SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A group backed by real-estate agents says it’s submitted more than 160,000 signatures for a ballot measure that would prohibit real-estate transfer taxes.
The Secretary of State’s Office will review a sample of the signatures for accuracy. More than 116,000 of them must be valid for voters to decide the issue in November.
Oregon already prohibits new taxes on property sales in Oregon, but real-estate agents say they want that ban to be in the state Constitution so it can only be repealed by voters.
A campaign committee called Protect Oregon Homes says it submitted the most recent batch of signatures on Thursday. Nearly all of the organization’s $600,000 in cash as comes from the state and national Realtors associations.
