Federal judge rules state must let disabled senior submit anti-gas tax argument for voters’ pamphlet

Federal judge rules state must let disabled senior submit anti-gas tax argument for voters’ pamphlet

A federal judge has ordered Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read to allow a Klamath Falls woman to submit without fee or signature gathering, an argument to the Oregon Voters' Pamphlet against a gas tax measure that will be on May primary ballots. (Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of Transportation/Flickr)A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Klamath Falls woman who argued the state violated a federal disability rights law by requ…

Judge waives pamphlet fee for Klamath Falls woman in Oregon gas tax referendum case

A federal judge ordered the fee and signature requirement waived for a Klamath Falls woman seeking to submit an argument against Oregon’s gas tax referendum in the voters’ pamphlet. The ruling applies only to her after the court cited unique…