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.