opposing Measure 60 Defend Oregon, as a committee, is fighting seven different ballot measures, and supporting two others. Altogether, the group has raised over $6 million in 2008. Major donations to the Defend Oregon group as of October 8 include: $4.1 million from the Oregon Education Association. $100,000 from School Employees Exercising Democracy (SEED) $100,000 from the AFL-CIO. $50,000 from Oregon AFSCME Council 75. Petition drive history Initiative Petition 20 was originally approved for circulation on August 30, 2006, and the signatures were turned in the month of July. 83,724 signatures were found to be valid of those submitted, versus a qualification threshold of 82,769. A union-funded watchdog group asked the Oregon Secretary of State to conduct an investigation into how some of the signatures on the measure were collected. Bill Bradbury, the Secretary of State has said, "...most all of the initiatives Oregon voters will decide this fall got there through practices that are now illegal. But those practices were legal at the time most of the signatures were submitted." The state Elections Division is currently investigating the charges. Notes External links Note:: ''This article was taken from Ballotpedia's article about Oregon Ballot Measure 60 Basic information 2008 General Election Measures: Voter Guide Full text of the initiative Certified ballot title letter from the Oregon Attorney General Letters received from Oregon residents during the ballot title designation period Supporters Bill Sizemore's official website Opponents Website for the Defend Oregon Coalition Website for the Parents and Teachers Know Better Coalition 2008 Oregon ballot measures Public education in Oregon Initiatives in the United States