Cash Pours Into the Campaign to Take Ranked Choice Voting Statewide
Portland deputy auditor defends decision not to recuse himself from Rene Gonzalez investigation
The official has personal and financial ties to a leader of the group pushing an election probe against Gonzalez.
Like lawmakers themselves, Oregonians may not be ready for Measure 117’s ranked choice voting • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregonians might not be ready for supporting a new voting system that would apply to some elections but not others.
Oregon rural county clerks worry ranked choice voting would raise costs, undermine election trust • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon voters will decide on a ranked choice voting measure that would change how votes are tallied for federal and many state offices.
RepresentUs, OpenSecrets Join Forces to Expose Super PAC Influence in 2024 Elections
In an effort to raise awareness about the staggering influence of PAC money in politics, RepresentUs, the nation’s largest grassroots anti-corruption organization, has partnered with OpenSecrets, a go-to source to track the flow of money in US politics.
SBF’s Political Fixer Salame Stands Defiant on His Way to Prison
Ryan Salame, one of Sam Bankman-Fried’s top lieutenants at FTX, is running out of road as the start of his jail term looms for crimes committed while working at the fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange.
FTX & Democratic Party of Oregon
An Independent Expenditure for Mingus Mapps, Too? It Appears So
Let’s Go Washington fined $20K for campaign finance violations
Supreme Court declines to take up ‘dark money’ case
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to San Francisco’s “Sunlight on Dark Money” disclosure law, which would have tested the limits of disclosure and free speech …
Oregon could become the first state to tax big companies and send the cash to all residents • Stateline
Oregon could become the first state to increase the minimum tax on large businesses and send the cash to all residents, guaranteeing them a minimum income.
Measure 118 overreaches, but does contain some ‘concepts of a plan’ for improving our tax system • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Measure 118 is more of a thought experiment than a credible ballot measure but it does contain interesting idea on taxing and spending.
Secretary of State’s Office Says Candidates May Have Broken Law by Swapping Donations
Measure 116: Oregon voters decide whether independent commission should decide salaries for state elected officials
If approved, Measure 116 would give an independent commission the power to set salaries for the governor, the secretary of state, lawmakers, judges and other state elected officials.
Portland auditor to reconsider whether mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez’s Wikipedia edits broke campaign finance rules
Chief Deputy Auditor Reed Brodersen said the auditor’s office had received new information that prompted it to reconsider the matter.
Controversial Dark Money Group, People For Portland, Dissolves Amid State Elections Investigation
Updated: 9:20 am Sept. 30 A short-lived political advocacy organization that ruffled feathers with downtown billboards targeting elected officials is reportedly calling it quits. As first reported by The Oregonian, People For Portland is shuttering its organization and its associated activities. That announcement comes six months after the state deemed the group violated Oregon election law in 2022 for failing to properly register its political expenditures with the Secretary of State. A separate investigation into...
City won’t match contributions between Portland City Council candidates for now - oregonlive.com1.pdf
City won’t match contributions between Portland City Council candidates for now
An email thread obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive shows that at least 13 candidates explicitly agreed to trade contributions to reach the donor threshold to qualify for public funds.
Oregon voters to decide whether independent commission should set salaries for state elected officials
Oregon would join 23 other states with similar commissions.
Oregon secretary of state candidate Nathalie Paravicini on audits, elections, ranked choice voting
OPB asked candidates for Oregon secretary of state questions about the office, its powers and much more. Nathalie Paravicini is the Pacific Green Party of Oregon's candidate for 2024.
Editorial: A conversation with the chief petitioner of Measure 118
Would you like a $1,600 rebate from state government? For some, that is the basic question of Measure 118, which Oregonians will be voting on in the November election.
Oregon voters to decide on ballot measure to give every resident $1,600 that has sparked massive opposition fundraising
If approved by voters, Oregon would be just the second state to offer some form of basic income to all residents.
Auditors Determine Insufficient Evidence that Rene Gonzalez Violated Campaign Finance Laws
The Portland City Auditor’s Office announced Monday that it found “insufficient evidence” to support allegations of campaign finance violations from City Commissioner and mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez. The investigation was launched after the city’s Elections Office (a division of the Auditor’s Office) received two emailed complaints and one formal complaint last month about Gonzalez’s use of taxpayer money to alter his Wikipedia page. Complainants asserted the use of taxpayer funds by a sitting commissioner to...
Oregon officials investigating donation swapping among candidates for Portland offices
The Oregon Secretary of State's office is investigating four candidates for Portland city council for swapping donatin
‘Exceedingly close call’ of illegality in Gonzalez’s Wikipedia edits, Portland auditor says; calls for state investigation
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez, widely considered a top candidate in the mayoral race, spent $6,400 to "refresh" his Wikipedia page.
Why the Oregon Rebate Applies to Everybody, Not Just People in Poverty
Top Mayoral Candidates Under Fire, Illegal Donation Swapping, and MAX Fare Evasions - City Cast Portland
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about the bonanza of traffic violations that two leading mayoral candidates h...
Portland City Council candidates swapped donations, raising campaign finance questions
Some of the candidates running for one of the new seats on the Portland City Council agreed to swap campaign donations in order to qualify for the city’s system of matching funds.
Oregon secretary of state’s investigation into Portland City Council candidates will initially focus on 4 candidates, could grow
The agency could not provide a timeline for the investigation.
Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting
Election officials across the U.S. are warning that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election
Most candidates for Portland mayor and City Council sent reciprocated contributions to other candidates, raising legal questions - oregonlive.com.pdf