Announcements - Protect Oregon Driver Licenses

SALEM, Oregon— Yesterday, voters in the blue state of Oregon decisively rejected a state law giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. At last count, the “No on Ballot Measure 88” campaign’s margin of victory in Oregon’s statewide referendum was 68% to 32% percent.

“This is a huge win for Oregon voters’ good sense and upholding the rule of law,” declared Cynthia Kendoll, statewide campaign manager for Protect Oregon Driver Licenses (www.protectoregondl.org), the organization that led the opposition to the law. “Across the board, voters said ‘No’ to the crazy idea of...

Please vote NO on Ballot Measure 88 and urge others to do the same!

If you haven’t already turned in your ballot it’s too late to mail in now. However you can take them to ballot drop boxes in your county and they’ll be counted until 8 PM on election day, next Tuesday.

The Secretary of State’s Elections Calendar for November 4 says: “Official drop sites open 8 hours or more and until 8 PM for depositing cast ballots. County Clerk’s office open 7 AM - 8 PM for issuing and depositing ballots.”

Want to find a drop site near you? You can visit http://www.sos.state.or.us/...

News Release

Monday, October 27, 2014

Oregonians for Immigration Reform and Protect Oregon Driver Licenses announce the results of a legal examination of claims by supporters of driver cards for illegal aliens that passage of Measure 88 would require the purchase of auto insurance by driver card applicants.

Attorney Jacob G. Daniels of Creswell OR made the analysis and prepared the Memorandum below which is addressed to the friends of No on Measure 88.

Here is his summary of the findings from his examination:

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Our upcoming meeting is probably one of the most important meetings in OFIR - PODL history. Please, mark your calendar now and plan to attend Saturday, Sept. 27 at 2:00 pm at the Best Western Mill Creek Inn - in Salem.

We will be kicking into high gear our Vote NO on Ballot Measure 88 campaign. We will bring everyone up-to-date on what's been done so far and what we need to do to be certain we WIN BIG in November. Yard signs will be available for you to take home and display to help spread the word. Ask your friends and neighbors if they would like you to pick one up for them,...

Protect Oregon Driver Licenses - Vote NO on 88 has a supply of yard signs available now for adoption.

Please check with your local GOP office - they may have a signs you can pick up.  Or, fill out a sign request form and a yard or field sign will be delivered to you.

Help us spread the word by proudly displaying a yard or field sign - Vote NO on Ballot Measure 88!

The Protect Oregon Driver Licenses campaign is hosting a booth at the Oregon State Fair which is opening Friday, August 22, and continuing through Monday, September 1 (Labor Day).

We’ll be inside this year, in the Columbia Hall building, immediately adjacent to the 17th Street entrance to the Fairgrounds. Please drop by the PODL booth (Booth #303), say hi and introduce yourselves.　

We'll have informational literature about the PODL campaign to distribute to visitors and will be happy to answer questions or discuss issues.

By Monday, we hope to have yard signs...

The Secretary of State's office just released the ballot titles for all of the initiatives, referrals and ballot measures that have qualified for the November 2014 General Election ballot.  The Protect Oregon Driver Licenses citizen's veto referendum has been assigned as Ballot Measure 88.

We worked hard to earn a spot on the 2014 General Election ballot.  But, our work is nowhere near finished.

Please encourage your friends, family members, neighbors and co-workers to Vote NO on Ballot Measure 88.  A NO Vote on Ballot Measure 88 will overturn SB 833 - the new law...

A very generous OFIR member has once again offered a matching grant to help raise the funds needed for the Protect Oregon Driver Licenses referendum election campaign.

We face a very well funded and highly motivated opposition and five months of intensive campaigning. We need your help now to ensure our success in the November general election.

A contribution of any size would be greatly appreciated. Our donor will match your contribution - dollar for dollar - up to a $5,000 total. For example, if you contribute $25 - our donor will match that with $25, too - doubling...

Today, in a 36 - 24 vote, in the Oregon Legislature - the House of Representatives voted to shove a stick in the eye of over 77,000 Oregon voters who rightfully and diligently participated in the citizen veto referendum process.

HB 4054A overrides the constitutionally guaranteed process by dragging a never used law out of the depths, that allows the Legislature to write, not only the ballot title, but the ballot yes and no statements and ballot summary language.  This move smacks of placing the fox in charge of the keys to the hen house.

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