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.
Booze, sex and lawmaker walkouts: See which potential Oregon ballot measure
By far the biggest financial firepower is lined up behind a proposal that would bar lawmakers who miss 10 or more floor sessions without permission from serving in the Legislature the next term.
Oregon Supreme Court won’t clear way for voters to consider campaign financ
The Oregon Supreme Court Building (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-ditch effort to have voters decide whether to limit campaign contributions to those running for public office. Proponents of three proposed ballot initiatives had sought the high court’s intervention to be sure the measures[Read More...]
Slow legal filings could ensure Oregonians do not get to vote on campaign c
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan and her staff refused to say whether she supports an expedited state Supreme Court review of her decision to kill three proposed ballot measures that would set political contribution limits.
Oregon labor, business interest groups file challenges to campaign contribu
Oregon business and labor groups filed challenges Thursday to ballot titles for three proposed ballot measures to set campaign contribution limits in the state.
Supporters ask Oregon Supreme Court to overrule Secretary of State Shemia F
Campaign finance reform activists on Wednesday filed an appeal asking the Oregon Supreme Court to overturn Secretary of State Shemia Fagan's disqualification of three proposals to limit political contributions.
Campaign finance activists challenge Secretary of State Shemia Fagan in cou
The lawsuit marks the second time an elections decision by Fagan has been challenged in recent weeks. It comes as the Supreme Court is set to rule on another high-profile challenge.
Editorial: Derailed campaign-finance reform measures need court’s help - or
Secretary of State Shemia Fagan's disqualification of three initiative petitions to enact campaign contribution limits is inconsistent with previous secretaries of state and is a blow to Oregonians' efforts to diminish the power of big money in Oregon elections, the editorial board writes. Oregonians should hope that the state Supreme Court restores the effort and be ready to add their signatures to qualify a petition for the November ballot.
Oregon bill tries to revive campaign finance limits but has a big loophole
Senate Majority Leader Rob Wagner, D-Lake Oswego, unveiled a proposal Thursday to ask voters to set campaign contribution limits. Unlike proposals by campaign finance reform advocates, Wagner's bill would allow unlimited contributions through a special political action committee and contains no disclosure requirement for political ads.
Rejected campaign finance ideas could have new life in Oregon Senate bill -
After Secretary of State Shemia Fagan bounced three proposals to cap political donations, one state senator says he'll try to convince colleagues to put a similar measure before voters.
Proposed Oregon campaign finance limits could be upended by a drafting tech
Secretary of State Shemia Fagan says three proposed ballot measures dealing with campaign cash don't pass constitutional muster. Two more contain the same problem, supporters admit.
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan follows through, kills effort to set
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday morning that she will disqualify three proposals to set campaign contribution limits, based on a 2004 Oregon Court of Appeals ruling.
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan plans to kill effort to set campaign
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan plans to disqualify three ballot initiative proposals for campaign contribution limits, based on a 2004 court ruling that previous secretaries of state have not enforced.