On this day, July 27, 2020, the mayors of Portland, Oregon, and five other major US cities appealed to Congress to make it illegal for the federal government to deploy militarized agents to cities that don't want their presence.
Also on this day, July 27, 2020, US agents declared an unlawful assembly, and just after 1 a.m., confronted protesters on the street and worked for hours to clear the area. Several people were seen being detained, but it was not immediately clear how many may were arrested.
Also on this day, June 27, 1859 US General William S. Harney sent troops to San Juan island -- in what is now Washington State -- to face the British in the Pig War, which was a dispute started by a British pig eating potatoes out of an American farmer's field.
Now is a good time to check your voter registration information
In keeping with past practice, Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade released a preliminary list of candidates to appear on the 2024 Democratic and Republican Primary ballots for Oregon’s May Primary election. Most notably, the Republican primary ballot is projected to have former President Donald Trump.
“The 2024 Primary Election is just four months away,” said Secretary Griffin-Valade. “I want to remind Oregonians to check their voter registration information at
Oregonvotes.gov. If you’ve moved, changed your name, or just want to make sure you’re registered, you can check your info in just a few minutes at
Oregonvotes.gov.”
The preliminary lists for the 2024 Democratic and Republican Primary ballots are as follows, in alphabetical order:
Democratic Candidates:
- Joseph Biden
- Dean Phillips, and
- Marianne Williamson.
Republican Candidates:
- Ron DeSantis
- Nikki Haley, and
- Donald Trump.
ORS 249.078 (1)(a) states that a Secretary of State may place the name of a candidate on a major party Presidential primary ballot if the Secretary, in their “sole discretion, has determined that the candidate’s candidacy is generally advocated or is recognized in national news media.”
To decide if candidates meet the statutory criteria, the Secretary is relying on national polls and including all candidates who have the support of a minimum of 1% of party voters. Candidates may also access the ballot by nominating petition as provided in ORS 249.078 (1)(b). The deadline to submit already verified signatures of nominating petition is March 14, 2024.
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The Secretary intends to review the list of candidates using then-current data and issue a final list after Oregon’s candidate filing deadline has passed and before providing the list to county clerks for inclusion on the primary ballot. Names will be removed from the list if a candidate suspends their campaign or otherwise publicly announces that they are no longer running for President in the 2024 election. Other changes to the list will be made at the direction of the courts, if necessary.
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2024-01-18 16:02:13 | Last Update: 2024-01-19 10:44:54 |
