Voters' Guide Now Online

Capitol Currents:

The online version of the voters pamphlet for the 2010 general election is now available for viewing at the Oregon Secretary of State's website. No real surprises at first blush--no cases of major candidates forgetting to file a statement, for instance. Of the 7 measures on the ballot, opponents filed arguments opposed to the measure in just three cases:  Measure 73, which increases penalties for some repeat sex offenders and drunken drivers; Measure 74, which would establish a system of medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon; and Measure 75, which would lay the groundwork for a non-tribal casino in east Multnomah County.

Gubernatorial candidates Chris Dudley and John Kitzhaber both make their cases using rhetoric familiar to anyone who's been following the campaign. Kitzhaber, a Democrat, emphasizes his experience in state government and also mentions his cross-nomination by voters in the Independent Party's online primary. He makes no mention of his opponents. Dudley, a Republican, devotes an entire paragraph to Kitzhaber's "legacy of failed leadership" and uses a sentence from a piece I filed in April in the run-up to the May primary. If you want to see that sentence in its original context, click here.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width="1" height="1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3320471128493510714-3296419996927607719?l=www.capitolcurrents.com" alt=""/></div>

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