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City Recorders Office City of Eugene 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 (541) 682-5042 (541) 682-5414 FAX eugene.city.recorder@ci.eugene.or.us www.eugene-or.gov City of Eugene Referendum Process Referendum Petition This is a summary of the process for filing a with the City of Eugene. For additional information, please contact Mary Feldman, City Recorder. What is a referendum? The referendum is part of Oregon’s system of direct legislation by the voters. This process gives voters the ability to reject legislation adopted by the Eugene City Council but not yet in effect. Who may file a referendum petition? Any elector may refer legislation adopted by the Eugene City Council by filing with the City Recorder a prospective referendum petition requesting that the ordinance adopting the legislation be referred to the electors of the city for approval or rejection. The individual responsible for preparation and organization of a referendum petition is the “chief petitioner.” Up to three persons may be designated as chief petitioners for any one referendum petition. The steps for filing a referendum petition are summarized below. CHIEF PETITIONERS SUBMIT PROSPECTIVE REFERENDUM PETITION Prior to circulation of a referendum petition, the chief petitioner(s) must submit the prospective referendum petition to the City Recorder's Office. The City Recorder shall review the prospective referendum petition for sufficiency as to form, and advise the petitioners of the election filing deadline (Eugene Code Section 2.973). Please call the City Recorder’s Office to schedule an appointment. The prospective referendum petition must include the following: 1. An exact copy of the ordinance to be referred, as passed by the Eugene City Council. 2. State Form SEL 370: Prospective Petition for Local Measure. This form requests that the City Attorney prepare a ballot title. The form must include a statement designating the names and addresses of not more than three persons or entities as chief petitioners. If the chief petitioner is an organization, its name and address, and the addresses of each of the principal officers of the organization, must be provided. (Eugene Code Section 2.974) 3. State Form SEL 301:Statement One or More Petition Circulators Will/Will Not Be Paid. (Eugene Code Section 2.973) The chief petitioners shall include with the prospective petition a statement declaring whether one or more persons will be paid money or other valuable consideration for obtaining signatures of electors on the referendum petition. Referendum Petition Process Page 1 of 4 12/10/2008