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Page 2 Portland Observar, July 11, 1904 November ballot fills by Chuck Good mac her Oregonians w ill vole on up lo thirteen d ifferen t statewide in i tiatives this Novem ber. I f all o f the twelve batches of petitions sub mitted to (he Secretary of State by 5 p.m., last Friday, have enough valid signatures, it w ill be the largest number o f ballot initiatives in 70 years. One initiative to be voted on in November was referred to the voters by the Legislature. The issues span a wide range of social, economic, religious and political concerns and many are sure to generate immense controversy. One observer in Salem noted the vast amount o f energy and organization a statewide petition ef fort requires, and said some of the campaigns are stronger organ izationally than either m ajor political party. Several o f the petition organizers claim to have registered large blocs of voters while petitioning. Several efforts to place measures on the November ballot fell short of their goals. Among them were measures to: elim inaie land-use laws; expel the followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh from Oregon; place an Oregon Equal Rights Amendment in the state con stitution; impose a sales tax; and a separate lottery with the proceeds to go to mass transit. In itiatives are assigned ballot numbers corresponding with the or der in which they are submitted to the Secretary o f State’s office in Salem. Statutory measures intended to change existing laws within the current framework o f the Oregon Constitution require 62,000 valid signatures, and constitutional amendments 83,361. The Secretary of State has until July 21st to deter mine the number of valid signatures per petition. Initiativ« «o f Wsrwturaa Changes minimum requirement for recall of public officers Referral Property tax limitation— "son of 3” 124,000 Citizen’s Utility Board to lower utility bills Lottery The Honorable Andrew Young. M ayor o f A tla n ta , G eorgia, will be in Portland on Saturday, July 21st, 1984 M ayor Young w ill be guest speaker for the W orld A ffa irs Council o f Oregon at a dinner meeting Saturday evening, July 21st. at the Hilton Hotel. He will of fer a critique o f U .S . foreign policy, and comment on the events of the Democratic Convention in San- Francisco. No host cocktails will be served at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. in the H ilto n H otel Grand 90,500 100.000(C) 93,961 Lottery 100.000(C) Death Penalty restored Death Penalty restored 86,(XX) Expand police power— "V ictim ’s rights” 90,000 Legalize Marijuana for private use 84,500 Tighten radioactive w u te disposal laws Ends voter registxX^AdO days before election 80,655 Prohibits Ü /ffâ ïfïo c d abortions 84,500 80,877 ( O L o w ja ffifc m p lo y c e ’s pay to that of the Mayor Andrew Young to address Portland 74.762 FredMeyer_ A N D R E W YOUNG Ballroom. Dinner reservations must be made by July 19th, $25.00. Contact the W orld A ffa irs O f fice: 229 3049 Open 7 days a week 0AM to 10PM Prices good Wed.. July 11 thru Tuts.. July 17. 1904 LOWER YOUR FOOD BILL ■ ■. the Fred Meyer Way ! Oregon Demo Chair sees victory in Dick Celsi, Chair of the Oregon Democratic party, is confident the N ational Democratic Convention will nominate, "the next President of the United States.” Surprised by the candidacy o f Jesse Jackson, Celsi said he could predict the impact the coalition of Black voters could have. " A s a tra d itio n a l Dem ocrat, I have noticed the non-involvement of minorities in the Democratic par ty for years. I have always recog nized (hat it was not going to hap pen (c o a litio n ) until it happened around an individual. ISSUES HOPING TO MAKE NOV. 04 BALLOT W ays You Can Low er Your T o ta l Food B ill. 1 2 : 4 5 LOWER PRICES EVERYDAY 1 ADVERTISED ■ SPECIALS 1 UN-ADVERTISED ) SPECIALS 1 DOLLAR PSTRETCHERS * DOUBLE COUPONS Hormel Super Select Fresh Com Fed Pork Loins Assorted Pork Chops $136 Blade or Bib End Regular 1.98 lb. -X T DICK CELSI (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Celsi said he believes Jackson’ s candidacy has had its primary effect in the Black com m unity. " T h e Hispanic community is generating its own ethnic involvement, but they are attracted to Jackson because the same issues involve both com munities. Jackson attracted white voters who would have voted anyway, but for someone else." In Portland, the C itize n ’ s Party was among the first to add their color to the Rainbow C o a litio n . They recognized that third parties are not effective, Celsi added. "They were searching for a legitimate way to get into the two-party system. Jackson offered them that opportunity." The threshold rule incorporated by the party in 1976 is among the constraints lim itin g Jackson's ab ility to receive delegates. Celsi said, "The feeling was, in 1984, the Democrats should unite early to take Ronald Reagan on They tried to work the rules so fringe can didates would not interrupt the process. If there was a acattering of delegates, there would be a battle on the convention floor in order to come out with a winner. That would not serve the best interests o f the party in going against Reagan. They did not anticipate Jesse Jackson. Some states have found ways to get Jackson delegates and some have violated their own rules in getting them.” He said people should watch the action between conventions to see if the threshold rule is changed and suggested those interested lobby the four Oregonians on the study com mittee who will asisl in rewriting the rules. 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