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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE		                     	                
           		       		
Contact: Beth Herzog  
(503) 986-1755
July 11, 2008	                               	                        
           			        		

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT COMMITTEES SCHEDULE MEETINGS

Initial appointments have been made to the explanatory statement
committees for ballot measures to be voted on at the November 4, 2008
General Election.  Chief petitioners appointed two members to each
committee and the Secretary of State appointed two other committee
members.  The four appointees are responsible for selecting a fifth
committee member.

For each ballot measure to be voted on at the General Election, the
explanatory statement committee is responsible for preparing an
impartial, simple, and understandable statement explaining the measure,
not to exceed 500 words.  Upon completion of this task, the statement
will be filed with the Secretary of State, Elections Division so that a
public hearing on the statement may be scheduled.  If a statement
receives comments during the public hearing, the explanatory statement
committee must meet to review comments and consider revisions to the
statement.

The Committee Services office will conduct conference call meetings
with explanatory statement committees to select fifth members, and
subsequently hold meetings with committees to write and possibly revise
statements.  Interested parties may listen to the committee
deliberations however, committees are not required to take public
testimony.  The initial committee membership and some scheduled
committee meetings are listed below.  Additional information will be
publicized when information is available.   


SCHEDULE CHANGE: 
Initiative 21 - Conference Call: Monday, July 14, 2008 – 11:30 am –
Rm 446, State Capitol
Initiative 25 - Conference Call: Monday, July 14, 2008 – 11:00 am –
Rm 446, State Capitol
Initiative 51 was removed from the schedule
Initiative 53 was removed from the schedule 

					 
Initiative 3 – “Creates An Unlimited Deduction For Federal Income
Taxes On Individual Taxpayers' Oregon Income-Tax Returns”

Conference Call: Monday, July 14, 2008 – 1:00 pm – Rm 446, State
Capitol
Bill Sizemore							Mike
Leachman
Russell Walker							Laurie
Wimmer Whelan

Initiative 19 – “Prohibits Teaching Public School Student In
Language Other Than English For More Than Two Years”

Conference Call: Monday, July 14, 2008 – 3:00 pm – Rm 446, State
Capitol
Bill Sizemore							Lynn
Reer
Alan Grosso							Gary
Hargett

Initiative 20 - “Teacher "Classroom Performance," Not Seniority,
Determines Pay Raises; "Most Qualified" Teachers Retained, Regardless Of
Seniority”

Conference Call: Monday, July 14, 2008 – 2:00 pm – Rm 446, State
Capitol
Bill Sizemore							Becca
Uherbelau
Russell Walker							Chuck
Bennett

Initiative 21 – “Exempts Specified Property Owners From Building
Permit Requirements For Improvements Valued At/Under 35,000 Dollars”

Conference Call: Monday, July 14, 2008 – 11:30 am – Rm 446, State
Capitol (REVISED)
Bill Sizemore							Bill
Cross
Alan Grosso							Guy
Sperb

Initiative 25 – “Penalizes Person, Entity For Using Funds Collected
With "Public Resource" (Defined) For "Political Purpose" (Defined)”

Conference Call: Monday, July 14, 2008 – 11:00 am – Rm 446, State
Capitol (REVISED)
Bill
Sizemore							Lynn-Marie
Crider
Alan Grosso							Greg
Hartman

Initiative 40 - “Creates Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences For
Certain Theft, Identity Theft, Forgery, Drug, And Burglary Crimes”

Conference Call: Thursday, July 10, 2008 – 12:00 pm – Rm 446, State
Capitol
Kevin Mannix							David
Rogers
Steve Doell							Mary
Botkin

Initiative 41 – “Amends Constitution: Allocates 15% Of Lottery
Proceeds To Public Safety Fund For Crime Prevention, Investigation,
Prosecution”

Conference Call: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 – 10:00 am – Rm 446, State
Capitol
Duane
Fletchall							Laurie
Wimmer Whelan
Kevin Mannix							Steve
Novick

Initiative 109 – “Changes General Election Nomination Processes For
Major/Minor Party, Independent Candidates For Most Partisan Offices”

Conference Call: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 – 9:00 am – Rm 446, State
Capitol
Phil Keisling							Roy
Pulvers
Bill Campbell							Jeston
Black

Leg. Ref. 408 –	“Increases Sentences For Drug Trafficking,
Theft Against Elderly And Specified Repeat Property And Identity Theft
Crimes; Requires Addiction Treatment For Certain Offenders”

Conference Call: Thursday, July 10, 2008 – 11:00 am – Rm 446, State
Capitol
Senator
Prozanski							Kevin
Mannix
Representative Macpherson					        
       Steve Doell