Paid Ballots And More Disclosure Are Coming To Oregon Elections

Oregon still doesn't have campaign finance regulations, but the 2020 elections will include some important differences from past races, under bills signed into law by Gov. Kate Brown on Friday.

Flanked by members of Oregon's congressional delegation and a bevy of state lawmakers at a signing ceremony in Portland, Brown ensured that Oregonians will be able to mail their ballots for free in elections beginning next year, and that voters could have more information about who's funding political ads.

Brown was joined at Friday's signing by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, all of whom called for national standards similar to those Oregon has adopted.