■ITie Mill City Enterprhc, Thursday, March 13, 1975 change would save the state would amend the Oregon Con­ those ages to seek office. This i of state
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Kenneth Jernslrdt
Hood River, Oregon 97031
911 Pine Ntreet
pendents.
For the May, 1974 primary,
52 separate editions were dis­
tributed — including seven to
registered Independents.
A
total of 24 had to be prepared
for that year’s general elec­
tion.
approximately $40,000 over the
biennium.
The proposed legislation also
would permit county clerks
to canvass for voter registra­
tion, and permit voter regis­
tration by mail.
House Bill 2519 would make
it possible for voters to regis­
ter at the polls on election
day, subject to challenge. This
measure is designed to stim­
ulate voter turnout, which has
decreased in recent years in
proportion to the eligible popu­
lation.
Another bill, HB 2296, would
permit employees who are re­
gistered to take two-hour
leaves In order to vote HB
2169, declares the day of a gen­
eral election a state holiday.
HB 2020 would move the
primary election date to the
first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June, and would
establish a separate presiden­
tial primary every four years
House Joint Resolution 5
The joint trade and economic
development committee of the
legislature
heard
several
weeks ago about barriers to
economic development in Ore­
Present law dealing with
gon placed by the rules and
distribution would be chang­
regulations of state agencies.
The members of the com­ ed to require the mailing of
mittee,
including
myself, copies to every residential ad­
heard one estimate of $1 bil­ dress in Oregon, rather than
lion in potential job-generat­ I to registered voters indivi­
ing projects that are held up dually Ths provision not only
in the state’s permit process. would assure that all voters
the pamphlet but
The estimate came from a receive
Poitland businessman who has would result In net savings of
been trying to get the needed about $40,000
I>ermlts to build an industrial
A new measure being de­
complex on the Willamette veloped by the elections com­
River.
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would go a long way toward lists of registered voters. This
clearing up the slow pace of
bureaucracy. Senate Bill 381
would require agencies to
adopt rules in relation to laws
passed
by the legislature,
then those rules would be re­
viewed by a joint legislative
counsel committee.
The ad­
ministrative rules adopted by
agencies could be reviewed by
the full legislature also.
We do not have a review
process like this in Oregon.
Is there a hole in your home insurance big enough to
Alaska and Wisconsin have en­
drive a car through ?
acted similar laws, and have
found that they have worked
Maybe you ought to think about a switch to Safeco. A
in speeding up the governmen­
Safeco Homeowner Policy covers the gaps and elimi­
tal process.
nates overlaps.
With this review process in
For more information on a worry-free way to cover
effect, I believe that laws will
be drafted with more thought,
your home, call
and the rules and regulations
resulting from those laws will
be better for all concerned We
need this legislation In Ore­
gon, and It has my full sup
port.
The senate agriculture and
natural resources committee
has now heard more than 15
hours of testimony on Senate Phone 897-2324 or 897-2754
Bill 311, the open field burn­
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ing extension measure.
In
Mill City, Oregon
addition, the committee is now
beginning the extensive pro­
cess of work session review of
the measure, which would al­
low an indefinite extension of
the open burning ban if it is
passed as drafted.
After attending all of the
hearings on this bill, I believe
it won't be too long before sub-
stanti il recommendations
in
bill form — come out of the
committee.
We have heard
many arguments both for and I
against
the
controversial
burning. If there is one thing
that is certain in all of this,
the decision made by the
committee will be based on a
vast amount of information
about field burning. This will
not be an emotional vote by .
the committee members, it will
be an Intelligent, well-consi-'
dered judgement.
1 am certain that the com­
mittee will not accept SB311
In its present form.
What will be done with the
issue, however, is still up in
the air. I think a two to four
year extension of the burning
deadline will result from the
process In the senate commit­
tee. The eventual outcome of
ths field burning issue — on
the senate floor, and the house
floor and the governor’s desk
- is anyone's guess.
Worry
stitution, upon voter appro­
val, to allow counties and
Cities to hold elections on a
uniform date se' by law ra­
ther than In conjunction with
biennial primary and general
elections.
Conversely, HB 2192 would
attach school board nomina­
tion or election dates to state­
wide primary or general elec
tions.
Conversely, HB 2191 would
-ittach school board nomina-
tion or election dates to state­
wide primary or general elec­
tions.
HJR 10 would amend the
Oregon Constitution, upon vo-
ter approval, to change the
age requirement for member­
ship in the legislative assem­
bly from 21 to 18, permitting
registered
voters
between
measure was passed by the
In addition, SB 111 calls for
house on Feb. 28 and sent to I complaints and evidence to be
¡forwarded to district attorneys,
i he senate.
lather than to the slate’s at
HB 2265 would^ require can- torney general. On a complaint
diùates to state their party af-
" ■ recetved
received within 30 days of an
filiations in political adver- election, the appropriate dis-
tisements.
trict attorney would be in­
HB 2214 would authorize structed to present his case to
precinct committeemen and the local grand jury within
committeewomen to serve as five days.
official registrars under the
Another
senate measure,
same conditions as a notary SB 110, would require a re­
public.
vote on a successful measure if I
proponents
are found guilty of
On the senate side, a mea­
I
sure has been introduced to making false statements of ma-
create an ethical campaign
practices commission, appoint­
ed by the governor, which
would act as the chief agency
for the review and investiga­
tion of election law viola­
tions. Such functions are now
in the hands of the secretary
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Phone 897-2977
Phone 897-2786
508 N. E. Santiam Blvd.
Mill City Hardware
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If you have any questions
concerning legislative prob­
lems. please contact
me al
107K Capitol Bldg., Salem, Ore.
97310. My phone number is
378 8849. Information on bills
or legislative matters can be
obtained by calling the toll
free Information number 1-
800-452-0290.
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Jerry Pittarti
terial fact.
These measures are now be­
ing given their legislative
“day in court.” It remains to
be seen which ones eventually
will be woven into the fabric
of Oregon’s elections system.
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Oregon has a proud history
when it comes to election
laws. In line with this tradi­
tion. the 1975 legislature is
considering dozens of bills,
both minor and major, aimed
at keeping our election laws
viable.
Perhaps the most sweeping
piece of legislation, in terms
of visible impact, is the
amended version of House
Bill 2022
Under one provision, the full
text of each ballot measure,
would no longer be printed in
the Oregon Voters Pamphlet,
saving the state an estimated
$100,000.
However,
voters
would be told how to go about
obtained printed copies, and
the full text would bt> publish­
ed in major-circulation news­
papers in the appropriate
jurisdiction.
Another provision would al-
luw for a more flexible format
possibly an increase in page
size .Till the placement of more
than one candidate on a page.
Additional savings would be
realized through competitive
bidding by private printers.
Material on city and county
candidates and measures, dele­
gates to national party conven­
tion*, and national committee-
men
and
committeewomen
«ould no longer be published
in the state pamphlet.
This
would cut down on the num­
ber of pages required, saving
about $120.000
Information on all candi­
dates would be Included in a
single edition, eliminating the
expense of preparing and
printing
separate
primary
< lection pamphlets for Demo­
crats, Republicans and Inde-
Checks
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you Habitually take
that we get. About 30 cents of
a 25 or 30 per cent discount on
that dollar has to cover the ex-
the personal checks you write?
penses of the community where
) Many people do... without re­ the sale is made ... to pay the
to re
alizing it. It’s the hidden penalty people who work there
they pay for the privilege of tak­ turn something on the capital in­
ing their trade to some other city vested ... to help support the
civic facilities such as churches,
or town.
schools, fire and police protec
ÿ Take a moment to consider the tion, road and street mainten
facts: Only about 70 cents of ance, etc
each dollar we spend goes to pay
for the actual goods or service ) Of course, when we spend our
money away from home Vie get
no personal benefit whatever
from the 30 per cent of it which
goes for community business and
social improvement.
| Doesn’t it follow, then, that
when we give checks or money
for out-of-town purchases, near­
ly one-third of the amount goes
for something we don’t get? Isn t
that very much the same as dis­
counting our checks or money?
These Firms Are Genuinely Interested in the Future of Our Community and Your Welfare
Mill City Pharmacy
Knit Knack Depot
MILL CITY HARDWARE
Distributor of Shell Products
Anne Mueller, Owner
134 Wall St
Everett Hamilton—Owner
Phone 897-2977
MUI City
Ph. 897-2592
Jerry Pitfam Insurance
Santiam Cable Vision
Phone 897-2413 or 897-2754
Mill City, Oregon
Kelly Lumber Sales
Frank Stromquist, Owner
Sears Authorized Catalog
Sales Merchant
Phone 897-2348
160 N. let St
U.S. National Bank of Oregon
Building Supplies, Paints, Plumbing
Girod's Hilltop Super Market
Less Body & Fender Repair
Head Office Portland
Supplies, Electrical Fixtures
S & H Green Stamm
Complete Body Repair & Paint Service