4/26/2015, 10:46 am
SALEM, OR – Sweeping election reform is coming to Oregon with a landmark bill making the state the first in the nation to conduct elections via e-mail. It is set to be delivered to Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday.
Opponents of the bill vow they will seek an immediate injunction, claiming that the new law will lead to widespread voter fraud. According to Anthony R. Stanisauskas, a prominent opposition leader, the proposed law lacks basic security measures that voting in person or by mail provides.
“That is utter nonsense,” states the technology coordinator for State Senator Peter Courtney. “By providing digital identification and other controls we have the ability to not only determine who has voted, but where, when, and for whom. It is totally secure.”
Supporters point to several benefits of the new law, such as, immediate census data, statewide email emergency alerts, and others. According to Jesse Barger with Oregonians for Environmental Responsibility, switching to electronic balloting will save thousands of trees, reduce the State's carbon footprint, and save millions of dollars in election costs.
A spokesperson for Kate Brown stated that the Governor is going to sign the bill into law electronically, adding more symbolism to the event.
Opponents of the bill vow they will seek an immediate injunction, claiming that the new law will lead to widespread voter fraud. According to Anthony R. Stanisauskas, a prominent opposition leader, the proposed law lacks basic security measures that voting in person or by mail provides.
“That is utter nonsense,” states the technology coordinator for State Senator Peter Courtney. “By providing digital identification and other controls we have the ability to not only determine who has voted, but where, when, and for whom. It is totally secure.”
Supporters point to several benefits of the new law, such as, immediate census data, statewide email emergency alerts, and others. According to Jesse Barger with Oregonians for Environmental Responsibility, switching to electronic balloting will save thousands of trees, reduce the State's carbon footprint, and save millions of dollars in election costs.
A spokesperson for Kate Brown stated that the Governor is going to sign the bill into law electronically, adding more symbolism to the event.