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By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com HB 3390-2 gives the Oregon Legislative politicians new power to write all ballot titles and explanatory statements (1) for all initiative referrals to voters from the 2025 Legislative session (including proposed statutes and amendments to the

Legislators were already worried about personal security.

The Independent Party of Oregon does not want to be a major political party in Oregon, at least as currently defined under Oregon law. A party becomes a major party in Oregon under today’s rules by hitting “five percent of the number of electors registered in this state.” The Independent Party of Oregon may well […]

“She was probably on track to be the next governor of Oregon.”

Oregon’s 5th Congressional District is a hotly contested political battleground that will be one of a few that will decide who controls Congress in 2025. The Cook Political Voting index has the district as D+2, but it is currently represented by a Republican.

Former Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez has intensified an ongoing legal battle with the city and the office of its elected watchdog over campaign finance violations he faced last fall during his unsuccessful bid for mayor.

Chair Jessica Vega Pederson’s proposed budget cuts funding for the program’s launch.

“I cannot imagine any scenario in which the bill moves forward,” one Democratic lawmaker said.

Critics of the state's initiative petition system say it gives too much say to the Portland region.

The auditor's pitch alarmed advocates who have worked to curb the influence of money in politics.

The House Democrats' campaign arm disclosed the money in a FEC filing accompanying its January contributions and disbursements.

An Oregon Republican is pushing to tighten the state’s anti-revolving-door law, saying it discriminates between private and state jobs.

Oregon Speaker of the House Julie Fahey says public trust in our democratic institutions is dropping. “This trust is the foundation of our country and our ability to self-govern,” Fahey writes in a…

Arizona's Proposition 211 requires that independent organizations – whether an individual or a group – that spend $50,000 or more in an election cycle in a statewide race must identify

PHOENIX – Two groups that support Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to have the Arizona Supreme Court kill campaign finance requirements that voters have approved.

The bitter allegations mark the latest in a series of setbacks that have dogged Portland's Small Donor Elections.

Documents just made public show how groups aligned with the Democratic Party hit a third party rival with an array of underhanded schemes that put Watergate tricksters to shame

In each City Council district, candidates with the fewest votes were eliminated one by one until three winners emerged with more than 25% of the vote.

Turnout is at 75% in reports thus far, trailing behind 80% in 2016 and 82% in 2020.

The full consequences of the city’s new electoral system remain uncertain.

The Portland Auditor's Office found that the campaign accepted 18 contributions that exceeded the legal limit, and fined the campaign triple the overage amount.

The city auditor's office says Gonzalez repeatedly failed to return donations that exceeded Portland’s contribution limits in a timely manner.

Oregon lawmakers will continue to set their own salaries and those of certain other elected officials

Oregonians are cynical about state politics and open to government reforms including campaign finance limits and open primaries.