…and Referrals. You can read about all of these at the Oregon Secretary of State’s Elections website: Initiatives, Referendums and Referrals, and the Civics Toolkit site (currently in Lesson 8)….
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Oregon Voter Registration Deadline for November 2011 Election: October 18th
…and voting deadlines with your local election office. Local elections are on their own schedules! Visit your county elections office . E.g. In Washington County , October…
Last Day to Register to Vote in Oregon (for Nov. 2014 election)
Visit the Voting webpages at the Oregon Secretary of State’s website for more information and links to your county elections office….
How to Vote in the Oregon May 2020 Primary Election: NAVs have Limited Voting Rights
…done this. (But unless your candidate of choice appears on that party’s ballot, you still cannot vote for your candidate of choice. And non-partisan elections are a different animal altogether.)…
Oregon Voter Registration Deadline for May 2018 Primary: April 24, 2018
…p.m. Pacific Time on the 21st calendar day before an election to be eligible to vote in that election.” [From the Oregon Secretary of State Voting and Elections website.]…
Women and Politics: Chi-Raq (Spike Lee), Pussy Fights Back (Nation), and If Hillary Groped Men (NYT)
Maybe we need a political party named “Better Candidates.” Most of us would vote for “Better Candidates” in our local elections, too. Sigh. In the meantime, these popped up…
“Dishonorable: The trouble with Oregon’s judicial elections” (Street Roots)
…elections,“ by Emily Green, 3 Nov 2016 Street Roots: “The state’s process of electing judges is flawed, critics say, with the judicial system vulnerable to special interests.” [Link to other…
Maple Match (Canadian-American dating service) and Presidential Election Seasons
This won’t be the first time anyone has contemplated fleeing rather than fighting, nor will it be the last, but it’s your choice. Viva la Canada: Maple Match:…
Read the Mueller Report (please)
There are print versions of the April 18, 2019, Mueller Report (“Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election“) in the marketplace (although one…
Does Your Chosen Candidate for Oregon Elected Office Know Local Government Budgeting Law?
They should! There are lots of ways to learn: e.g. while in a public sector job that takes an active role in the agency’s budget process, by working…