Landmark campaign finance rules approved by Oregon lawmakers in 2024 might be pushed back by four years, amid widespread concerns the state won’t be ready to enact them by their planned 2027 start date.

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said he’s considering collecting statewide information to pin down the accuracy of recounts.

A last-minute effort to delay Oregon’s campaign contribution limits from taking effect for another four years won’t move forward, Secretary of State Tobias Read confirmed Friday.

Casting mailed ballots remained popular among voters in last year’s presidential election, even as President Donald Trump has tried to undercut the process through a wide-ranging executive order. A re

The office of Oregon secretary of state has as much to do with ensuring public trust in government as anyone, as Tobias Read, six months on the job, knows well. His predecessor, Shemia Fagan, a once-rising political star, was undone by revelations of unethical professional behavior.