Law suit filed over Ore. May election

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Republican candidate for Oregon labor commissioner is filing suit against Democratic Secretary of State Kate Brown over the date of the election. Republican Bruce Starr argues that elections officials are misinterpreting an obscure 2009 law that Brown says requires the race for labor commissioner to be on the ballot in November rather than May.Starr accuses Brown of playing politics to help Democratic candidate Brad Avakian. He said the November ballot, with the presidential race, could help Democratic candidates. Brown called the allegations "outrageous and unfounded" and said it was an issue of election law and not politics. A spokesman for Avakian said his campaign would not get involved in the litigation.

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