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Some Oregon anti-gay petitions are falling short
An anti-gay rights petition filed by the Oregon Citizens Alliance failed to get on the ballot in Hermiston, was delayed by a technicality in Medford and was challenged in Umatilla County.
The OCA turned to individual counties and cities this year after voters rejected a statewide anti-gay rights initiative last fall. The failed OCA-sponsored measure would have amended the state constitution to ban gay-rights laws and declare homosexuality abnormal" and "perverse." A similar measure passed in Colorado.
The Wilsonville-based political group had targeted 25 cities and eight counties to revive toned-down versions of the measure at the local level, where the group hoped conservative rural voters would give them a better chance of passing.
This week, the organization filed signed petitions in six counties and seven cities.
However, the Umatilla County Elections Department determined Friday that the petitions submitted for the city of Hermiston didn't contain enough valid sig-
natures.
"There were quite a few people who were not registered or who lived out of the city," said Nancy Wood, Elections Depart-
ment director.
Some 367 signatures were counted as valid, 41 shy of the 408 needed as of Wednesday's filing deadline.
Meanwhile, an April 19 trial date has been set to hear arguments on a lawsuit against Umatilla County challenging its decision that the anti-gay rights initiative petition met state guidelines.
Former Umatilla County commissioner Jeanne Hughes sued the county in January. claiming that the measure violates the state's one-subject requirement.
In Medford, the initiative will not appear on the June 29 ballot because the city confused election law requirements.
"We gave them bad information and I'll take responsibility for it," Medford city manager Andy Anderson said. "It wasn't intentional."
The initiative cannot be placed on the city's June ballot because state election procedures for city initiatives differ from those required for county initiatives.
But Jackson County voters still will see the measure on the June ballot if enough signatures are valid.
Medford city officials said the measure may qualify for the Sept. 21 ballot.
Minnesota passes rights law
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dones homosexuality or bisexuality and a list of other things it does not do, such as recognize the right of same-sex marriages.
"It doesn't require any of those things, and it never did," Clark said. "But putting the language in makes it clearer to our members and makes it easier to explain to people."
State Independent-Republican chair Bob Weinholzer said signing the bill will cost the first-term governor considerable popularity within his party, which has been dominated by religious conservatives.
"It's extremely unpopular among party activists," Weinholzer said.
Carlson has long been at odds with most party regulars because of his support for abortion rights and because he ran against
the party's endorsed gubernatorial candidate in 1990.
Although Carlson has made no official announcement, it is widely expected that he will seek re-election next year.
The 37-30 vote was identical to the tally when the original bill won preliminary approval about two weeks ago. Five Independent-Republicans and 32 DemocraticFarmer-Labor Party members voted for the bill, while 17 IRS and 13 DFLers voted "no."
DFL is what the Democratic Party in the state is called; the IRS are the Republican Party.
The House and Senate had passed slightly different versions of the bill about two weeks earlier and a conference committee worked out the differences. The House had repassed the bill on a 77-53 vote.
Lesbian and gay rights are on agendas around the country
In addition to the just-passed gay and lesbian civil rights protections in Minnesota, measures affecting lesbian and gay rights--both positively and negatively--are at issue in these other states:
● Alaska: Anchorage referendum April 20 seeks repeal of measure protecting rights of gays and lesbians working for city and its contractors.
⚫ California: Statewide anti-gay rights ballot measure proposed for 1994.
Florida: Statewide anti-gay rights ballot measure proposed for 1994. Idaho: Statewide anti-gay rights ballot measure proposed for 1994.
Illinois: House committee approved ban on bias against gays and lesbians in housing and employment.
• Maine: Joint legislative committee considering lesbian-gay rights protections in jobs, housing, credit and public accommodations.
Michigan: Statewide anti-gay rights ballot measure proposed for 1994.
New York: Assembly-passed bill now before Senate to add sexual orientation to the state's civil rights law, banning discrimination in jobs, housing, public accommodation and education.
Nebraska: Bills propose adding sexual orientation to the state Fair Employment
Practices Act.
New Mexico: Senate passed bill, but it died in House committee, that would have added sexual orientation to state human rights act, barring bias in housing. jobs, credit, public accommodations and union membership.
Oregon: Oregon Citizens Alliance hopes to get anti-gay rights ballot measures in more than 30 municipal and county elections, May 18, June 29 and Sept. 21. Also wants another statewide anti-gay rights ballot measure for 1994.
Rhode Island: Legislative committee considering ban on bias against gays and lesbians in credit, housing, employment and public accommodations.
Proposed anti-gay rights bills would bar protection under state civil rights law for anyone "solely in response to his or her behavior."
• Texas: House bill would bar bias based on sexual orientation in most circumstances involving housing, employment and public accommodation.
●Washington: House-passed bill, now in Senate, would bar bias against lesbians and gays in employment, housing, public accommodations, credit and insurance.
• West Virginia: House bill would include sexual orientation under state Human Rights Act.