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Worthy hassle to know that you are doing safe work for your family, neighbors, and future owners. Often, the best things in life are not the easiest.

posted 4 years, 7 months ago
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This definitely affects renters the same as homeowners, except you are more at the mercy of your landlord who will not live in the consequences of the work.

posted 4 years, 7 months ago
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Obviously safety is the #1 concern with Measure 63. A homeowner may do quality work on his or her home, but what about the neighbor or the previous owner of the home? Each home cannot be viewed in a vacuum; it is part of a neighborhood that shares electricity, sewage, water, etc. There are several other damaging consequences to Oregonians:
1. Un-permitted work will DECREASE the property value of homes. In the current housing market, this is the last thing homeowners need. Un-permitted and un-inspected work is not documented, verified, and therefore often not trusted. Any realtor or insurer will tell you this.
2. Along that same line, insurance rates for homes with un-permitted work will increase because the work is more of a liability.

Additionally, and electrical caveat is not the only concern; what about structural problems, gas leaks, sewage spills and crumbling foundations.

posted 4 years, 7 months ago
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Measure 65?s proponents have tagged our current process as a ?closed primary.? The reality is that this measure is not an ?open primary,? but a ?top two primary? which takes away the rights of minority parties and will actually disenfranchise many voters and qualified candidates.

In fact, the three prominent minor parties in the state are AGAINST this initiative! The Pacific Green Party, the Independents and the Libertarians ALL signed statements asking Oregon voters to vote NO on this issue. If this is supposed to create MORE access for minor parties, why are they all so afraid of it?? Because they have seen what happened in Hawaii (who no longer has this system) and Louisiana and don?t want to see that sort of baiting and switching here in Oregon!!

posted 4 years, 9 months ago
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