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 & University Archives. (Currently, find the direct link under “More Collections.“)
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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 R. Brown, Jr. (A156920)
“ARMSTRONG, P. J.
Visit the Voting webpages at the Oregon Secretary of State’s website for more information and links to your county elections office.
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. (Legal researchers are funny that way. We can’t rely just on news stories. Go figure.)
Here’s the Willamette Week story: Attorney General Says Treasurer Ted Wheeler Is Ineligible to Run For Re-Election In 2016*
Here’s the Stateman-Journal story: AG: Wheeler can’t run for reelection in 2016
KGW story: Seven measures certified for Oregon 2014 ballot
“Measure numbers for the November 4, 2014, general election ballot will be released August 1,” according to the Secretary of State’s website. But it looks as if you can see those numbers, and other information, from this PDF, which I linked to from that website.
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 based on a percentage of the total votes cast for governor at the last election:
Oregon Vote-by-Mail Elections
Your ballot must be RECEIVED at an Elections drop-off location by 8 p.m., November 6th, 2012.
To locate the nearest ballot drop-off location:
Link to the Elections division, www.oregonvotes.org
The Hillsboro Argus ran this story, Sept. 30th, 2008: Check Your Voter Registration Online:
Oregon Legal Research Blog