Special Election Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet

SALEM -- More than 1.7 million Voters’ Pamphlets for the Jan. 26, 2010 special statewide election start going in the mail today (Tuesday).

Every Oregon household will receive a copy, reaching the state’s 2.1 million registered voters.
On the ballot are Measures 66 and 67, referenda asking voters whether to uphold two tax measure approved by the 2009 Legislature. The 92-page Voters’ Pamphlet contains 204 arguments; 68 in favor of upholding Measure 66, 68 arguments favoring Measure 67, and 34 arguments opposed to Measure 66 and 34 opposed to Measure 67.

The online version of the Voters’ Pamphlet can be read by going to “What’s New” at Oregonvotes.org. An audio version and a Spanish version of the Voters’ Pamphlet will also be available online.

The deadline for registering to vote in the special election is Jan. 5. Ballots will start going in the mail Jan. 8.