Don’t Lie To Me! Hasn’t every parent stated that declaration since you were a child? I have made many a decision based on this premise. Trust, friendships, partnerships etc. Are all based on one’s belief in others’ words. Personally I have no friends who lie, and don’t want any. I find lying and liars despicable, and feel […]
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The Skinny on Elections
Some of the most up-to-date info on voting in Oregon
It’s election day, people—and with a tight governor’s race, some heated county races and a scandal-filled House race in District 54, suffice to say it’s been quite the election season. And that’s not even mentioning the ups and downs and predictions coming from national politics. When it comes to elections and voting, there’s a lot […]
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The Life of a Ballot
Once you vote, the hard work begins for the Deschutes County Clerk’s office
Mail-in voting allows voters a chance to research their candidates and vote in the comfort of their own homes—but it also affects the timeline for counties to process those ballots. In Deschutes County, the county clerk’s office is counting ballots for weeks before election day. Although the process may seem mundane, it’s visibly exciting for […]
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Midterm Elections Seeing Huge Turnout
Nearly 900,000 people have turned in their ballots across Oregon
As election day nears, voters across Oregon are setting a record for the largest voter turnout in a midterm election, nearly surpassing the turnout for the 2012 presidential election. “It is fantastic that over 881,715 Oregonians have already turned in their ballots,” said Secretary of State Dennis Richardson in a press release. “I encourage all […]
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Letters to the Editor
Amy Lowes For Deschutes County Amy Lowes — who is running for Deschutes Country Commissioner, Chair 1 —came here 22 years ago for the same reasons I did on my Harley from Connecticut in 1951, and many of you did earlier and later: the imagnificient beauty, wildlife and recreation recources our county offers. Farmers, ranchers, […]
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No Voting System is Perfect
On Tuesday, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reported the discovery of a batch of stolen mail on Bureau of Land Management land, including a number of unopened election ballots. For those not in support of vote-by-mail systems, this might seem like ammunition to help their cause. In this case, none of the ballots were opened, […]
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Stolen Ballots Recovered on BLM Land
DCSO working with County Clerk to get ballots back to voters
If you haven’t received your ballot for this November’s election, check with the Deschutes County Clerk, as it may have been part of the stolen mail recovered by a Bureau of Land Management Ranger on Monday. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, which received the stolen mail from more than 70 addresses throughout the […]
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Some Things You Might Not Have Known About Voting in Oregon
Did you know that 16 and 17 year olds can register to vote?
You’re registered to vote. You know something about the candidates. But with ballots for the 2018 General Election now delivered to most voters in Oregon, Secretary of State Dennis Richardson has answers to some of the 12 most frequently asked questions about the election. Did you know, for example, that 16 and 17 year olds […]
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Millennials in action
A new generation of community leaders on the rise
As another election approaches, reports of the elusive millennial voter and what effect they could have on the 2018 midterms have started to crop up again. Could this be the election that voters born between 1981 and 1998 turn out in record numbers, surpassing the number of baby boomers at the polls? A Pew Research […]
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Measure 104: Some Things to Know
Measure would require a supermajority for raising fees and other revenue-raising initiatives
When legislators want to raise revenue in the form of new taxes, they have to have a supermajority vote in the legislature. Now, the backers behind Measure 104 want to extend that requirement to anything that would in any way raise revenue—including the raising of fees. Oregon issues more than 2,400 fees—including fees for things […]
