Oregon SOS News for May 13 - 20, 2005

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/20/2005 - 11:21am.

Verification Procedures / Audits

Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 11:06:20 -0700
From: "Anne M MARTENS"
To:
Subject: [SOSNEWS] Weekly Update

Oregon Secretary of State
May 13 - 20, 2005

Weekly Updates are also available on the web,
http://www.sos.state.or.us/executive/speeches/speeches.htm

News from SoS: (election news excerpts only)

Elections: House passes campaign finance bill.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1116496643305381.xml&coll=7

http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8A5VM480.html

Elections: Portland approves public campaign financing.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/front_page/1116496589305383.xml&coll=7

http://www.oregonlive.com/editorials/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/111658339824950.xml&coll=7

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/opb/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=774215

Elections: California counties deserve a chance to try vote-by-mail.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/11652949.htm
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/the_valley/11665933.htm

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/11684353.htm
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_2745109
Snohomish Co., WA considers vote-by-mail.
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/05/05/17/100loc_mailballot001.cfm

Have a wonderful weekend!

Anne M. Martens
Chief of Communications
Oregon Secretary of State
503-986-1502

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