Oregon Legal Research BlogLink to the Elections division, www.oregonvotes.org
The Hillsboro Argus ran this story, Sept. 30th, 2008: Check Your Voter Registration Online:
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Check Your Oregon Voter Registration Online
Articles Posted in State Government & Legal Resources
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Oregon 2008 Election Ballot Measure List: October Update
So far, the best (unofficial) place I’ve found to get a complete list of ballot measures is at Ballotpedia. If you type the word <Oregon> into the Ballotpedia search box you’ll likely be linked to this page.
Official sources (and my previous ballot measures post here):
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Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #8 (Bill of Rights, 43-45)
Previous Bites:
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #1 and Bite #2 (Bill of Rights, 1-6)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #3 (Bill of Rights, 7-12)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #4 (Bill of Rights, 13-20)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #5 (Bill of Rights, 21-30)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #6 (Bill of Rights, 32-39)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites #7: Bill of Rights, 40-42)
Today: Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #8 (Bill of Rights, 43-45):
43. Rights of victim and public to protection from accused person during criminal proceedings; denial of pretrial release
44. Term of imprisonment imposed by court to be fully served; exceptions
45. Person convicted of certain crimes not eligible to serve as juror on grand jury or trial jury in criminal case
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Bite #7, Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #7 (Bill of Rights, 40-42)
Bite #7, Oregon Constitution: Bill of Rights, 40-42 (another long one!)
Previous Bites:
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #1 and Bite #2 (Bill of Rights, 1-6)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #3 (Bill of Rights, 7-12)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #4 (Bill of Rights, 13-20)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #5 (Bill of Rights, 21-30)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #6 (Bill of Rights, 32-39)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #7 (Bill of Rights, 40-42)
40. Penalty for aggravated murder
41. Work and training for corrections institution inmates; work programs; limitations; duties of corrections director
42. Rights of victim in criminal prosecutions and juvenile court delinquency proceedings
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Oregon Measure 50 (1997?) and the Fabulous Legislative Liaisons
We love the Oregon Legislature’s Legislative Liaisons, at 503-986-1000!
They are helpful, friendly, and have senses of humor. Wowsers! (And this is not an easy job I am sure, especially during the Legislative Session.)
It’s tough for those of us who are (relative) newcomers to Oregon. Not only are we in the Willamette Valley supposed to know what the heck The Sunset Highway is (Route 26 !) and the Banfield (what the devil is The Banfield? it’s Route 84), but we’re supposed to know 100 years of Oregon Ballot Measures by number, even if they use the same numbers over and over again.
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Nimrod: Oregon Frontier Courts
Nimrod: Oregon Frontier Courts
An interesting book, by Oregonian Ronald Lansing, to add to your rainy weather reading stash:
Nimrod: Courts, Claims, and Killing on the Oregon Frontier
A book review is in the print Lewis & Clark Law School Environmental Law journal, volume 38, #3 (soon to appear online). Other reviews here and here.
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LegalLinks from OSB: Small Claims, Animal Law, Legal Myths, and MORE
If you haven’t tried out the streaming video at the Oregon State Bar’s (OSB) website, now’s the time to make yourself comfortable and settle in for 30 minutes of some good old fashioned law-learnin’. Think how much smarter you will be afterward!
Topics include animal law, small claims, landlord-tenant law, police stops, charitable giving, legal assistance for military personnel, consumer bankruptcy, immigration law, bicycle law, and MORE.
There are no bells and whistles with these videos, and you might need some coffee or tea to give yourself a boost, but you will be so much wiser after listening to these. And they are only 30-minutes, which I know is a lifetime in this world of 25 second u-tube moving pictures. But lower your heart rate, live longer, impress your friends, your dates, your parents even!
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Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #6 (Bill of Rights, 32-39)
# 6 is a pretty big bite, so pace yourself (or read it with a leisurely cup of tea/coffee 🙂
Previous Bites:
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #1 and Bite #2 (Bill of Rights, 1-6)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #3 (Bill of Rights, 7-12)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #4 (Bill of Rights, 13-20)
Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: #5 (Bill of Rights, 21-30)
Today’s Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #6 (Bill of Rights, 32-39)
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Yes, Virginia, You CAN Make a Citizen’s Arrest in Oregon: Who Knew?
Another hitherto little noticed section of the ORS (see also the Jury “Duty” post about ORS 10.235): this time, it’s ORS 153.058, Initiation of violation proceeding by private party.
(Perhaps I should have my readers working on the ORS instead of the Oregon Constitution?)
See the story in the Willamette Week, by Corey Pein, 9/3/08: DIY Justice: In Oregon, The Man lets you be The Man, too. Here’s how to play traffic cop.
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Multnomah County (Oregon) Jail Report
Blog post, “Does Jail Work as an Intermediate Sanction,” linking to:
Sentencing Law and Policy blog post about Multnomah County jail report and the Vera Institute Report
Excerpt from Grits for Breakfast blog post: