Two ballots from a previous election. File photo: Chas Hundley Voting by mail exclusively became the standard mechanism for casting ballots in Oregon in 1998 by a citizen’s initiative, Measure 60, which voters overwhelmingly approved by a 70 percent margin. A little more than 1 million eligible voters voted on[Read More…]
Elections
Voter registration deadline is Tuesday
A freshly painted ballot drop box in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley The deadline to register to vote or update your registration is Tuesday, October 13. To register or to make a change to your voter registration, visit and complete the online form at oregonvotes.gov/register before midnight on Tuesday, October[Read More…]
Letters to the editor: Concerning a political mailer and Timber Unity
Two letters to the editor have been submitted this week; for the duration of the electoral season, we will publish letters we receive every Wednesday in an effort to consolidate them in one post. Jan Mitchell is an Astoria resident. A consultant- created large mailer from the Republican candidate for[Read More…]
Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District election features three-way race
Gales Creek, as seen from Roderick Road. Photo: Chas Hundley The 2020 election season is like no other in recent memory, or arguably in living memory, at all levels of contest — federal, state, and local. This election season is ripe with intriguing contests for contested seats in the Oregon[Read More…]
From the newsroom: What to expect from our newsroom for election coverage
A voter drops a ballot off in front of the Forest Grove City Library in 2019. This is the last time we can use this photo, since Washington County repainted the ballot box and it no longer looks like this. Photo: Chas Hundley Here we are, 40 days from the[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: House District 32
Letter to the Editor: Elect Suzanne Weber to HD 32 Marlene Acker is a Nehalem resident Our law enforcement officers are under attack. One only need turn on the news or read the newspaper to see it. While it is easy to dismiss these attacks as Portland’s problem, the hate[Read More…]
Weber, Witt receive nomination from Independent Party of Oregon in legislative races
Suzanne Weber. Photo courtesy of Weber campaign The Independent Party of Oregon (IPO) announced it awarded the group’s nomination for Oregon House District 32 to Tillamook Mayor Suzanne Weber. A press release from Weber’s campaign said the nomination comes “in another nod to (Weber’s) record of nonpartisan accomplishment.” Weber, who[Read More…]
Early election results: No close races for far west Washington County
The May 19 voters’ pamphlet. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Early results are in for the May 19 2020 primary. We’re following a host of races throughout Washington County and the wider region, and we’ll be posting updates throughout the night and morning as they become available. Up first,[Read More…]
The primaries: What you need to know
The May 19 voters’ pamphlet. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – Registered voters must cast their vote by 8 p.m. on May 19 to be counted in the upcoming May primary election. According to the Oregon Secretary of State, 17% of eligible voters in Washington County had sent in a ballot[Read More…]
On the ballot: Washington County library levy
A voter drops a ballot off in front of the Forest Grove City Library in 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley Washington County Cooperative Library Services placed a new levy on the May 19 ballot that would renew the five-year property tax levy currently providing 40 percent of library system funding the[Read More…]
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