OREGON'S CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM: A LEGISLATIVE SHIFT AFTER VOTER MANDATE
Oregon's March 5, 2026 campaign finance law changes face criticism for potentially undermining the 2020 voter mandate for contribution limits.
#OregonPolitics, #CampaignFinance, #OregonLaw, #VoterMandate, #March2026
https://newsletter.tf/oregon-campaign-finance-law-changes-march-2026/
Oregon's new campaign finance rules passed on March 5, 2026, are facing criticism. This is four years after 78% of voters wanted limits on donations.
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https://newsletter.tf/oregon-campaign-finance-law-changes-march-2026/
Voters will soon decide whether to raise taxes on less than 2% of big businesses in Oregon to fund direct payments for every individual in the state. Is Measure 118 a bold step toward Universal Basic Income or a missed opportunity? 🤔
Read about the ins and outs of the proposal on my Substack and subscribe! ⬇️
https://www.howimportant.org/p/a-bold-move-toward-universal-basic
#Measure118 #UBI #OregonPolitics #BasicIncome #EconomicReform #TaxReform #PovertyReduction #CorporateTax #UniversalBasicIncome #HowImportant #SocialScience
Voters will soon decide the fate of a measure that attempts to reduce poverty through direct payments, paid for by taxing less than 2% of businesses operating in the state.
This is a great day for #Democracy in #Oregon! 🇺🇸
The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that elected state representatives who walk away from their jobs, can't run for elected office again, validating voter approved Measure 113.
In an opinion that could have reverberations for the upcoming legislative session, the court sided with state elections officials’ interpretation of the ballot measure voters approved aiming to end legislative walkouts.
Oregon secretary of state: Senators who walked out can’t run next year
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Putting up barriers to vote is bad enough.
“Now it’s, ‘How can we restrict the power of those... who actually do make it to the voting booth? ' "
A look at efforts to blunt one of the main tools of direct democracy: the citizen-approved initiative
#campaigns #elections #legislatures #oregon #oregonpolitics #democracy
NEW: When it came to elections, it used to be the people spoke and that was the final word. But a growing number of Republican lawmakers refuse to listen. A legislative boycott in Oregon and efforts to stymie voter initiatives are two examples of this latest power grab
As recently as 2004, Oregon was seen as a presidential swing state. John Kerry ended up winning, but not by a whole lot.
Here's how Democrats managed to take it off the board ever since.
#Politics # Oregon #oregonpolitics #2024Election #presidentialpolitics
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