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By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Free Speech for People is trying to get Donald Trump removed from the Oregon ballot following the surprise in the Colorado State Court decision. First, Free Speech for People asked the Secretary of State to remove Trump and were denied. No

In March, a new organization was added to the list of small political parties qualified to appear on the Oregon ballot: the No Labels Party. Oregon was the third state

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

A district court judge ruled last month that the 14th Amendment barred insurrectionists from every office except the nation’s highest. “How is that not absurd?” one justice asked of that notion.

The national advocacy group trying to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on primary ballots sued in the Oregon Supreme Court.

The national advocacy group trying to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on primary ballots sued in the Oregon Supreme Court.

Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade won’t bar former President Donald Trump from appearing on primary ballots.

The secretary of state says her office lacks the power to decide whether presidential candidates are qualified to hold office.

The U.S. Constitution prohibits anyone who took an oath to support the Constitution, then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof” from holding any federal office.

Non-profit Free Speech For People sent a letter to the Oregon secretary of state on Tuesday calling for former President Donald Trump to be banned from the Oregon ballot after his involvement in th…

The legal advocacy group Free Speech for People is urging Oregon's secretary of state to bar former president Donald Trump from appearing on Oregon's election ballot.

A group trying to block Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot ramped up pressure on Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade.

Oregon teachers unions play a powerful role in state politics and shape public education policy.

Americans overwhelmingly support limits on political campaign spending, and most think new laws could effectively reduce the role of money in politics.

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters are poised to decide whether to ban foreign influence in elections, many of them irked over the $22 million a Canadian utility spent to fight state referendums on a hydropower transmission project. Hydro Quebec, owned by the Canadian province, exploited an election law loophole

Elections are becoming more expensive as candidates vie for voters' attention. But there are strict rules about how money is raised, how it can be used and how to prove you're following the laws.

Nishad Singh, who gave Oregon Dems $500k in 2022, testified yesterday how he and other FTX officials fraudulently funneled stolen customer funds to political campaigns

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Previously we reported that the Oregon Secretary of State's Office spent $350,000.00 of our tax dollars on creating Blobby (photo: right) along with a video campaign promoting this new election mascot.   This $350,000.00 purchase comes at the

"We all know Zuckerbucks played a terrible role in the 2020 election and that must never be allowed to happen again," said state Rep. Ty Bodden. States can enact their own campaign finance laws for state and local elections and Idaho, Montana and North Carolina have also advanced legislation to either enact or tighten existing bans.

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission on Friday unanimously dismissed a complaint a lawmakers filed against a union lobbyist.

Several California lawmakers are trying to bequeath their seats to relatives and staff members in the 2022 election.

After 10 years, the top-two California primary system is under fire again, but the problems may have more to do with political gamesmanship.

Arizona’s top elections official says the No Labels party can’t block candidates from using its ballot line to run for office.

Oregon DOJ still mum on whether it will investigate possible Oregon law violations

Hanging over next year's election is the question of whether a handful of Senate Republicans who walked out of the legislative session for six weeks will be allowed to run again.

One proposed ballot measure would raise the hourly minimum wage — currently $10.85 — to $13 in 2025, $14 in 2026 and $15 in 2027.