“I have learned a great deal about the growth to come to our little town. I want to be part of its growth and planning for the future of my town,” Debra Berry said in an email to the Banks Post.
Elections
Marilyn McCalister is running for first full term on city council
“Banks is special to me for so many reasons,” Marilyn McCalister said in an email to the Banks Post. “The beauty, the sense of community, the smaller population which makes it possible to get to know community members and develop strong relationships.”
Oregon officials call for audit as number of noncitizens registered to vote increases
The DMV says it identified 302 more voters who shouldn’t have been registered, bringing the total to 1,561.
Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine voted
Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the past few years and nine of those people voted, state officials announced Monday.
Local election officials urge citizens to make a voting plan
In a press release issued jointly Tuesday, county election officials, along with Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah, and Yamhill counties, encouraged voters to take action with a three-step voting plan in advance of an Oct. 15 voter registration deadline.
Don’t put political signs in the right-of-way
Washington County Land Use and Transportation doesn’t care who you vote for. They do care if you put a political sign in a county right-of-way.
Oregon election officials say data entry error added 306 noncitizens to voter rolls, two voted
State election officials and Gov. Tina Kotek stressed that the error was caught and won’t affect the 2024 election.
Banks Mayor Stephanie Jones seeks reelection
Mayor Stephanie Jones is running for reelection to a third mayoral term in November. “I am not done with the job,” Jones said in an email to the Banks Post. “I enjoy being Mayor and want to keep representing Banks,” she added. Terms for mayor in Banks are for two[Read More…]
City Councilor Marsha Kirk to challenge Mayor Stephanie Jones in November election
With about three months to go before the general election and the filing window open until August 21, two candidates are confirmed to be running for mayor in Banks. Current Mayor Stephanie Jones is running again for her seat, and current City Councilor Marsha Kirk is running for the same[Read More…]
Ballot measures on cannabis unions, higher corporate taxes could be on November ballot
Friday was the deadline for groups to submit the more than 100,000 petition signatures needed to give voters a chance to approve or reject ballot measures. Only two measures – one that would tax corporations more to give $750 annual payments to all Oregonians and one that would restrict union-busting in the cannabis industry – submitted signatures by Friday.