The Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet for the May 20 primary has arrived. It is a source of lots of helpful information, even though the material submitted by candidates often raises more questions than it answers. The secretary of state prints the candidate statements exactly as they are submitted except for fixing the spelling in cases where […]
Ballot secrecy envelopes scrapped
Something happened to the concept of the secret ballot. It is no longer guaranteed. “Really?” you ask? Well, that’s the way it looked to me when I got my Benton County ballot for the May 17 primary.
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