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legislatureIPO Candidate Will "Buck Buckley" in Oregon House District 5
HOLY GERRYMANDERING! 24 Legislative Candidates Win Nomination of Both Major PartiesOn June 19, the Oregonian's web site reported:
So Oregon now has 24 one-candidate Soviet-style "mockracies." In the absence of these "2-sided winners," the other major party would have either (1) run a write-in winner who was not already running for the same office or (2) if that winner declined the nomination, would have been able to choose a candidate for that office using internal party processes for filling nomination "vacancies." So, in 6 of the 15 State Senate races and in 18 of the 60 State House races, there will be no competition between major party candidates at all--not even a race between an overwhelming favorite v. a write-in for the other party. Why? Because the hyperpartisan Oregon Secretary of State, Bill Bradbury, gerrymandered electoral competition out of his map redrawing the legislative districts after the 2000 census. Welcome to Oregonistan, USA, as elsewhere described at Oregon Independent. ( categories: )
Independent Party Nominates Candidates for Oregon Legislature, County CommissionsFor Release: June 9, 2008 The Independent Party of Oregon, the state's third largest political party, yesterday nominated one candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives and 2 candidates for county commissions.
Portland Tribune notes Oregon Legislature's Lack of CompetitionThe Portland Tribune in GOP Skips Many Portland House Races notes how Oregon lacks competition in a great number of races for the Oregon Legislature. This year, there are no Republican candidates in 18 House races and no Democratic candidates in 6 House races. So 24 of the 60 races are not contested by the other major party. The Tribune fails to note that 8 of the 15 Oregon Senate races are also not contested. Nor does the Tribune even attempt to determine why this is happening. Gerrymandering, anyone? ( categories: )
Independents testify on Petitioner RightsTestimony of Sal Peralta on SB 1083 to the Senate Committee on elections and Ethics, (remarks as prepared for delivery) Thursday, February 07, 2008 Madame chair, Distinguished Senators, my name is Sal Peralta. I am speaking here today as chief petitioner on Initiative Petition 3 (2010), as the owner of a business that works on initiative petitioning, and as an Oregon elector. I have been following the Secretary of State's implementation of the various rules and regulations that pertain to Oregon's Initiative and Referendum system. ( categories: )
Independent party testifies on campaign finance reform
The Independent Party of Oregon testified at a interim panel on campaign finance reform, convened by Senator Bill Morrisette.
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Oregon Legislature passes bill to restrict initiative processThe Oregon Legislature has passed HB 2082 to restrict the initiative process and centralize power in the Legislature. ( categories: )
Oregon Voters Challenge HB 2614 (2005) in Federal CourtIn 2005, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2614, which made it far more difficult for any unaffiliated candidate to quality for the ballot in Oregon. Under HB 2614, any voter’s signature on a petition to place an unaffiliated candidate on the ballot is invalid, if the signer was a Republican or Democrat who votes in the Oregon primary election. This is by far the most restrictive system in America for unaffiliated candidates to qualify for the ballot. Dan Meek and Linda Williams have filed an amicus brief filed in U.S. District Court of Oregon to challenge the constitutionality of HB 2614. The suit was filed by Greg Wasson, a political activist who lives in Salem. The opponents are the Secretary of State and the counter-amicus, the Democratic Party of Oregon. The amicus brief is attached. ( categories: )
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