Students in Oregon are stumping for the passage of two ballot measures that would bring millions of dollars of funding to the state’s struggling public colleges and universities.

The referenda, Measures 66 and 67, will be the only items on the ballot on January 26th. Sixty-six would raise income taxes on the wealthy, sixty-seven would increase the minimum corporate tax, and together, they’d bring in more than seven hundred million dollars a year in new state revenue.

Students in Oregon just concluded a major voter registration drive in advance of the election, a drive that was capped off yesterday with supportive visits to three campuses by new Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown.

Now, with three weeks to go before election day, the campaign turns to voter education and GOTV. A poll released last week by supporters of the measures showed each leading with a small majority, but in a special election like this one, turnout is likely to be crucial.

With state budgets in crisis across the country, this referendum will be closely watched in other capitals. We’ll have more on the students’ campaign in the weeks to come.

Random fun fact: Brown, who was elected Secretary of State last November by a 51-46 margin, is the highest-ranking openly bisexual politician in the United States.