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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
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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 speak, legislators try to slow down the bill.
See this news story (among others) for example: “Oregon Senate Republicans protest COVID restrictions with delay tactics,” by Dirk VanderHart (OPB), April 28, 2021.
So, a little Oregon history, in Three Parts (the last being the most interesting one):
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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 for an elected official, by volunteering on a government committee or for a non-profit that takes part in a local or state government budget process, or, even by reading and self-study.
For example, there is a “Local Budgeting Manual,” among many other useful training and guidance documents on public websites for anyone who wants to learn about budget timelines, requirements, and laws.
From the Local Budget Law page of the Oregon Department of Revenue:
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Oregon Voters: Track Your Mail-In Ballot
Hope you enjoyed another year of voting at your kitchen table or in the wild, aka Vote by Mail in Oregon.
If you want to make sure your election ballot was received and counted or if you want to update your registration, the Oregon Secretary of State’s office makes that easy:
Link to the My Vote page
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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 Four was published on Feb. 22, 2019.
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Psilocybin Service Initiative of Oregon, Michael Pollan, and “My Stroke of Insight”
The Psilocybin Service Initiative of Oregon is expected to appear on the 2020 general election ballot.
(If you want to know more about psilocybin, read Michael Pollan’s 2018 book, “How to change your mind.” See also books about LSD microdosing (e.g. Ayelet Waldman’s 2017 “A really good day.”) Compare with Jill Bolte Taylor’s 2006 book (and her TED talk), “My Stroke of Insight,” and her description of how the world looked from her right brain (while her left brain was incapacitated due to a massive stroke.) There is also the Psilocybin Wikipedia page and the Denver, CO, psilocybin ballot measure.)
You can also read the full text of the Psilocybin Service Initiative of Oregon LC (legislative concept) at the Initiatives, Referendums and Referrals database (from the Oregon Secretary of State, Voting and Election website).
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Oregon Voter Registration Deadline for May 2018 Primary: April 24, 2018
You must register to vote by Tuesday, April 24th, 2018, if you want to vote in the Oregon primary.
View the 2018 Election Timeline (PDF) at the Oregon Secretary of State’s Election Division website. (If the link to the Timeline PDF fails, link to the Election Division’s URL and search there.)
If you like to calculate your own election registration deadline:
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Oregon Women in History: ‘We Can’t Do Much Worse Than the Men’ (The Atlantic)
Last May I blogged about this article:
One Woman, One Vote x 26 Equals the First Woman Mayor, All Woman City Council in 1916 Umatilla, Oregon
And just saw this on Yahoo News about 1920 Yoncalla, Oregon:
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One Woman, One Vote x 26 Equals the First Woman Mayor, All Woman City Council in 1916 Umatilla, Oregon
Laugh and cheer in this excellent article about the Oregon women who took over, and cleaned up, the city of Umatilla, Oregon, in 1916:
“The Petticoat Rebellion of 1916,” by Jennifer Colton-Jones.
Excerpts: “…. By the time the polls closed that evening, the women of Umatilla had pulled off a strange sort of conspiracy unlike anything the country had ever seen….
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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 media release.]