Oregon Legal Research BlogThe National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) created this 50 state-by-state U.S. map….
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Early, Absentee, and Mail Voting in the United States
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Oregonians Have Until April 26th (2016) To Register to Vote or to Change Party Registration
OREGON’S FINAL PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY LIST RELEASED BY SECRETARY ATKINS “Voters have until April 26th to decide to participate in a major party primary.” [Link to Secretary of State’s…
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Update on the Oregon Ballot Measure Archive Project, 1959-2007
The Ballot Measure Archive Project (BMAP) is invaluable for anyone researching Oregon legal history. You can find the digital archives at: Portland State University (PSU), Special Collections &…
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Oregon Statewide Initiatives: How Many Signatures Are Needed? 116,284 or 87,213
From the Secretary of State’s “Make or Change State Law website“, as of today: “The number of valid signatures required to qualify an initiative for the ballot is…
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Legal Research Class: City of Damascus v. Henry R. Brown, Jr. (Oregon Court of Appeals, 2014)
I could use this case to teach an entire course on Oregon legal research to lawyers, law students, legislators, and self-represented litigants: City of Damascus v. Henry…
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How to Find Recent Oregon Attorney General Opinions (if you’re a mere mortal)
Assume for the purpose of this blog post that you want (and need) to find yesterday’s (August 11th) Very Important, Big News AG opinion about Treasurer Ted Wheeler….
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Polluted by Money: How corporate cash corrupted one of the greenest states in America (Oregonian)
The Oregonian’s 4-part series (starting 2/22/19) on money in Oregon politics: Polluted by Money: How corporate cash corrupted one of the greenest states in America: Part One of…
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Oregon Nov 2008 Election Ballot Measures (so far)
…Measure approved for the ballot to date include these: MEASURE 54: Allows 18-year-olds to vote in school board elections, consistent with their eligibility to vote in state and federal…
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Reading of the Bills: Oregon Constitution Art. IV §19
The Reading of the Bills in the Oregon Senate reminded me of the Running of the Bulls, but instead of trying to speed up the bull, so to…
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Oregon Constitution in Small Bites: Bite #11 (Article II, Sections, 18-24, Suffrage and Elections)
Links to Previous Bites can be found here at, “Oregon Consitution in Small Bites: So Far“ Today: Article II, Sections 18-24 18. Recall; meaning of words “the legislative…