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Secretary of State Brown Makes Her 2011 Session Debut

Published on February 11, 2011 in Elections and Secretary Brown. 0 Comments

On Wednesday, we talked about how this session will be about continuing to implement our agency vision, which is to:

  • Engage;
  • Innovate for the Future; and
  • Deliver even better Results for all Oregonians

    • As part of this effort, Secretary of State Kate Brown is getting involved in the 2011 legislative session in a big way on Monday, testifying on two elections bills before the House Rules Committee. The two bills, House Bill 2258 and House Bill 2259, aren’t really new laws. Rather, they will refine some of the landmark legislation passed during previous sessions.

    In brief, HB 2258 will:

    • Establish a toll free initiative hotline;
    • Institute a requirement for employers to maintain more detailed payroll information; and
    • extend the ban on signature gathering for fraud, forgery or identity theft.

    House Bill 2259 changes reporting requirements in the last 42 days of a campaign. Under the new reporting rules: Any expenditure over $5,000 would have to be reported within 48 hours. Expenditures und $5,000 would have 14 days to be reported. Currently, campaigns have only 7 days

    The Secretary strongly believes that these refinements will help the Secretary of State’s office deliver even better results for Oregonians, by further safeguarding our initiative process and focusing our precious resources on ‘alligators not mosquitoes’ when it comes to reporting.

    To listen to Secretary Brown’s testimony please log onto:

    http://www.leg.state.or.us/listn/listeninfo.htm and click on Capitol Hearing Room Video: 50. The hearing begins at 3 p.m PST.

    The 2011 Session is Here!

    Published on February 9, 2011 in Archives, Audits, Corporation, Elections, Secretary Brown and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

    The time has come and the Oregon State Legislature is convening to discuss some of the most pressing issues in the history of the State of Oregon. The good news is, the Legislature is wasting no time, introducing a bevy of bills, and keeping our staff plenty busy in the process.

    It’s nearly an even split in both chambers of the legislature and while some folks view this as a potential problem, we think it’s an opportunity for the legislature to work together in a truly bipartisan way to get Oregon through these tough economic times.

    As for the Secretary of State’s Office, our goal for this session is to continue the work we’ve started on implementing our agency vision, which is to:

  • Engage;
  • Innovate for the Future; and
  • Deliver even better Results for all Oregonians

    • We will be sharing information on some of the bills we’re working on and we hope you will register to leave comments, so that we can get your feedback on our bills and the session in general.

    Ballot Return Update – November 4th Edition

    Published on November 4, 2010 in Elections. 0 Comments

    As of 8:30am, here is where ballot returns stand

    County Returned Counted % counted difference
    BAKER 7440 7424 99.8% 16
    BENTON 37095 36432 98.2% 663
    CLACKAMAS 158505 152038 95.9% 6467
    CLATSOP 15116 14953 98.9% 163
    COLUMBIA 20423 20366 99.7% 57
    COOS 25996 25221 97.0% 775
    CROOK 9042 8997 99.5% 45
    CURRY 10465 10461 100.0% 4
    DESCHUTES 65136 64171 98.5% 965
    DOUGLAS 44090 43781 99.3% 309
    GILLIAM 985 981 99.6% 4
    GRANT 3533 3532 100.0% 1
    HARNEY 3447 3436 99.7% 11
    HOOD RIVER 8650 8591 99.3% 59
    JACKSON 79439 77447 97.5% 1992
    JEFFERSON 6701 6670 99.5% 31
    JOSEPHINE 34126 33586 98.4% 540
    KLAMATH 23318 23304 99.9% 14
    LAKE 3218 3211 99.8% 7
    LANE 146844 119384 81.3% 27460
    LINCOLN 20027 19971 99.7% 56
    LINN 42011 41594 99.0% 417
    MALHEUR 7865 7865 100.0% 0
    MARION 102626 95512 93.1% 7114
    MORROW 3222 3214 99.8% 8
    MULTNOMAH 285814 272857 95.5% 12957
    POLK 29663 29402 99.1% 261
    SHERMAN 928 927 99.9% 1
    TILLAMOOK 11124 11122 100.0% 2
    UMATILLA 20120 20010 99.5% 110
    UNION 10950 10810 98.7% 140
    WALLOWA 3896 3892 99.9% 4
    WASCO 9520 9214 96.8% 306
    WASHINGTON 190072 175040 92.1% 15032
    WHEELER 765 764 99.9% 1
    YAMHILL 37016 36193 97.8% 823
    Grand Total 1479188 1402373 94.8% 76815
    Turnout 71.3%

    9:00AM Ballot Count Stats

    Published on November 3, 2010 in Elections. 0 Comments

    Good morning Oregon!

    We’d like to share with you the freshest data available on the returns for this election. Here is a county-by-county breakdown of how many ballots have been returned, how many have been counted, and of course how many are left to be counted.

    Keep checking here for more ballot statistics and with www.oregonvotes.org for more official results.

    BALLOT COUNTING STATS AS OF 9 AM – 11/3/10
    County Returned Counted % Counted Remaining
    BAKER 7,440 7,424 99.8% 16
    BENTON 36,910 36,432 98.7% 478
    CLACKAMAS 155,769 152,038 97.6% 3,731
    CLATSOP 15,097 14,953 99.0% 144
    COLUMBIA 20,423 20,366 99.7% 57
    COOS 25,996 25,221 97.0% 775
    CROOK 9,021 8,997 99.7% 24
    CURRY 10,465 10,461 100.0% 4
    DESCHUTES 65,082 64,171 98.6% 911
    DOUGLAS 44,089 43,781 99.3% 308
    GILLIAM 985 981 99.6% 4
    GRANT 3,532 3,532 100.0% -
    HARNEY 3,437 3,436 100.0% 1
    HOOD RIVER 8,650 8,591 99.3% 59
    JACKSON 76,322 65,487 85.8% 10,835
    JEFFERSON 6,701 6,670 99.5% 31
    JOSEPHINE 34,092 33,586 98.5% 506
    KLAMATH 23,318 23,304 99.9% 14
    LAKE 3,218 3,211 99.8% 7
    LANE 146,845 113,418 77.2% 33,427
    LINCOLN 19,983 19,971 99.9% 12
    LINN 42,011 41,594 99.0% 417
    MALHEUR 7,865 7,865 100.0% -
    MARION 102,622 95,512 93.1% 7,110
    MORROW 3,222 3,214 99.8% 8
    MULTNOMAH 283,340 215,071 75.9% 68,269
    POLK 29,587 29,402 99.4% 185
    SHERMAN 928 927 99.9% 1
    TILLAMOOK 11,124 11,122 100.0% 2
    UMATILLA 20,120 20,010 99.5% 110
    UNION 10,939 10,810 98.8% 129
    WALLOWA 3,896 3,892 99.9% 4
    WASCO 9,520 9,214 96.8% 306
    WASHINGTON 188,093 175,040 93.1% 13,053
    WHEELER 765 764 99.9% 1
    YAMHILL 36,998 24,469 66.1% 12,529
    Grand Total 1,468,405 1,314,937 89.5% 153,468
    Note: Ballots returned includes ballots scanned into OCVR and does not include challenged or provisional ballots.

    Returns Updates

    Published on November 2, 2010 in Elections. 0 Comments

    In case you’ve been missing out on our Elections Divisions tweets on ballot returns, here is a syndication of their twitter feed! They will continue to update their twitter feed with results as soon as information is available from the counties.

    A List of Ballot Drop Sites

    Published on November 1, 2010 in Elections. 0 Comments

    As a Public Service, here is a PDF version of the Official Drop Sites for the 2010 General Election.

    Feel free to share it with your friends and family!

    2010 General Drop Site v6

    Turnout Projection (revisited)

    Published on October 29, 2010 in Elections and Secretary Brown. 1 Comment

    You may remember that in January, we put out turnout predictions for the special election. Well, we’re back at it again for this November’s General Election!

    Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown is predicting voter turnout for the November 2, 2010 General Election to reach 72%.

    This projection is based on a number of trends and some similarities in the numbers between what we’re seeing now and the 2006 General Election which also featured a governor’s race. Some more in depth facts that informed our projection include:

    • Mid-term elections traditionally experience a drop off in turnout compared to a presidential race. For
    • example Oregon’s voter turnout in the 2008 General Election which featured a presidential election hit 85%.
    • As voters continue to embrace vote-by-mail, we have seen them hold onto their ballots longer, usually resulting in a large spike the weekend before Election Day and on Election Day itself. We expect to see that again this year.
    • Oregon’s Governor’s race and several local levy’s are peaking voter’s interest.

    72% turnout will surely rank amongst the nation’s highest this election, but Secretary of State Brown would like you to prove her prediction wrong, and make sure you encourage all your friends and family who have their ballots, to turn them in as soon as possible!

    Vote or Vote!

    Published on October 12, 2010 in Elections and Secretary Brown. 0 Comments

    Don’t forget, today is the final day to register to vote for the November, 2010 General Election.

    2010 General Election Voter’s Pamphlet’s Are Out!

    Published on October 8, 2010 in Elections. 0 Comments

    The Voter’s Pamphlet for the 2010 General Election are now on their way to Oregon’s registered voters!

    The Voter’s Pamphlet has information on every race, from the State House to the US Senate and everything in between. It also has arguments for and against the 7 ballot measures you will see on this election’s ballot.

    As it gets closer to the election and you find yourself without a Voter’s Pamphlet, first check to make sure you’re registration is valid with MyVote. You can still register to vote or change your registration information in the upcoming election. The deadline for registration is October 12.

    If you’re still having problems, give us a call at 503-986-1518 and we’ll make sure to sort you out.

    Secretary of State Kate Brown Goes to Washington (Again)

    Published on September 15, 2010 in Elections, Road Trips, Secretary Brown and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

    This time to testify before the Postal Regulatory Commission about the Postal Service’s proposed service reduction.

    In these tough economic times and with Postal Service revenue shrinking, the USPS is proposing to cut a day of service in order to help fix some of the holes in its budget. As a Vote-By-Mail State, the State of Oregon relies a great deal on the USPS to deliver and receive ballots and thus has a major stake in any changes that may take place. Simply put, a reduction in Service will adversely affect Oregonian voters, particularly in our rural counties.

    Audio of Secretary of State’s testimony can be found here.

    OPB’s Chris Lehman wrote a short story about Secretary Brown’s trip and the reasoning behind Oregon (and Washington) elections officials opposition to the proposal.