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Oregon's vote by mail system - Here are details on how it works
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Many DUers have been asking questions about Oregon’s vote by mail system. Here are some links with detailed information.

Oregon does use Diebold tabulators; this is a source of concern (needless to say) among those working on voting and counting rights, and groups working on election reform are looking seriously at this area, as well as looking into other areas which may be vulnerable. Oregon is extremely fortunate to have a great SOS who is committed to fair and honest elections and who has done a great deal of work to ensure the security of OR elections.

Any system will have its vulnerabilities; obviously putting together a system with the fewest vulnerable points is the goal. The security of a system should not be dependent on having an honest SOS. The question is how well the Oregon system would work in a state with a Ken Blackwell or Katherine Harris as SOS.

Oregon requires each county to randomly select one precinct to conduct a hand count of 1% of the ballots to check against the tabulator counts for accuracy. This is not to imply that this takes care of the Diebold tabulator issue, but that at least some safeguards are built in.

Oregon Secretary of State Election Division
http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/vbm/vbm.htm

Click on the above link and you will find the following links:

A Brief History of Vote-by-Mail
Frequently Asked Questions about Vote-by-Mail
Vote-by-Mail Guide *
Oregon's Vote-by-Mail Manual (revised 12/5/03) *

and

SOS STUDY: A Statistical Examination of Ballot Types in Oregon General Elections: 1992-2000
The Secretary of State's Office recently conducted a study of ballot types in Oregon elections from 1992 to 2000. Using the data from federal and statewide candidate races in each General Election, we compared the average rate of undervotes recorded on optical scan ballots to the average rate of undervotes recorded on punch card ballots.

http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/other.info/stat.htm
This link will take you to a page with the following links:

Statutes/Administrative Rules
Statutes:
Chapter 246 - Administration of Election Laws
Chapter 247 - Qualification and Registration of Electors
Chapter 248 - Political Parties; Presidential Electors
Chapter 249 - Candidates; Recall
Chapter 250 - Initiative and Referendum
Chapter 251 - Voters' Pamphlet
Chapter 253 - Absent Electors
Chapter 254 - Conduct of Elections
Chapter 255 - Special District Elections
Chapter 258 - Election Contests; Recounts
Chapter 260 - Campaign Finance Regulations; Election Offenses
2003-2004 Oregon Election Laws *
ORS 260.174 opinion *
Administrative Rules

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