Notice of Ballot Title

NOTICE OF BALLOT TITLE RECEIPT is hereby given that a ballot title for a measure referred by the McMinnville City Council to the voters at the November 4, 2025 Special Election has been filed with the City Elections Officer on July 22, 2025.  A copy of the ballot title is available from the City’s Elections Officer:

CAPTION:      Bonds to build Recreation Center; update parks, senior center, library

QUESTION:    Shall McMinnville build an aquatics/recreation center; enhance library, parks, senior center; issue bonds not exceeding $98,500,000; require citizen oversight?

No later than 5 p.m. on July 31, 2025, any elector may petition the Yamhill County Circuit Court requesting a different ballot title and stating why the ballot title prepared by the City Council is unsatisfactory. A copy of the full ballot title is available at the McMinnville City Hall, 230 NE Second Street, McMinnville, Oregon 97128.

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The City of McMinnville Elections Officer received a ballot title from the City Council via Resolution No. 2025-44 on July 22, 2025, for Referral No. 2025-01.

Caption: Bonds to build Recreation Center; update parks, senior center, library

Appeal Period:

Any registered voter dissatisfied with the ballot title issued by the City Council may petition the Yamhill County Circuit Court to review the ballot title.

Yamhill County Circuit Court
Yamhill County Courthouse
535 NE 5^th Street
McMinnville, OR 97128
(503) 554-7530

If a registered voter petitions the Yamhill County Circuit Court to review the ballot title, then the voter must notify the City Elections Officer no later than 5 p.m. on the next business day following the day the petition is filed. If this notice is not timely filed, the petition to the Circuit Court may be dismissed.

Last Day to File a Petition for Review of the Ballot Title:
July 31, 2025

How to Submit Appeal:
Contact the Yamhill County Circuit Court for more information at (503) 554-7530.

Notice Due:
1^st business day after appeal filed with the Yamhill Circuit Court, 5 p.m.

How to Submit Notice:
Scan and email: Claudia.Cisneros@mcminnvilleoregon.gov
Mail/drop off: 230 NE Second Street, McMinnville OR 97128

The proposed initiative petition has been determined to be in compliance with the procedural requirements established in the Oregon Constitution for initiative petitions. More information, including the full ballot title: caption, question, and summary, is located under supporting documents and https://www.mcminnvilleoregon.gov/citycouncil/page/elections