December 30, 2025 3:50 a.m. 

Monday afternoon, the chief petitioners to the gas tax referendum turned in additional signatures to State Elections officials, bringing their total count to 250,900 Oregon voters who have signed the petition.

A release from the Right to Vote on the Gas Tax PAC campaign said this is triple the 78,116 valid signatures needed to qualify, making it the largest and quickest volunteer referendum drive in Oregon history.

State Senator Bruce Starr, one of the chief petitioners for the effort said, “Oregonians from every corner of the state spent their holiday season gathering signatures”. Starr said, “Because of their hard work, the will of Oregon voters will not be ignored. The credit for this success goes to the tireless volunteers across this great state – they are nothing short of amazing”.

Fellow chief petitioner State Representative Ed Diehl said, “the people of Oregon have spoken loud and clear. They expected ODOT to be accountable for the money it already has, and they expect road safety and maintenance to be the highest priority – not an afterthought”.

The Right to Vote on the Gas Tax PAC campaign had previously turned in over 190,000 signatures to the State Elections Office for early verification on December 15th which is allowed for petition drives that cross the legal threshold to qualify. As State Elections has been reviewing those signatures, the campaign has continued to gather signatures until their deadline this week.