety training to purchase guns and limit magazines to 10 rounds and ban sales and manufacture of certain semi-automatic weapons and require existing owners to register.Mark Graves/The Oregonian
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