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Gov. Tina Kotek calls on DMV to pause automatic voter registration and she also called for an independent audit.

Officials say 10 of those improperly registered went on to vote. They stress the issue will not be a factor in this year’s election.

Cottage Grove will remake its city government. Six out of seven city council seats will be on the ballot in November, thanks to a recent recall effort.

More than 300 noncitizens have been added to Oregon’s voter rolls over the last three years, after lawmakers passed a bill allowing people to obtain drivers licenses in the state without proving citizenship, according to a recent review by the state’s Driver and Motor Vehicle Services division.

More than a third of county clerks have departed since the 2020 presidential election.

On Monday, the Oregon Secretary of State’s office verified that backers of the independent presidential candidate had gathered enough valid signatures to create a new minor statewide party.

The city of Cottage Grove isn’t allowed to accept filings for those seats until the recall results are certified, which is one day before filings are due.

County Commissioners voted Tuesday to place a proposal on the ballot that would overhaul redistricting and trigger new election maps next year.

Lane County commissioners could decide Tuesday morning whether to move forward with a controversial set of charter amendments. The proposal comes amid concerns from the county’s elections department.

An effort to recall three members of the Cottage Grove city council appears to have been successful.

Lane County Commissioners have clashed over which, if any, charter revision proposals should go to voters. If they don't decide by mid-August, it won't be on the November ballot.

This is the second attempt in less than a year to recall a significant portion of the Cottage Grove city council.