PORTLAND, Ore.– At his final election preparedness town hall, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read described what county clerks are facing. “Almost all of them have gotten white powder letters. Really direct and serious physical threats.” Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden encourages people to be vigilant to protect the election. “The best antidote to the poison of misinformation is that we’re here together.”
But Read says he feels good about the turnout so far, running higher than it was in 2022, the last midterm election. “25.88% returned their ballots.” This trend is favoring one party. “350,508 ballots returned from Democrats. From Republicans there are 247,436 ballots returned.” He says he wants Oregon to rank first in the country for voter turnout. “I hope that trajectory keeps up.”
