Oregon’s death tax has the nation’s lowest exemption rate, which means you pay the most in America when your loved ones die and they pass along their estate gifts to you.
The tax is so expensive that grieving sons and daughters are often forced to sell the family home or family restaurant in order to pay the massive tax on it. It is a crying shame that Oregon taxes people for dying. Only a few states do. The Oregon estate tax applies to all of the assets of the person who dies. This includes homes, land, retirement funds including pensions and PERS, business property, life insurance, and investment accounts.
• This petition eliminates Oregon’s death tax (estate tax, inheritance tax) while also prohibiting any local estate tax or inheritance tax.
You can sign the Oregon petition to abolish the death tax- IP 2026-051 – in Tillamook at 115 Main Avenue, from 10 to 2 pm,
You can also sign the following petitons :
IP 2026-053 is an Oregon Initiative Petition for the 2026 ballot that proposes to repeal the law requiring permits to operate nonmotorized human-powered boats (such as kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards) in Oregon waters.
IP 2026-037. 2026 Initiative Petition #37 for the 2026 ballot that Initiative Petition amends Constitution: Requires in-person voting with photo identification; proof of citizenship for voter registration
IP 2026-050. Purpose: The initiative seeks to amend Oregon law to restrict the release of suspects charged with serious crimes (felonies and Class A misdemeanors) before their first court appearance.
IP 2026-046. Repeals firearm permit requirement, magazine capacity limitations
For those of you who don’t know a Ballot Initiative to repeal BM114 and the magazine ban has been certified and through the legal hurdles and needs signatures by July to get on the ballot.
Oregon Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114), passed in November 2022, is a gun control law requiring a permit-to-purchase (issued by local law enforcement via safety training and background checks) and banning magazines holding over 10 rounds. Following legal challenges, a March 2025 ruling found it constitutional, though it is not yet in effect