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Archive Home > 2007 > May > 08 > Beat the double majority

Beat the double majority


May 8, 2007

Oregon's double majority law may be the curse this election that kills a funding plan for Deschutes County 911 service, more firefighters in La Pine and a swim center in Crook County.

The quirky law requires that unless more than 50 percent of voters show up to vote and the issue passes, the....

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