Elections - News in the Grove (Page 2)

Voter registration deadline is April 29

The May 20 Special District Elections will determine who sits on school, fire, and other local boards for the next few years, and the Washington County Elections Division is reminding would-be voters to register to vote in advance of the April 29 voter registration deadline.

By Chas Hundley

/ 18 Apr 2025

Oregon DMV discloses discovery of an additional 118 noncitizens in voter file

In a report released April 11, DMV said all but one of the new discoveries are people who were erroneously put into the voter registration system between 2010 and 2023.

By Nigel Jaquiss

/ 18 Apr 2025

Oregon DMV discloses discovery of an additional 118 noncitizens in voter file�

In a report released April 11, DMV said all but one of the new discoveries are people who were erroneously put into the voter registration system between 2010 and 2023. The new discoveries are in effect legacy errors.

By Nigel Jaquiss

/ 18 Apr 2025

Thousands of Oregonians slam Republican senator’s attempt to end mail ballots

Thousands of Oregonians submitted letters opposing a Republican senator’s long-shot attempt to ask voters whether to repeal the state’s decades-old mail voting law, swamping the Legislature’s website on Monday. More than 60 people listed Forest Grove as their location in testimony.

By Julia Shumway

/ 1 Apr 2025

Thousands of Oregonians slam Republican senators attempt to end mail ballots

Thousands of Oregonians submitted letters opposing a Republican senators long-shot attempt to ask voters whether to repeal the states decades-old mail voting law, swamping the Legislatures website on Monday.�Three people who said they were Gales Creek residents submitted testimony.

By Julia Shumway - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 1 Apr 2025

Oregon election officials ask justice department to investigate three noncitizen voters

Three people who were mistakenly registered to vote at Oregons Motor Vehicle Services Division could face a criminal investigation for voting despite not being U.S. citizens.

By Julia Shumway - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 17 Feb 2025

Oregon election officials ask justice department to investigate three noncitizen voters

Voters in Gales Creek, USA have their say

Oregon voters had their say in the 2024 election, and from top to bottom, change is on the way. Locally, more than 100,000 voters supported a Gales Creek resident.

By Chas Hundley

/ 6 Nov 2024

Voters in Gales Creek, USA have their say

Election 2024: Oregon goes to Harris

As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, the question of who will hold the Oval Office for the next four years remained unanswered. In Oregon, however, the choice was clear: the state's eight electoral votes will go to Vice President Kamala Harris.

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Nov 2024

Election 2024: Early state measure results

See initial results for five state measures before Oregon voters, from making ranked choice voting the norm to sending checks to residents by increasing corporate taxes.

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Nov 2024

Election 2024: Early state measure results

Election 2024: Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer first results

For three of Oregon's top elected offices, the leaders in initial results are: Secretary of State: Democrat Tobias Read, Attorney General: Democrat Dan Rayfield, and State Treasurer: Democrat Elizabeth Steiner.

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Nov 2024

Election 2024: Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer first results

Election 2024: Suzanne Bonamici heading to another term in U.S. House of Representatives

Representing Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici is headed to another two year's representing Oregon's northwest corner in Washington D.C.

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Nov 2024

Election 2024: Suzanne Bonamici heading to another term in U.S. House of Representatives

Election 2024: Darcey Edwards takes early lead in House District 31

The race for House District 31 may yield a western Washington County resident representing Gales Creek and Banks constituents in Oregon's House of Representatives for the first time in years if Buxton-area resident Darcey Edwards significant lead holds.

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Nov 2024

Election 2024: Darcey Edwards takes early lead in House District 31