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.
Elections
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.
Voters have their say
Voters had their say in Tuesday night’s primary, selecting candidates for their party’s nomination to statewide, congressional and statewide offices, while also making decisions on local ballot measures and county races. We spoke to candidates, officials and others to find out what’s next.
Primary voters tap legislators, treasurer and an attorney for statewide office
Oregon voters decided to give a slate of state legislators a chance to prove themselves worthy of a promotion to statewide office in the November elections.
In House District 31 Republican primary, a Banks-area candidate is breezing toward a win
As of 8 p.m., Darcey Edwards had what appears to be an insurmountable lead over Aaron Hall, with the Banks-area Edwards leading in initial results published just after 8 p.m. with 80.85% of the vote to North Plains resident Hall’s 18.29%.
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