HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Democrats to enlarge voter rolls

Written February 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

It’s no surprise that Democrats in the legislature are about to enact a bill intended to vastly increase the number of voters likely to vote Democratic. The upshot is that Oregon’s one-party government will become even more firmly entrenched in the years to come.


Low turnout no big deal

Written May 16th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

  If we want more citizens to vote, we’ll have to make elections interesting. Oregon elections sometimes are, but in most respects this primary is not.


A foreign ‘attack’ on Oregon

Written February 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

So why would foreigners hack the online systems of the Oregon secretary of state, and what were they hoping to steal or achieve? Secretary of State Kate Brown and her staff said they believe no credit card information was compromised. So is there anything else worth trying to steal?


House wants more ‘voters’

Written June 26th, 2013 by

Over the objections of 28 members, mostly Republicans, the Oregon House has passed a curious bill that aims to get every citizen in the state registered as a voter whether they want to be or not. It would work this way. The DMV has a record of every citizen with a driver’s license. Under HB 3521, if […]


 
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