Are you a voter? Do you want your vote to count? Here are a few (rather important) things you might not know about turning in your ballot. DO NOT send it in the mail if you have not already. Despite what you might hear from the State Elections Office, a ballot send from within Bend […]
Election 2014
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We Asked Who You’re Voting For—This is What We Learned
We asked readers which candidates they plan to vote for on Nov. 4. Here’s what we learned. 1. There’s someone for everyone. Even in races with multiple minor party candidates (and even though just 100 people have taken the survey), every candidate in every race had at least one supporter. Case in point: the Governor’s […]
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Election 2014 Endorsement Cheat Sheet
BEND CITY COUNCILOR 5: NATHAN BODDIE We are looking for councilors who we believe will better represent community values when they make decisions. BEND CITY COUNCILOR 6: LISA SEALES Overall we believe that Seales will fill the leadership and moderator gap that departing Jodie Barram leaves. CITY COUNCILOR 7: BARB CAMPBELL City council needs more […]
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To Reside, or Not to Reside
Casey Roats’ attorney claims opponent is the one with residency issues
A City Council race that started on high ground, talking about livability and affordable housing issues, has in its last weeks become overshadowed by questions surrounding the residency qualifications of candidate Casey Roats. That shadow grew longer last week when the candidate’s attorney, Neil Bryant, responded to calls for Roats to withdraw by attempting to […]
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Follow the Money
Local PACs, businesses, and individuals show candidate support with cash
As the saying goes, “Money talks.” But what do the campaign contributions from local political action committees (PACs) to Bend City Council candidates have to say? We tracked down the biggest contributors to the local races and asked them how they decide which candidates to support, and how that reflects their members’ political priorities. Locally, […]
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Pee Wee Politics
“I know you are, but what am I?” That refrain has been used to great effect by countless first-graders and adopted as a tagline by Pee Wee Herman, a mocking, juvenile response to an accusation meant to deflect and frustrate the accuser. It is also the unfortunate tone taken last week in response to accusations […]
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Secretary of State Receives Complaint Alleging Casey Roats Committed Voter Registration Fraud
A Bend resident filed a complaint with the Secretary of State today alleging City Council candidate Casey Roats committed voter registration fraud when he registered both his business address and that of his then-under construction home on Brookswood Boulevard as his residence while living outside the city with his parents. The complaint, submitted by local […]
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Voting Local
Council candidate Casey Roats faces questions over residency
Casey Roats is a fourth-generation Bend native with deep roots in the community. He graduated from Mountain View High and attended Central Oregon Community College (although it is unclear if he earned a degree) before taking over operation of the family business, Roats Water System. Yet, he may not have the most simple qualification to […]
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The 12 Percent!
Four years ago, in the 2010 general elections, Scott Ramsay was running for office for the first time. He was facing Chuck Arnold, a popular member of the Downtown community, for Position 7 on Bend City Council. The philosophical differences between the two men were pretty clear. It was at a time when Bend was […]
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Casey Roats’ Candidacy for Bend City Council Questioned, Candidate Admits He Lived Outside the City
The City of Bend Charter is clear: It says a councilor must have resided within the city limits for the 12 months immediately preceding his or her election to office. But it appears that city council hopeful Casey Roats, who was born and raised in Bend, may not qualify for that very basic threshold. By […]