Campaign Finance Reform - in Oregon

Campaign Finance Reform - in Oregon

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Editorial: Legislature’s inaction makes the case for two voter initiatives
Editorial: Legislature’s inaction makes the case for two voter initiatives
Oregonians who want credible campaign contribution limits and an independent commission to redraw legislative and congressional boundaries should organize behind initiative petitions that will accomplish what legislators refuse to do, the editorial board writes.
·oregonlive.com·
Editorial: Legislature’s inaction makes the case for two voter initiatives
Politicians running for Oregon Legislature could reap huge taxpayer funding
Politicians running for Oregon Legislature could reap huge taxpayer funding
Oregon lawmakers are considering creating a public match program for state legislative candidates, similar to the system in Portland. It's the one possible win still available to advocates of campaign finance reform in the final weeks of the legislative session.
·oregonlive.com·
Politicians running for Oregon Legislature could reap huge taxpayer funding
Oregon lawmakers appear unlikely to limit campaign contributions, as key pr
Oregon lawmakers appear unlikely to limit campaign contributions, as key pr
People who want Oregon to adopt campaign contribution limits on Tuesday acknowledged it looks increasingly unlikely the Legislature will pass limits this year, after a key lawmaker suggested scrapping limits and instead focusing on a public match program.
·oregonlive.com·
Oregon lawmakers appear unlikely to limit campaign contributions, as key pr
Money Talks – Eugene Weekly
Money Talks – Eugene Weekly
As the Eugene School District 4J election wraps up, so does the campaign spending. Lawn signs are slowly being taken out of yards, and advertisements on Facebook and in local newspapers have stoppe…
·eugeneweekly.com·
Money Talks – Eugene Weekly
Editorial: Campaign finance reform bill missing the ‘reform’ - oregonlive.c
Editorial: Campaign finance reform bill missing the ‘reform’ - oregonlive.c
The current version of House Bill 2680, which would set campaign finance limits, has too many flaws and loopholes embedded in it to do anything to alter the influence of big money in Oregon politics, the editorial board writes. Legislators should ditch HB 2680, revive the more straightforward HB 3343 instead and enact the kinds of limits that Oregonians want.
·oregonlive.com·
Editorial: Campaign finance reform bill missing the ‘reform’ - oregonlive.c
Oregon voters want to limit money in politics, but lawmakers might not get
Oregon voters want to limit money in politics, but lawmakers might not get
Oregon lawmakers are considering whether to adopt limits on how much individuals and groups can contribute to political candidates, after voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment in November to make clear such limits are allowed.
·oregonlive.com·
Oregon voters want to limit money in politics, but lawmakers might not get
Oregon campaign to allow limits on political contributions plows through ca
Oregon campaign to allow limits on political contributions plows through ca
The campaign to legalize political contribution limits in Oregon is heading into election season with less than $10,000 on hand, after spending heavily during the summer on staff salaries and a statewide poll by a Washington, D.C. firm. The poll found voters of every age, party and region of Oregon overwhelmingly favor campaign finance limits and disclosure requirements.
·oregonlive.com·
Oregon campaign to allow limits on political contributions plows through ca
No limits on campaign contributions in Oregon despite Supreme Court ruling
No limits on campaign contributions in Oregon despite Supreme Court ruling
Oregon's voter approved campaign contribution limits still do not apply to state level races, the secretary of state announced Friday citing an opinion from the attorney general. That's despite a state Supreme Court ruling last week that such limits are allowed under the Oregon Constitution.
·oregonlive.com·
No limits on campaign contributions in Oregon despite Supreme Court ruling