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- portland_oregon@lemmy.world
- oregon@sh.itjust.works
- cross-posted to:
- portland_oregon@lemmy.world
- oregon@sh.itjust.works
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/41134135
New bill proposes repealing vote-by-mail in Oregon, public invited to testify
To nobody’s surprise, introduced by a Republican.
You can file a public comment opposing this measure here: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Testimony/SRULES/SB/210/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures
Here’s the fuck ass that drafted it https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/smithd
On December 11, 2020, Smith and 11 other state Republican officials signed a letter requesting Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum join Texas and other states contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election in Texas v. Pennsylvania.
In a statement shortly after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Smith defended the rioters and claimed that unconstitutional actions occurred during the 2020 Pennsylvania election, saying "This was not a coup, and Rep. [Julie] Fahey’s statement that those of us that signed a letter for the Oregon attorney general to uphold fair elections are ‘complicit in today’s violence’ is shamefully arrogant and wrong. I have been very clear as this was not an act of sedition, it was to highlight the unconstitutional actions surrounding elections that occurred in Pennsylvania.