State to live-stream Measure 101 results on Facebook

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s special election on a new tax on insurance companies and some hospitals will be live-streamed on Facebook.

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson said Tuesday that preliminary results of the Jan. 23 special election — with just one item on the ballot, Measure 101 — will be streamed on his official Facebook page before they’re officially posted on state election sites.

Richardson said 86 percent of adults on Facebook are under the age of 30, a demographic that historically has lower turnout in Oregon elections. He said live-streaming on Facebook is a new and novel way to engage younger citizens.

The live-stream will begin at 7:45 p.m. Preliminary results will be announced shortly after 8:00 p.m. Full election results will then be posted on results.oregon.gov.

The tax is to provide health care for low-income Oregonians.