Voting /tags/voting Voting en-US Copyright Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:47:55 GMT Trump administration challenges Oregon over voter rolls in lawsuit /politics-government/2025-06-08/trump-administration-challenges-oregon-over-voter-rolls-in-lawsuit At issue is whether the state is complying with a decades-old federal voting law. Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:47:55 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-08/trump-administration-challenges-oregon-over-voter-rolls-in-lawsuit Dirk VanderHart Oregon’s voter registration errors stretch back further than DMV officials initially indicated /politics-government/2025-04-11/oregons-voter-registration-errors-stretch-back-further-than-dmv-officials-initially-indicated Data entry errors that allowed noncitizens to be registered to vote in Oregon go much further back than state officials previously acknowledged, a report issued by the Oregon Department of Transportation on Friday shows. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:40:16 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-11/oregons-voter-registration-errors-stretch-back-further-than-dmv-officials-initially-indicated Dirk VanderHart California voter ID bill voted down at the state Capitol /politics-government/2025-04-11/california-voter-id-bill-voted-down-at-the-state-capitol In the latest public debate over voter ID laws in California’s State Capitol, a bill to establish a voter ID law in California failed passage in a key committee this week. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:46:05 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-11/california-voter-id-bill-voted-down-at-the-state-capitol Laura Fitzgerald GOP senator's bill to end vote-by-mail in Oregon faces public backlash /politics-government/2025-04-01/gop-senators-bill-to-end-vote-by-mail-in-oregon-faces-public-backlash A Republican state senator introduced a bill that would ask Oregon voters if they want to end the state’s long-standing vote-by-mail system. The bill got so much public testimony that it overwhelmed the state’s website. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:26:14 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-01/gop-senators-bill-to-end-vote-by-mail-in-oregon-faces-public-backlash Roman Battaglia California Republicans say they’re making a comeback. Can they keep Trump at arm’s length? /politics-government/2025-03-17/california-republicans-say-theyre-making-a-comeback-can-they-keep-trump-at-arms-length California Republicans vie to capitalize on their November victories and break the Democratic supermajority while balancing Trump’s influence Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:49:58 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-17/california-republicans-say-theyre-making-a-comeback-can-they-keep-trump-at-arms-length Jeanne Kuang As California looks to speed up vote counting, election experts hope it won’t come at a cost /politics-government/2025-03-15/as-california-looks-to-speed-up-vote-counting-election-experts-hope-it-wont-come-at-a-cost A bill moving through the state legislature would require the bulk of California’s ballots to be counted by 10 days after an election. Sat, 15 Mar 2025 13:57:52 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-15/as-california-looks-to-speed-up-vote-counting-election-experts-hope-it-wont-come-at-a-cost Laura Fitzgerald Citizen-driven ballot measures could become more rare under proposals taken up by Oregon lawmakers /politics-government/2025-03-11/citizen-driven-ballot-measures-could-become-more-rare-under-proposals-taken-up-by-oregon-lawmakers Critics of the state’s initiative petition system say it gives too much say to the Portland region. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:48:22 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-11/citizen-driven-ballot-measures-could-become-more-rare-under-proposals-taken-up-by-oregon-lawmakers Dirk VanderHart As Motor Voter resumes, Oregon state agencies tell lawmakers they’ve fixed errors /politics-government/2025-03-04/as-motor-voter-resumes-oregon-state-agencies-tell-lawmakers-theyve-fixed-errors Republicans lawmakers still have a lot of questions. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:46:10 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-04/as-motor-voter-resumes-oregon-state-agencies-tell-lawmakers-theyve-fixed-errors Dirk VanderHart Oregon elections officials refer 3 cases of possible noncitizen voting to state DOJ /politics-government/2025-02-11/oregon-elections-officials-refer-3-cases-of-possible-noncitizen-voting-to-state-doj Several people who were added to Oregon’s voter rolls because of errors by state employees could face prosecution for voting despite not being U.S. citizens. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:10:50 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-11/oregon-elections-officials-refer-3-cases-of-possible-noncitizen-voting-to-state-doj Dirk VanderHart Oregon voter turnout dropped to 75% in this year's election /elections/2024-12-27/oregon-voter-turnout-dropped-to-75-in-this-years-election Oregon’s turnout was lower than any other presidential election since at least 2004, and the first time since then that turnout has dropped below 80%. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:48:00 GMT /elections/2024-12-27/oregon-voter-turnout-dropped-to-75-in-this-years-election Bryce Dole