Monthly Archive for June, 2010

100,000 Registrations (And Counting)

Published on June 24, 2010 in Corporation. 0 Comments Tags: .

Courtesy of German Naruto

We’ve spoken many times of the Central Business Registry, which allows people wanting to start a business in Oregon start filing online. Well, we have official word that the system has recently cracked the 100,000 registration mark, quite an achievement!

But that’s not the only good news coming from the CBR front. In fact, filings are up in general, an important ray of optimism in these tough economic times.

Currently, by logging on to the Filing in Oregon website, you can complete the Corporation Division, Department of Revenue and Department of Employment sections of the registry process entirely online, on one website. In the very near future, we’re bringing the Department of Consumer and Business Services directly into the system as well.

And the great thing about the Online Business Registry is that it was designed to be expandable. The next phase of the project includes plans to expand the system even further, allowing filers to take care of local government and licensing requirements instantly, online.  Implementing this phase will make our Online Business Registry truly one-stop shopping for everyone looking to file a business in this state.

(Unofficial) Results Are In!

Published on June 8, 2010 in Elections. 0 Comments

Monday was the deadline for the counties to certify their election results to the state. As of around a quarter after 8:00am this morning, all of the results from the 2010 Primary Election are now up on Oregonvotes.org for you to check out.

Now that we’ve received the counties’ certifications, our State elections staff has until Thursday, June 17 at 5 pm, or 30 days after the election, to certify the results. As it is rare but not unheard of that a number changes before state certification, the numbers received from the counties on Monday will almost certainly be the final, official results. This ten-day state certification period allows the state time to compile the official state results out of 36 separate elections. We check the math and collate races that cross county lines, such as congressional districts, legislative districts and special service districts. We take special care to make sure the results are beyond reproach.

The deadline for requesting a recount is five days after the certification deadline, or in the case of the 2010 primary, Tuesday, June 22 at 5pm. A partial recount may be followed up by a request for a full recount no later than 10 days after that.