By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The three chief petitioners of the historic gas tax referendum (Senator Bruce Starr, Rep. Ed Diehl, Jason Williams of Taxpayers Association) launched a lawsuit against SB 1599 which aims to change the election date of the gas tax referendum from the November General Election (as printed on…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Never do we recall a bill signed so quickly. The bill to swap the election date for the gas tax referendum was debated on the House floor, voted upon, signed by the House Speaker, Signed by the Senate President and signed by the Governor — all within…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — SB 1599 has passed the House and is on the way to the Governor. SB b1599 takes the gas tax referendum’s November election date and swaps it to the lesser election date of the May Primary. This is election swapping — especially when the gas tax referendum…
By Oregon State Representative Dwayne Yunker — Rep. Dwayne Yunker Condemns Passage of SB 1599 Oregonians Right to Vote Should Not Be Manipulated SALEM, Ore. – Representative Dwayne Yunker (R–Grants Pass) today condemned the passage of Senate Bill 1599, legislation that shifts the voter referendum on the 2025 transportation tax package from the November general…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — By ramming the gas tax election into the May Primary, it shortens the time for voters to issue voter pamphlet arguments on the ballot measure. This is especially true for citizens who wish to get their voter pamphlet arguments submitted through the free process by gathering 500…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The Senate bill to swap the gas tax vote from a November General election to a May election has hit a Constitutional wall. As a result the bill is stalled. The petition itself on the front page in bold sets the election date. Politicians cannot just move…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — All of the Republican State Senators walked out of the State Capitol over the gas tax election swap bill which changes the election date of the gas tax from the November General election to the May Primary where voter turn-out can be half as much. The exit…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Oregon gas prices have jumped by 14-cents in one week and by 30-cents over the past month according to Gas Buddy and KTVZ-21. Oregon remains in the top gas price states in America. All of this is happening as the politicians debate trying to subvert the gas tax…
By Oregon State Senator Bruce Starr — SALEM, Ore. – Today, a party-line committee vote advanced Senate Bill 1599, a measure that would move the vote on the transportation tax referendum to the May 2026 primary election. The referendum has already been certified for the November 2026 general election by the Secretary of State. “Oregonians…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Many lawmakers showed up to testify against the bill (Sen. Drazan, Rep. Diehl, Rep. E. Werner Reschke, Rep. Boice, Rep. Yunker) but we did not see any lawmakers during our review who showed up to support the bill. That means liberal lawmakers are willing to violate the…