LOCAL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019 PROPOSAL Continued from Page 1A the law, which calls itself “Stop Illegal Drivers,” is led by Mark Callahan, a fre- quent candidate for political offi ce in Oregon. Callahan, reached for comment Tuesday, said the campaign was “defi nitely going to fi ght” the ruling, and pointed to several previous cases he believes support his interpretation that the peti- tion passes muster. The Secretary of State’s Offi ce believes the constitu- tion requires the petitioners to present the changes the petition would make to state statutes. Instead, the ballot title just says that a “Yes” vote on the petition “‘de- mands’ repeal” of the bill. In a post on the “Stop Illegal Drivers” website, the campaign said the reason Elections Director Steve Trout gave — the constitu- tional requirement cited by Clarno — was “not valid.” The campaign also posted on the website a message from Callahan addressed to Trout. Callahan called the reason for the rejection “fl awed in logic and reasoning.” He main- tained the petition was not trying to pass a new law. “How can we submit the full text of a law that we are NOT ‘Proposing?’” Callahan wrote. “It doesn’t make any sense. If we are NOT ‘Propos- ing’ a law, there is no full text of a law to submit.” Oregon’s constitution includes several ways that Or- egonians can have a direct say on a policy at the ballot box. Lawmakers can refer a measure to the ballot; citi- zens can ask for a referen- dum on a particular law; or citizens can fi le an initiative petition to change state laws. A referendum, which sim- ply asks voters to reject or keep a law state legislators pass, differs from an initia- tive petition. In the case of House Bill 2015, petitioners could not submit a referendum. That’s because of a few words in the bill that amount to an “emergency clause.” That clause says the bill takes effect as soon as lawmakers pass it. The state constitution doesn’t allow bills that go into effect that soon to get referred. But citizens can fi le an initiative petition in that case. That’s what the backers of Initiative Petition 43 did. Since they fi led an initia- tive petition, the Secretary of State’s Offi ce says, petition- ers were supposed to present an amended form of the law for voters’ consideration, showing exactly how the law would be changed if the provisions of House Bill 2015 were repealed. But the petition they submitted just “demanded” repeal of the law. “We feel like you need to put the sections that were original- ly affected by the legislation in to the petition and show what you would propose to take back out of the law or change it back to what it was before,” Deputy Secretary of State Rich Vial said. “The law, obviously, was complicated enough that there was a number of things in the statute that were added or changed.” Dick Mason/The Observer Lauri Ferring, left, Gerald Hopkins, center, and Joe Garlitz, all of the Elgin Ministerial Association, examine a new structure which will provide emergency shelter. SHELTER Continued from Page 1A The Elgin Ministerial Association is composed of four churches, the Elgin United Methodist Church, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Elgin Harvester’s Church of the Nazarene and the Christian Life Center. The association raised money for the shelter project via donations from members of their congregations. Eli Smith, pastor of the Christian Life Center, said the shelter will be a tremendous asset for serving people. He also said it is a testament to how much the churches of Elgin are reaching out. “It shows people that we care,” Smith said. Smith said the shelter will address an important need. He said that his SETH HEARING Continued from Page 1A Dall requested to have the plea hearing postponed for 30 days to allow for additional time for investigation, and he told the court he is also looking into arranging an evaluation of Knight. According to court records, a notice was fi led by the defense indicating an intent to rely on mental disability. church receives a request from people who need shelter about every two or three weeks. The building, built by Countryside Sheds of Island City, has little extra space for storing items. This is by design, said Lauri Ferring, pastor of Elgin Har- vester’s Church of the Nazarene. She explained that the shelter is not meant to be a place people will settle into. “It is meant to be very, very tempo- rary,” she said. Ferring and Smith are among four church leaders within the Elgin Minis- terial Association who played key roles in getting the shelter in place. The list also includes Gerald Hopkins, pastor of the United Methodist Church, and Joe Garlitz, a deacon with St. Mary’s Catho- lic Church. Hopkins said the Elgin Min- isterial Association has been working on munity has rallied around my family, to see how loved we are, leaves me speech- less,” Seth said in a press release announcing the event. “And really, that is all any father could want. For his family to be taken care of in the same way he would.” Stephanie’s advice to those who are going through some- thing similar is to lean into everything, say thank you to people who want to help and support you, talk, keep mov- ing forward. “Talk about how you are feeling with people and be open, because you never know who is listening,” Stephanie said. “And cancer sucks, don’t be afraid to say that.” Continued from Page 1A Stephanie Kirkeby was born and raised in La Grande, graduating from La Grande High School in 2001. She attended Oregon State University, where she met Seth through a mutual friend in 2005. “It was funny because even though we lived in the same dorm freshman year, we never met,” Stephanie said. She said it was a fast kind of love. Within a month they knew they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. They graduated from OSU and stayed in Corvallis but kept their ties to La Grande through Stephanie’s parents and friends who stayed in the area. The couple married in 2008. “Things like this can, and often do, break up families, but we don’t want that to happen to ours, so we work through it,” Stephanie said. As Seth was going through treatment, Stephanie said she felt a little lost and lack- ing in motivation to remain active. So she found Burn Boot Camp in Corvallis and dedicated 45 minutes a day to focusing on herself. THE OBSERVER — 5A the shelter project for 18 months. Once furnishings are added and other minor modifi cations made, the shelter will be available, free of charge, to anyone in need of a place to stay for the night. Occupants will be able to use the bathroom and shower facilities at the Hu-Na-Ha RV Park, said Bryan Jungling, the city’s parks and recre- ation supervisor. People in need of emergency hous- ing will be able to sign up to use the shelter anytime before 7 p.m. If no re- quests for emergency use are received by 7 p.m., the city may rent the shelter to anyone after that time. 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