A bill under consideration at the Legislature proposes significant changes to Oregon’s election system. House Bill 3166 would open primaries to all registered voters regardless of party affiliation ...

The Oregon House Rules Committee will hold a hearing March 19 on the latest effort to enfranchise the largest single group of ...

Candidate filings for Oregon’s May 20 Special Election are in, and school boards are in the hot seat with it being the first ...

One-term Oregon congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer has successfully turned her election loss and closer-than-typical relationship with some unions into a post in President Donald Trump’s cabinet.

Others who work on initiative petitions panned the proposal as anti-democratic, and argued only rich interests would succeed ...

A group of Oregon Republican lawmakers is urging President Trump to issue an executive order mandating voter ID and ...

Oregon’s grade has risen from a D+ to an A- in the past 10 ... proposed amendment to the people for their approval or ...

Finalists for the seat will be interviewed at a public meeting before an official appointment is made, the board said.

A new Oregon bill could let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in school board elections starting in 2027. Supporters say it boosts civic engagement — opponents argue teens aren’t mature enough for the ...

A hearing this week in the Oregon legislature will test lawmakers' appetite for an open primary system, columnist Tim Nesbitt says.