Tom Patterson Emerald
State Sen. Tony Corcoran makes it clear who he is supporting in the 2000 presidential election. George Bush (below) visited Portland
in May and with Oregon a swing state, the Texas governor will likely make at least one more stop in the Northwest before Election Day.
Political season
heats up locally
For some students, the 2000 election in November will be
their first chance to vote for a presidential candidate.
While the race for the White House gains most of the national
attention, there are plenty of other state and local races that will
be receiving coverage in newspapers across Oregon.
The Emerald plans on offering as much insight and informa
tion as the community reporters and community editor can gath
Vice President
Al Gore
er, so that voters — whether this is your first
time around or your fifth time casting a bal
lot — can make decisions based on the facts.
In addition to the races for specific races,
Oregon, in case you didn’t know, has a bal
lot measure system that allows citizens to
put their measures on the ballot, if they
gain a qualifying number of signatures.
This year a total of 26 such measures made
the cut, and a few directly affect University
students.
Part one of the state Voter’s Pamphlet
will be available Oct. 11, while part two is
scheduled for an Oct. 18 street date. All in
formation in the pamphlet can also be ac
cessed at www.sos.state.or.us/Elections/.
From staff reports
Emerald
Your elected officials
U.S. Senators
Ron Wyden
Gordon Smith
U.S. Representatives
DeFazio, Peter—4th District
Governor
John Kitzhaber
State Senate
Tony Corcoran
State Representatives
Piercy, Kitty — 39th District
Prozanski, Floyd—40th District
City Councilors, with wards
Mayor—JimTorrey
Ward 1 —Gary Rayor
Ward 2 — Betty Taylor
Ward 3 — Bonnie Bettman
Ward4—David Kelly
Ward 5—Gary Pape
Ward 6—Pat Farr
Ward 7—Scott Meisner
Ward 8 — Nancy Nathanson
Lane County Commissioners,
with districts
East Lane—Cindy Weeldreyer
West Lane—Anna Morrison
Political potpourri
North Eugene—Bobby Green
South Eugene—Peter Sorenson
Springfield — Bill Dwyer
Where to become
involved with politics
Republican Party contacts
Lane County Chair: Jeff Hoyt;
jhoyt@ksbc.com
Volunteer contact: Andy Moore;
Iane_bush2000@yahoo.com
Campus: College Republicans; EMU
Room 20c
Web: Oregon.georgewbush.com
Democratic Party contacts
Lane County Headquarters: 1011 Val
ley River Way No. 103; 434-6744
Campus: College Democrats; EMU
Room 20
Web: www.algore2000.com
Green Party contacts
Lane County Headquarters for Ralph
Nader: 228 E. 11th Ave.; 607-8093
Web: www.LaneForNader.org
Lane County Elections office
135 E. Sixth Ave.; 682-4234
Web: www.co.lane.or.us/Elections/vot
er.htm
Campus contact:
ASUO; EMU Suite 4
How to register
Who may register to vote?
Anyone who is:
A resident of Oregon;
A United States citizen; and
18 years of age or older.
You may register to vote before your
18th birthday or before you are sworn
in as a US citizen. In order to register
under these conditions, you must turn
18 or be sworn in as a US citizen dur
ing the 20-day period immediately be
fore the election. Please call your
county elections office for details if
you believe you qualify for this regis
tration process.
When may I register?
You may register at any time. Howev
er, your voter registration card must
be postmarked no later than the 21st
day before the election at which you
intend to vote.
What information is required?
You are required to furnish your full
name, residence address, date of
birth, and signature.
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