The Banks School District offices. Photo: Chas Hundley Raymond Mott has been on the Banks School Board for eight years, and that’s enough. The two-term board member withdrew his candidacy and endorsed his would-be opponent, Corissa Mazurkiewicz. “The reality is, I didn’t think anyone else was going to run,” Mott[Read More…]
Elections
Here are the candidates running for office in the May special district election
A 24-hour ballot drop site at the Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley The filing window is now closed for the May 18 special district elections, and it’s a competitive field this time around. Here are the candidates running for local office in the Banks area and surrounding communities. Six candidates[Read More…]
Window to file for Regular District Election in May is open
The official ballot drop site in Banks on Election Day 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Here we go again: Voters will take to the polls on Tuesday, May 18 to vote on local school, fire, and water boards, and the window to file to run for office is open. The window[Read More…]
Legislative news brief: Bill would put same-day voter registration on the ballot
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley A bill being considered by the Legislative Assembly proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution allowing state residents to register to vote the same day as a general election. HJR 11 would allow people 18 years old or older who are[Read More…]
President Donald Trump impeached a historic second time
The White House on Sunday, Sept. 30 2018. Photo: Chas Hundley President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, a second time for the president, and a first for the nation. No other president has been impeached twice. Several House Republicans joined their Democratic Party colleagues in[Read More…]
Brad Witt wins eighth election to House District 31
A campaign sign for Brad Witt in Manning near the Dairy Creek Tavern. Photo: Chas Hundley Bradley Witt (D/I/WFP-Clatskanie) with 50.6 percent of the vote defeated Republican contender Brian Stout’s (R-Columbia City) 49.27 percent tally, according to results from the Oregon Secretary of State, making Witt, the incumbent winner and[Read More…]
Last day to correct ‘challenged’ ballots is Tuesday, November 17
Two ballots are dropped off in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley If you are one of the roughly 1,800 voters in Washington County that received a notice from the Washington County Elections office that your ballot had been challenged, tomorrow — Tuesday, November 17 — is your last day to[Read More…]
Saturday election update: Biden, ballots, Brad Witt and Brian Stout
A sign supporting presumptive vice-president Joe Biden in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley This will be our last regular daily elections update; we’ll have a story for the results of House District 31 once there’s enough certainty to determine a winner, as well as stories and interviews with new and[Read More…]
Thursday vote tally for county, state races and measures
A handmade sign encouraging voting in Banks on Tuesday, November 3. Photo: Chas Hundley With newer results in hand from the Oregon Secretary of State, here is where county, state, and federal races and measures stand on Thursday afternoon. The percentages and vote counts will likely shift slightly as county[Read More…]
Stephanie Jones wins election for Banks mayor
Stephanie Jones (right) and husband Kelly Jones (left). Photo courtesy Stephanie Jones Stephanie Jones has won the election for Banks mayor. Fending off a campaign from political newcomer Jonathon Boyer, Jones is on track to win the election handily, with Wednesday’s latest results showing her at 67.04% of the vote,[Read More…]
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