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9.10.25 - The Secretary of State Department of Elections Update - PRESS RELEASE
September 9th, Let Us Paddle Scores Major Win – Ballot Title Now in the Works
8.25.25 - The signatures from the Citizen Initiative to Petition were turned in to the Secretary of State, with 198 sheets, with a total of 1826 signatures collected by 100% Volunteers across 16 different counties. The process to get our official petition begins, and we hope to have the official petition by early October.
8.10.25 - Statesman Journal VIDEO coverage of the Flotilla and Paddle Permit Repeal Protest. Find a 2 page spread in 8.10 Sunday Paper
8.9.25 - KEZI News Interviews Co-Chief Petitioner Ben Roche about the repeal of ORS 830.634 Oregon "Paddle Permits" , NOTE Isreal La Rue incorrectly stated that we were repealing HB 2982 passed in 2025, we are going beyond that, a full repeal of all permits for human powered watercraft, AKA Paddle Craft, by a full repeal of the statute that adds this additional permit scheme. A full Water Way Access Permit Repeal.
8.9.25 - KEZI News Coverage at the Foster Lake Flotilla - Paddle Permit Protest - Note they under-reported attendance.
8.8.25 - That Oregon Life reports on the push back by paddle enthusiasts to the new Paddle Taxes that begin Jan 1st, 2026
8.8.25 - Statesman Journal News Article by Zach Urness - Backlash to the new Boating Permits
8.5.25 - The new 'Hit Single' - Let Us Paddle - Is released on SoundCloud, YouTube, and Facebook - Listen now!
8.5.25 - Let Us Paddle begins accepting online donations! Click our DONATE button to contribute now to the Let Us Paddle PAC
8.4.25 - Chief Petitioner Ben Roche appearance on the Wake Up Call morning show, KPNW with Bill London & Gerry Snyder
8.4.25 - Chief Petitioner Ben Roche speaks with Jeff Kropf on Political Coffee KSLM Radio - Link to time stamp here.
7.31.25 - Oregon Secretary of State Approved our cover sheet & signature sheets.
7.31.25- Co-Chief Petitioner Ben Roche featured on the Lars Larson Northwest Radio Show
7.31.25 - Website www.letuspaddle.com goes LIVE!
7.30.25 - Oregon Secretary of State Accepted and issued our IP number 2026-053
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