By Edward-Isaac Dovere Homeland and national security officials are worried about how Russia could significantly exploit US divisions over the November midterms, considering scenarios like Russia staging smaller hacks of local election authorities — done with the deliberate purpose of being noticed — and then using that to seed more conspiracies about the integrity of
Continue ReadingLAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 38 has won his party’s primary by just 28 votes. The OregonianLive reports that Lake Oswego City Councilor and small businessman Daniel Nguyen topped school board member Neelam Gupta, according to certified results submitted to the secretary of state’s office. Ben Morris, a
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan ordered an audit Friday of Clackamas County’s May election results. Post-election audits are standard practice in Oregon, but due to a ballot printing error that forced the county to correct thousands of ballots with faulty barcodes, the Secretary directed the county to conduction additional audits, including
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon, gathering signatures for a gun-safety initiative, she made a beeline to her and added her name. “I signed it to keep our kids safe, because something needs to change. I have a kid
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Attorney General’s office has filed a complaint against a Sequim lawyer who has filed lawsuits making meritless claims of widespread voter fraud in Washington. The complaint to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel takes issue with attorney Virginia Shogren for a lawsuit against Gov. Jay Inslee that was recently rejected as
Continue ReadingOREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — The results of a state House race are still unclear nearly a month after Oregon’s primary election because of vote-counting delays in Clackamas County. County Clerk Sherry Hall said election results won’t be updated until June 13 — the state’s election certification deadline — leaving the outcome of the Democratic
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and STEVE LEBLANC Associated Press For congressional candidate Shrina Kurani, cryptocurrency is not only the future of money, it’s a transformative technology that could revolutionize campaign funding and attract a new generation of voters. She is among a vanguard of candidates courting campaign contributions in digital currencies such as Bitcoin. “We are
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Jefferson County Sheriff Marc Heckathorn confirmed Thursday that he is leaving the sheriff’s office this month under a separation agreement with the county, saying he won’t stay where he is “not wanted,’ in the wake of his election defeat by challenger Jason Pollock.
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Redmond Mayor George Endicott announced Tuesday afternoon that he won’t seek an eighth two-year term as mayor in this fall’s elections. On Wednesday came word he and others have endorsed Ben Schimmoller in his bid for the office.
Continue ReadingOREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Clackamas County, Oregon, said Tuesday they have finished duplicating the majority of primary election ballots that were rejected by vote-counting machines because of a printing error that resulted in blurred barcodes on tens of thousands of ballots. Elections officials were forced to transfer the voter’s intent from a
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jo Rae Perkins has won Oregon’s Republican U.S. Senate primary. Perkins, a frequent candidate for public office, has been criticized for her belief in QAnon, a wide-ranging and baseless conspiracy theory that depicts former President Donald Trump as a hero fighting a secret battle against a sect of devil-worshipping pedophiles who
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By SARA CLINE and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three weeks after Oregon’s third-largest county learned that a majority of their ballots had blurry barcodes and were unreadable by vote-counting machines, state officials have yet to receive a written plan detailing how the county will complete the tally by June 13, the
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A blurry ballot situation that’s been holding up the final count in a closely watched Fifth Congressional District primary election can be traced back to a Bend business.
Continue ReadingBy GILLIAN FLACCUS and SARA CLINE Associated Press OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of ballots with blurry barcodes that can’t be read by vote-counting machines will delay results by weeks in a key U.S. House race in Oregon’s primary election, a shocking development that is giving a black eye to a vote-by-mail pioneer state
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After a hard-fought debate, appointed incumbent Marc Heckathorn concedes to Senior Deputy Jason Pollock in the race for Jefferson County’s new sheriff.
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gubernatorial elections in Oregon usually result in victories for the Democrats, but this November’s contest is setting up to be a competitive and contentious three-way race. Former Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek won the Democratic nomination for Oregon governor Tuesday. She will face the
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A nearly 50-50 split on the Crook County School District’s $66 million bond measure is not surprising to Jason Carr, the district’s communication director.
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Not one, but two Central Oregon police departments are getting new, larger headquarters. The city of Redmond has won voter approval of its proposed new Public Safety Facility, as has the resort community of Sunriver.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Voters in Multnomah County, home to Portland, Oregon, have elected a female sheriff for the first time in history. Current Undersheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell, a 26-year veteran of the agency, handily won the top job with two-thirds of the vote and will replace Sheriff Mike Reese on Jan. 1. Reese could
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As of Wednesday morning, Jamie McLeod-Skinner is ahead of incumbent Kurt Schrader to become the democratic nominee for Oregon’s 5th congressional district.
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