Election 2022

A measure that would require a permit and safety training to buy a gun in Oregon will appear on the November ballot. If approved by voters in the fall, the measure would also ban high-capacity magazines, which hold more bullets than a regular firearm.

Newly-released fundraising reports show that Republican Alek Skarlatos has raised more money than Democrat Val Hoyle since the May primary in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District.

Oregon has some of the strongest abortion protections in the country and is positioning itself to become a sanctuary for people from other states seeking abortions. That could change dramatically depending on who wins election to the state’s highest office.

Across the country, election officials have found themselves targets of harassment and threats of violence since former President Donald Trump falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen. Things have been particularly tense in Shasta County, California.

After 10 years, the top-two California primary system is under fire again, but the problems may have more to do with political gamesmanship. A strategy in a state Senate district appears to have backfired.

While last-minute ballots could prevent a runoff election for the Shasta County Board of Supervisors, the turnout from last night’s primary shows a willingness to reject the current far-right shift in Shasta County politics.

With results from Tuesday's primary election still rolling in, some races may head to a runoff election while other candidates are holding onto seats they have held for years.

The polls are closed, but remember: In California elections, that's just the beginning.

Tuesday is primary election day in California, the final chance to get your ballot in not only for statewide races like governor and U.S. Senate, but for dozens of local contests.

Although a whopping 81.5% of eligible Californians were registered to vote as of May 23 — the highest percentage heading into a gubernatorial primary election in 68 years — just 13% had returned their ballot as of Saturday, per a tracker from Political Data Inc.

The inquiry into claims by a former lawmaker that Kotek created a hostile work environment as House speaker has stretched for more than 16 months. It was supposed to be complete in three.