Oregon Lawmakers Rally to Defend Voting by Mail From Trump Crackdown

Oregon lawmakers rally to defend voting by mail from Trump crackdown

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Oregon politicians are vowing to defend democracy and protect the state's long history of vote-by-mail after President Trump recently issued an executive order aiming to overhaul elections. President Trump has long criticized mail-in voting, and signed the order back in March aimed at forcing states to only count mail-in ballots received by Election Day. Several states -- including Washington and Oregon -- sued to challe…

Oregon lawmakers promise to protect vote by mail after President Trump threatens to end it: 'States run elections, not presidents'

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, alongside state and federal lawmakers, said the system is secure, cost-effective and encourages higher voter turnout.

Lawmakers defend vote by mail in Oregon

Oregon lawmakers came together on Friday to defend vote by mail.

Oregon politicians defend vote-by-mail system as President Trump calls for US ban

Oregon politicians are speaking out Friday in support of protecting the state’s vote-by-mail system, weeks after President Donald Trump vowed to change the way