/elections Elections en-US Copyright Wed, 21 May 2025 02:42:00 GMT /elections/2025-05-20/2025-oregon-results 2025 election results from Southern Oregon, including school boards, fire districts and levy measures in Jackson, Josephine and Curry counties. Wed, 21 May 2025 02:42:00 GMT /elections/2025-05-20/2025-oregon-results JPR News Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-03-05/thurs-9-40-q-a-with-oregon-school-board-members What does it mean to sit on a school board, particularly during a polarized political and societal climate at all levels of governance? Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:17:17 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-03-05/thurs-9-40-q-a-with-oregon-school-board-members Mike Green, Natalie Golay /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-12-20/mon-9-25-author-reveals-how-the-supreme-court-has-undermined-voting-rights Author Joshua Douglas presents case-by-case evidence of the threat by the highest Court to certain voters in America. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-12-20/mon-9-25-author-reveals-how-the-supreme-court-has-undermined-voting-rights Mike Green, Natalie Golay /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-10-18/mon-9-25-the-power-of-constitutional-sheriffs Across America, numerous rural counties are run by "constitutional sheriffs" who believe they are the highest law in the land. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:45:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-10-18/mon-9-25-the-power-of-constitutional-sheriffs Mike Green, Natalie Golay /elections/2024-12-27/oregon-voter-turnout-dropped-to-75-in-this-years-election Oregon’s turnout was lower than any other presidential election since at least 2004, and the first time since then that turnout has dropped below 80%. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:48:00 GMT /elections/2024-12-27/oregon-voter-turnout-dropped-to-75-in-this-years-election Bryce Dole /elections/2024-12-18/commissioner-john-west-recalled-in-josephine-county In a special election Tuesday, Josephine County Commissioner John West was recalled by a decisive margin. The people behind the recall say they were surprised by the results. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:21:12 GMT /elections/2024-12-18/commissioner-john-west-recalled-in-josephine-county Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2024-11-27/oregon-democrats-seal-legislative-supermajorities-with-win-in-tight-house-race With the passage of a key election deadline, Democrat Lesly Munoz has prevailed over Republican state Rep. Tracy Cramer. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:31:07 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-27/oregon-democrats-seal-legislative-supermajorities-with-win-in-tight-house-race Dirk VanderHart /elections/2024-11-21/california-voters-pass-prop-34-health-care-spending-rules Prop. 34 is about healthcare spending. But it will also likely quash the controversial AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s fight for rent control. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:35:22 GMT /elections/2024-11-21/california-voters-pass-prop-34-health-care-spending-rules Marisa Kendall /elections/2024-11-20/experts-project-california-voter-turnout-dropped-in-the-2024-general-election Fewer Californians turned out to vote in the 2024 General Election than in 2020, despite increasing numbers of eligible and registered voters. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:33:56 GMT /elections/2024-11-20/experts-project-california-voter-turnout-dropped-in-the-2024-general-election Megan Myscofski /elections/2024-11-11/anti-slavery-measure-prop-6-fails-allowing-forced-labor-to-continue-in-california-prisons Other states, including Nevada, are deleting references to slavery in their constitutions and banning forced prison labor. California voters rejected that path when they turned down Prop. 6. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:35:23 GMT /elections/2024-11-11/anti-slavery-measure-prop-6-fails-allowing-forced-labor-to-continue-in-california-prisons Cayla Mihalovich