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Legislators should reject HB 4018 both for the bad process that created the bill and for the betrayal of campaign finance reform objectives that it is, the editorial board writes. They should show their independence of the system that Big Money built by voting no.

Despite strong objections from state and national good government groups, legislators passed a bill that creates huge loopholes in campaign finance reforms passed just two years ago, the editorial board writes. If voters want to get rid of big money in Oregon politics, it appears they will have to do it themselves via a ballot measure.

The League of Women Voters of Deschutes County hosted a discussion in Bend about whether Oregon should open its primary elections to all voters.

Good governance groups that two years ago negotiated a historic campaign finance law with the Oregon Legislature now say lawmakers have betrayed them by backing a “technical fix” bill to that law that instead creates “huge loopholes” to political spending limits. Leaders at advocacy groups Honest Elections, League of Women Voters, Common Cause of Oregon, […]

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The League of Women Voters will host a public presentation in Bend on Thursday focused on the implementation of open primaries in Oregon. Speakers Andrew Kaza and former Rep. Cheri Helt will discuss the potential for allowing all voters to participate in all elections regardless of party affiliation. The event, titled

Earlier this month, Patrick Gruhn cut a $20,000 check to Tony DeBone’s reelection campaign for Deschutes County Commissioner. Gruhn, a tech tycoon and lawyer currently operating an international cryptocurrency trading […]

Oregon voters could soon be asked to approve a sweeping change to the way the state runs primary elections.

The biggest flaw, they say, is that the draft explanations completely omit the proposed measures' biggest impact: 1.1 million more Oregonians would be able to take part in government funded primary elections for the most important offices.

A top agency official acknowledged that the agency couldn’t “provide a detailed cost estimate” or account for the law’s “ongoing costs."

PHOENIX — The Arizona Democratic Party is going to court to block the renaming of the No Labels Party, admitting in its legal filings that it believes the name change

Registered Oregon voters should be able to vote in Oregon’s taxpayer-funded primaries, regardless of whether they have chosen a political party, write Ted Kulongoski, Cheri Helt and Andrew Kaza. It's time for Oregon to open its primaries to all voters.

Will an Electoral Glitch Send a Republican to Patty Murray’s Seat in 2028?

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters are poised to decide whether to ban foreign influence in elections, many of them irked over the $22 million a Canadian utility spent to fight state referendums on a hydropower transmission project. Hydro Quebec, owned by the Canadian province, exploited an election law loophole

Political action committees tied to a Republican state lawmaker filed a legal challenge in federal court on Friday to overturn a campaign finance reform Mainers overwhelmingly voted for in November.  Those behind the reform welcome this lawsuit, however, as such a legal challenge is a key part of their plan.

Maine State Attorney General Aaron Frey, alongside a number of other defendants, have appealed a lower court ruling that nixed new regulations on Super PAC contributions that was approved by voters at the ballot box last November. Brought by the Dinner Table — a Maine PAC focused on “faith, family, and freedom” and dedicated to

One-term GOP House representative announces for Thatcher's abandoned seat

In one of only five states with no limits on corporate contributions to candidates, a coalition of grassroots groups seeks to enshrine the ability for voters to pass campaign finance laws.

The firms had been working to an investigate a crypto giant before Attorney General Dan Rayfield took office, the Department of Justice said.

At the center of the unfolding court saga is why the state chose two law firms to represent Oregon in an April suit against Coinbase.

Would-be independent candidates have been searching for what they say is a sensible center of the electorate for a long time. No one has found it.

Arizonans are free to run for any office they want under the No Labels banner — even if party officials don't give permission.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and President Donald Trump’s friend turned foe, has not yet officially established the “America…

Oregon lawmakers have failed to expedite the introduction of new legislation passed last year that limits campaign contributions to politicians and other public officials.   The Delay is Criticized by the Secretary of State and Good Government Advocates Their failure to give the matter due diligence has been met with dismay by good government advocates […]

Elections officials in Pierce County are contacting all voters ages 18 to 26 and asking them to update their signatures in an effort to head off challenges and make sure their votes are counted. Washington uses signature verification to make sure voters are who they say they are. But that

Lawmakers have not made any changes to Oregon's campaign finance law this year.

The House Rules Committee unveiled a proposal to delay implementation of political campaign contribution limits from 2027 to 2031.

An unremarkable, technical fix bill could be used to delay the state’s 2024 campaign finance law limiting contributions and requiring more disclosure from donors Oregon’s historic 2024 campaign finance law meant to end million-dollar contributions and provide more transparency about political donors could be delayed for several election cycles if a previously under-the-radar bill passes […]

Lawmakers have scrapped an effort to make technical fixes to a law limiting campaign contributions. The law is set to take effect in 2027.

Lawmakers have not made any changes to Oregon's campaign finance law this year.