Oregon’s Political Machine Gears Up to Steal an Election?

March 21, 2012

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Author and columnist John Fund said in Portland over the weekend that Oregon elections officials love to confuse people into thinking their corruption is actually incompetence.

People forgive incompetence. It’s bad form to actually look corrupt.

Oregon’s Secretary of State Kate Brown looks like both today.

You see, what Fund had no way of knowing is that just hours before his speech Saturday night, Oregon elections officials had finalized a plan to look incompetent while apparently trying to steal the Bureau of Labor and Industries race for incumbent Democrat, Brad Avakian.

Both Avakian and his opponent, State Senator Bruce Starr, were both under the impression that the law stated their election would be held on the same day as the Oregon primary May 15th.

But Brown pulled a rope a dope before the deadline for the May ballot on Friday afternoon. When Starr called to make sure all paperwork was in, Brown’s staff told him his election had been MOVED TO NOVEMBER.

Brown’s office hadn’t bothered to tell anyone. Surprise!

It’s believed that a November election will help Avakian. A lower turn out May primary would likely aid Starr.

Now do you know why he’s suing the Secretary of State?

Here’s Starr’s explanation for the lawsuit. Both he and Secretary of State candidate, Knute Buehler were on the program yesterday starting at about 12:16. Find that here.

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