PORTLAND, Ore—On the one-year anniversary of the day same-sex couples could first receive marriage licenses in Washington state, Oregon United for Marriage is announcing that the campaign has collected more than 116,284 signatures, the minimum needed to put the Freedom to Marry and Religious Protection Initiative on the November ballot.
The campaign, which began collecting signatures just over four months ago, has until July 3 to turn in enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, giving Oregonians the chance to vote for the freedom to marry on November 4.
With 118,176 signatures in hand, volunteers in every county are still collecting more. Oregon United for Marriage plans to collect many more signatures than the minimum required to ensure the measure qualifies, and to give volunteers a simple way to have conversations with their friends, family and neighbors about why marriage matters.
“The momentum of our signatures gathering campaign is incredible,” said Ryan Brown, Oregon United for Marriage field director. “I’m so happy and proud of our dedicated volunteers in every corner of the state who have talk to tens of thousands of Oregon voters about why marriage matters.”
