[2] The bill, which declared an emergency, took effect upon its passage, when it was signed by Governor Ted Kulongoski on July 29, 2005.
[3] The PCOL submitted its final report[4] for the consideration of the 74th legislature on November 13, 2006.
The PCOL's recommendation to establish an "open" primary (also known as a nonpartisan blanket primary) was taken up by two former Secretaries of State, Phil Keisling and Norma Paulus, in the form of a ballot initiative.
[6] The Bend Bulletin criticized the PCOL's recommendations regarding the initiative and referendum system in an editorial,[7] noting that the system was outside the PCOL's purview, and taking issue with the selective nature of the recommendations.
Recommendations to renovate the Oregon State Capitol were acted upon by the 2007 session of the legislature, and were noted in advertisements in the 2008 U.S. Senate race.