Oregon
July 17, 2009
Oregon Governor Ted Kulogonski has announced he will sign the 'fusion' bill. This is big. A few press clips:
Bill eases path for outsider candidates (Statesman Journal)
Kulongoski will sign fusion voting bill (The Oregonian)
Feb 8, 2008
How much will implementing fusion voting in Oregon cost? Read this testimony delivered to the the Oregon Senate Elections and Ethics Committee on February 5th.
Feb 6, 2008
Exciting news -- at yesterday's hearing, the fusion bill got passed out of the Senate Elections and Ethics Committee with a "do pass" recommendation, and sent to the Senate President's desk.
Jan 31, 2008
The 2008 Supplemental Session will soon begin and the Senate Ethics and
Elections Committee has tentatively scheduled another hearing on fusion
voting for Tuesday February 5th at 3:30 pm in Salem.
Please join us.
What: Fusion hearing, Senate Ethics and Elections Committee
When: Tuesday, February 5th, 3:30 PM
Where: Capitol Building, Salem (Hearing Room B)
Jan 22, 2008
Last Tuesday (Jan 15) there was another hearing on the Oregon Fusion Bill (it was HB 3040 in 2007, but will soon have a new number) in the Elections and Ethics Committee chaired by Senator Kate Brown. Senator Monnis-Anderson was there as well.
More than 60 Oregonians showed up in support of the bill. Testimony began with comments by Senator Brad Avakian, the chief sponsor of the legislation for the ’08 session. Representatives of the Libertarian, Independent and Working Families Parties each spoke, as did some younger voters and experts. Senator Brown will schedule a formal hearing on the bill.
Below are some of the testimonies:
Ashlee Albies, young voter, Board Member of the Ballot Freedom Project
Richard Burke, Oregon Libertarian Party
Clare Crawford, Director of the National Open Ballot Project
Barbara Dudley, Co-Chair, Oregon Working Families Party
Andy Garfunkel, Town Clerk, Norwalk, CT
Jake Oliver, young voter
Sal Peralta, Oregon Independent Party
Other Oregon Fusion Resources:
Full text of the Oregon fusion bill
A pamphlet describing how fusion could help democracy in Oregon to print and share.
A sample Oregon fusion ballot
