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Campaign Donation Fight Renewed, Oregon Court Says Limits are Legal - The C
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled on April 23 that campaign contribution limits do not violate the constitution, making them now legal in the state of Oregon. What that means, however, is not yet certain, as Oregon’s Secretary of State and Attorney General review to see if the ruling means a 2006 ballot measure would now take effect – the court had stayed the measure earlier. Possible impact: This ruling means controls could now be legal on campaign donations in local and […]
Portland Mayor's Reelection Campaign To Limit Future Donations After Court
Though Portland's auditor said the city is not yet ready to enforce the Oregon Supreme Court's ruling in favor of strict campaign finance limits, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced late Friday his campaign will begin abiding by a $500 cap on future donations.
A new era in campaign finance: Oregon Supreme Court OKs contribution limits
Oregon Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Campaign Contribution Limits . News
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a voter-approved Multnomah County law putting a $500 limit on campaign donations. It could lead to new campaign finance limits throughout the state.
Oregon Supreme Court: Campaign contribution limits legal | KOIN.com
Oregon Supreme Court rules campaign contribution limits are legal in Oregon
Oregon is one of just five states with no limits at all.
Mayor Wheeler Hit With Three Campaign Violations - Blogtown - Portland Merc
Mayor Ted Wheeler's reelection campaign has shirked some of Portland's campaign regulations, according to a letter sent by the city's elections office Tuesday afternoon. "After an investigation," writes City Elections Officer Debroah Scroggin, "I have identified three violations of city campaign regulations. I am issuing this letter of warning and education." Wheeler's campaign is accused of failing to disclose its top donors on his campaign website, on its Facebook page, and on its Twitter page....
City Elections Office Finds Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Re-Election Campaign in Vio
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Fails To Reveal Big Donors In Campaign Ads, Comp
Critics of big money in politics charge that Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is failing to follow a new law requiring that big donors be listed in advertising for city races.
Coronavirus Could Kill Many Oregon Ballot Initiative Campaigns . News | OPB
Direct Legislation by the Citizenship Through the Initiative and Referendum - James William Sullivan - Google Books
Opinion: Even with walkout, a bill to undermine campaign finance reform pro
House Bill 4124 would most likely ensure that a key campaign finance reform measure passed by Oregonians in 2006 will never go in effect, writes attorney Dan Meek. If the current walkout mirrors last year's and Republicans return with a few days remaining, the bill could be one of many passed in the rush to sine die.
Opinion: Even with walkout, a bill to undermine campaign finance reform pro
House Bill 4124 would most likely ensure that a key campaign finance reform measure passed by Oregonians in 2006 will never go in effect, writes attorney Dan Meek. If the current walkout mirrors last year's and Republicans return with a few days remaining, the bill could be one of many passed in the rush to sine die.
Portland man files court appeal seeking campaign finance fines against Mayo
Ronald Buel, a member of political action committee Honest Elections Oregon, said in his complaint filed last week in Multnomah County Circuit Court that he believes Wheeler has received more than $73,000 in contributions that violate the legal limit.
Opinion: Oregon’s closed primaries are degrading state’s legacy of democrat
Oregon led the pack for a time in terms of innovations to help people participate in elections, write David Ellis and Jeremy Gruber. its refusal to open the Democratic and Republican primaries to non-affiliated voters, however, lags far behind other states that have embraced open primaries.
Guest View: Redistricting reform keeps the power with the people - Opinion
Oregon Appeals Court: Secretary Of State Should Not Have Rejected Ballot Me
The ruling by a three-judge panel is the most authoritative opinion yet in a monthslong battle over how Secretary of State Bev Clarno handles ballot measures.
Former House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson Abruptly Ends Campaign for
Williamson served in the legislature from 2012 to 2019, when she resigned to run for secretary of state.
Jennifer Williamson ends bid for Oregon secretary of state, cites forthcomi
Former Oregon House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson, a Portland Democrat, announced on Monday she would suspend her campaign for secretary of state in light of a forthcoming story about her use of campaign funds.
Jennifer Williamson, Former House Leader, Abruptly Drops Out Of Oregon Secr
Jennifer Williamson was considered a top candidate to be Oregon's next secretary of state. She is dropping out because of a forthcoming news story on her campaign expenditures.
Oregon lawmakers air plan to reshape 2006 campaign donation limits - oregon
Will Oregon lawmakers appoint a campaign contribution limits task force likely to propose keeping political money flowing freely in the state?
Oregon Lawmakers Quickly Launch New Fight Over Campaign Finance Limits . Ne
New legislation would delay voter-approved campaign finance limits if Oregon Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of donor caps.
7 candidates for Portland City Council qualify for relaunched taxpayer fina
Seven Portland City Council candidates including incumbent Commissioner Chloe Eudaly have qualified to receive taxpayer dollars to help fund their campaigns, leading to more than $550,000 set to be doled by the end of January, according to the city.
Oregon lawmakers to try again on campaign donation limits - KTVZ
Oregon is among a handful of states with no limits on campaign contributions in elections. The 2020 session offers lawmakers another chance to change that.
Why a bill intended to avoid a legally messy election season has one campai
The Oregon Capitol (Salem Reporter archives) Rep. Dan Rayfield, D- Corvallis, wants to keep the campaign field for candidates level this year as courts and legislators untangle campaign finance reforms but he wants to short circuit a voter-approved measure to do that. Dan Meek, a longtime campaign finance reform advocate,[Read More...]
Opinion: It’s not complicated to understand that Oregonians want big money
Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, writes that big-dollar contributions to elected officials and Oregonians' distaste for such donations underscore the simple need for Oregon to adopt strong campaign finance regulations.
Campaign donation limits? Not this year, Oregon governor says - oregonlive.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown told reporters on Friday that the state Legislature should not pass campaign contribution limits during the short session that begins in February. She did not cite any specific benefits of waiting until at least 2021. Voters will decide in November whether to amend the state Constitution to allow contribution caps.
Clean Campaigns Act - Council | seattle.gov
Councilmember M. Lorena González is proposing legislation to protect our democracy from the corruption of big money and foreign influence.
Complaint Filed with City Auditor Says Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Campaign Disrega