Man who wants to lill vote-by-mail in Oregon contests a May election result - The New Era

The man who wants to kill vote-by-mail in Oregon contests a May election result

A disputed result from the May election in Douglas County is sending ripples across the state as the CEO of a little-known government agency refuses to accept — or pay his agency’s share for — an election whose outcome could cost him his job. That agency head, Ben Edtl, is a Tualatin-based political consultant who is also the chief petitioner for a 2026 ballot initiative that would end Oregon’s pioneering vote-by-mail system. Edtl, 47, is a ris…

Man who wants to lill vote-by-mail in Oregon contests a May election result - The New Era

Ben Edtl is working to save his job—and change the way Oregonians cast their ballots.  BY NIGEL JAQUISS Oregon Journalism Project A disputed result from the May election in Douglas County is sending ripples across the state as the CEO of a little-known government agency refuses to accept—or pay his agency’s share for—an election whose outcome could cost him his job. That agency head, Ben Edtl, is a Tualatin-based political consultant who is also…