Bill Seibt takes a selfie with wife Laura and son, Liam, 7, as the family drops off their ballots at the Marion County Health Department on Tuesday, November 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Election results showed little change overnight in the Salem area, with Democrats on track to flip a key[Read More…]
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VOTE 2020 PHOTOS: Elections staff count thousands of ballots as polls close
Julie Fuge, elections technician, rings a bell signaling the close of the polls at 8 p.m. at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Steven Jackson, left, and Lynn Bailey unload a ballot dropbox at the Marion County Elections Office on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda[Read More…]
UPDATE Vote 2020: Marion County turns slightly more blue, but county commission stays with GOP
Arlene Webb takes a selfie with her ballot before turning it in outside of the Marion County Clerk’s Office on Tuesday, November 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This story has been updated with legislative election results released shortly before 10 p.m. Democrats are poised to flip a key Salem area legislative[Read More…]
‘This year has been crazy’ – voters explain why they turned in ballots in final hours
Laura Seibt, and husband Bill drop off their ballots with the help of son Liam, 7, at the Marion County Health Department on Tuesday, November 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) With the election deadline ticking ever closer, hundreds of people showed up to ballot drop off sites around Marion County on[Read More…]
VOTE 2020 PHOTOS: Salem voters find a way to get in ballots in final hours of election
Voters drop off their ballots at the Marion County Health Department on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Patti Butler, elections worker, and Jose Miranda, county employee, take ballot boxes back to the elections office on Tuesday, November 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)James Hannah signs his ballot before dropping it off[Read More…]
Cara Kaser steps off Salem City Council two months before end of term
Councilor Cara Kaser announced she planned to resign from city council on Nov. 2. (Courtesy/City of Salem) Councilor Cara Kaser, who represents Salem’s downtown ward and a portion of west Salem, has announced her intent to resign from the Salem City Council two months before the end of her term[Read More…]
Lower your blood pressure as you wait for election results with these Salem pets
Belle Starr (Courtsy/Pete DeWitt) When we put out a call for your pet photos over the weekend, I expected we might get a dozen or so. Instead, my inbox is full of your beloved rescue pups, ornery kittens, one parrot and many tales of your pets’ hijinks and love. Some[Read More…]
VOTE 2020: Salem, here’s where you can vote or drop your ballot off on Election Day
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Election Day is upon us, and Oregonians have just hours to return ballots to a local drop box or vote at a county clerk’s office. At 8 p.m., election workers will mark the end of the line for anyone waiting to deposit a ballot in a drop[Read More…]
VOTE 2020: Political spending in Oregon could soon be reined in. Local legislative candidates aren’t sure how to do that
Oregon State Capitol, rotunda (Salem Reporter/file) Money could become less of a factor in elections in Oregon. If voters approve Measure 107 Tuesday, the Legislature and local governments could regulate the amount of money that can be donated to those running for public office and allied political campaigns. The measure[Read More…]
VOTE 2020: There’s still time to cast your ballot, Oregon – even if you never got one in the mail
Steve Bauman, right, and Paul Butler, elections workers, collect ballots from a drop box in Keizer on Thursday, October 23. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregonians who haven’t yet cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 election have a little over 24 hours to make their voices heard in one of the[Read More…]