A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest b

Unlike most states, Oregon does not remove all voters who fail to vote in two consecutive presidential general elections from its voter rolls. Instead, it designates most of them as “inactive voters.” That designation has largely the same effect as removing them from the voter list, however: Elections officials no longer send those people ballots.

A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots be received by Election Day.

Oregon voters have forced a high-stakes rethink of the state’s transportation funding strategy by halting scheduled hikes to gas taxes and vehicle registration fees through a referendum petition. The move temporarily blocks key pieces of a $4.

A federal court ruled that Trump lacked authority to rewrite federal election rules without congressional approval.

The article outlines a public hearing for the proposed rules of Oregon's Motor Voter program, stressing the importance of public input in enhancing the system's accuracy and inclusivity.

In addition to the gubernatorial race, half of Oregon’s state senators and all of its state representatives will be up for reelection. Democrats are in the supermajority in both chambers, with 37-23 in the state house and 18-12 in the state senate.

A federal judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from enforcing large parts of an executive order that seeks to overhaul the federal elections process, finding that the federal government

Oregonians registering to vote must sign a statement swearing they are a U.S. citizen who is eligible to vote. Under Oregon’s 2016 Motor Voter law, people who obtain or renew a driver’s license are automatically registered to vote if they submit proof of U.S. citizenship.