Dirk VanderHart
JPR Oregon State Capitol CorrespondentDirk VanderHart is JPR's Salem correspondent reporting from the Oregon State Capitol. His reporting is funded through a collaboration among public radio stations in Oregon and Washington that includes JPR. Before barging onto the radio in 2018, Dirk spent more than a decade as a newspaper reporter鈥攎uch of that time reporting on city government for the Portland Mercury.
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Backers of Oregon鈥檚 most contentious ballot measure are making a play for voters who鈥檝e been inundated with ads by their opponents. -
The calls to the secretary of state鈥檚 office center around misinformation about Donald Trump鈥檚 decision not to appear in the state鈥檚 voters鈥� pamphlet. -
The state has unearthed several hundred more people than previously known who were improperly registered to vote under Oregon鈥檚 motor voter law. -
The complex proposal to hike business taxes and divide the proceeds among residents is the most divisive measure on the Oregon ballot. -
The DMV said Friday it first learned about improper registrations in early August. Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade and Gov. Tina Kotek say they learned about it in mid-September. -
Top election staffers appeared before a legislative committee for the first time since revelations Oregon improperly registered more than 1,200 people to vote. -
The document doesn鈥檛 clarify key questions raised earlier this year, when three aides left the governor鈥檚 office after raising concerns about first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson鈥檚 expanding authority. -
Updated findings show nearly 1,260 possible noncitizens were registered to vote in Oregon since 2021Officials say 10 of those improperly registered went on to vote. They stress the issue will not be a factor in this year鈥檚 election. -
Lindsey O鈥橞rien was one of three women to abruptly leave the office in March, after raising concerns about the expanding role of first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson. -
The state is still working to identify how many people were improperly registered to vote despite not being U.S. citizens. -
The news comes as immigration and allegations of voter fraud animate Republican politics nationally. -
The former congressman from Hood River has quickly made himself indispensable to his party鈥檚 legislative hopes.
