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Open Primary Bill Would Enfranchise Oregon’s Largest Group of Voters
The Oregon House Rules Committee will hold a hearing March 19 on the latest effort to enfranchise the largest single group of ...
Oregon Capital Chronicle1d
Can hyper-partisan national politics convince both parties to support open primaries in Oregon?
A hearing this week in the Oregon legislature will test lawmakers' appetite for an open primary system, columnist Tim Nesbitt says.
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Citizen-driven ballot measures could become more rare under proposals taken up by Oregon lawmakers
Others who work on initiative petitions panned the proposal as anti-democratic, and argued only rich interests would succeed ...
USA Today14d
Oregon bill would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in school board elections
Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow ... She added that 19 states allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary ...
Morning Call PA7d
Election 2025: Here are the Northampton County candidates on the May 20 primary ballot
Close of business Tuesday was the deadline for prospective candidates to file their nominating petitions with the required number of valid signatures. Interested parties will have a week to lodge ...
OPB9d
Citizen-driven ballot measures could become more rare under proposals taken up by Oregon lawmakers
Both would place measures on the 2026 ballot ... Oregon. Under current law, a measure to change state statute requires signatures from the equivalent of 6% of voters who participated in the last ...
AZ Central14d
Oregon bill would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in school board elections
Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that ... She added that 19 states allow 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they will be turning 18 by the general election.