Voting by mail

California is known for taking weeks to tally its ballots, causing uncertainty and frustration among voters. That could change with a faster turn-around under a new state law.

The administration is seeking sensitive information as part of its effort to root out suspected voter fraud.

Oregonians vote at a higher rate than most Americans, which observers attribute to mail-in voting.

The Umpqua Public Transportation District is heading into a leadership change — and possibly fewer bus routes.

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said Trump “is clearly actively working to corrupt our elections.”

The lawsuit is the 12th Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed against the Trump administration since he took office in December.

A Republican state senator introduced a bill that would ask Oregon voters if they want to end the state’s long-standing vote-by-mail system. The bill got so much public testimony that it overwhelmed the state’s website.

Analysts are predicting 90% among Republicans and Democrats, with about 65% for nonaffiliated voters.

Many residents have not been able to cast their votes, with Election Day looming on Tuesday.

At a news conference Wednesday, Portland police released their first description of a possible culprit, but declined to provide any details about a possible motive for the attacks.

The FBI and local law enforcement are investigating after deliberately set fires at ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver early Monday morning damaged three ballots in Oregon and destroyed hundreds in Washington.

The process could look slightly different since Gov. Tina Kotek paused the Motor Voter program last week.