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Liquor privatization, marijuana legalization, driver cards could top Oregon ballot in November

The Oregonian
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While Gov. John Kitzhaber has brokered agreements to keep initiatives dealing with taxes, unions and hospitals off the November ballot, Oregonians could still face several hot-button measures in the fall...

...they will vote on two big issues already placed on the ballot: drivers' cards for people who can't show they are legally in the state and a measure allowing the state to float bonds to pay for student aid...

Here's a quick look at what is – or may be – on the November ballot:

DRIVERS CARDS: Voters will pass judgment on a 2013 law that would allow people without proof of legal residency to get a drivers' card, which is similar to a license. Opponents gathered enough signatures to suspend the law and place the issue on the ballot....