LaVonne Griffin-Valade

Oregon’s state elections office has shut down its phone lines for the day because of a deluge of calls from out-of-state callers sharing misinformation about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who chose not to submit a statement to the state-issued Voters’ Pamphlet.

In oral arguments before the state Supreme Court, GOP senators will argue Measure 113 contained a loophole. The state — and advocacy groups — say the court must honor voter intent.

Five Republican lawmakers say they can't be barred from running for another term because they boycotted the Senate earlier this year.

Treasurer Tobias Read and state Sen. James Manning are headed for a primary battle to fill the seat currently held by Secretary LaVonne Griffin-Valade, who replaced Shemia Fagan.

A ballot measure passed last year was supposed to block 10 conservative lawmakers from running for reelection. They are planning to file anyway.