Republican state Rep. Jami Cate, a farmer from Linn County, announced Wednesday that she plans to run for the Oregon Senate.

Incumbent Rod Higgins, the longest-serving member of the council, opted not to run for reelection to Position 1 earlier this year due to his age and a desire to get fresh perspectives and voices on ...

The United Kingdom could become one of the first European countries to lower the voting age to 16 in all national elections, ...

If history holds, next year's U.S. Senate election in Oregon may not be much of a contest, commentator Randy Stapilus writes.

Britain will join the short list of countries where the voting age is 16, alongside the likes of Ecuador, Austria and Brazil.

A dispute over the May election for the Umpqua Public Transportation District board remains unresolved and will continue to ...

After NPR reported on a Department of Homeland Security tool to check the citizenship of registered voters, three U.S.

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. A dispute over the May ...

Voters hoping to open up Pennsylvania's closed primary system to independents asked the state Supreme Court to declare the ...

Resource pool nurses working at Legacy Health hospitals in Oregon and Washington have voted to join the Oregon Nurses Association. The election — which concluded July 8 — covers more than 200 nurses ...

Oregon’s junior U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, will seek a fourth term in Congress.