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Page 2 The Skanner November 2, 2016 Challenging People to Shape a Better Future Now Bernie Foster Founder/Publisher Bobbie Dore Foster Executive Editor Opinion Why We Must Vote On November 8 By The Skanner News XV Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Jerry Foster Advertising Manager Christen McCurdy News Editor Patricia Irvin Graphic Designer Arashi Young Reporter Monica J. Foster Seattle Office Coordinator Susan Fried Photographer 2016 Section 1 “The right of citizens of the United states to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.” W ith less than a month to go until Nov. 8, early voting is open- ing in states across the country. Never mind the talking heads — it’s finally time for we the voters to have our say. MERIT AWARD WINNER PRESIDENTIAL RACE Hillary Clinton SENATE Ron Wyden District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 415 N. Killingsworth St. P.O. Box 5455 Portland, OR 97228 Telephone (503) 285-5555 Fax: (503) 285-2900 Kate Brown www.TheSkanner.com ATTORNEY GENERAL Ellen Rosenblum (D/Ind/Working Families) The Skanner is a member of the National Newspaper Pub lishers Association and West Coast Black Pub lishers Association. All photos submitted become the property of The Skanner. We are not re spon sible for lost or damaged photos either solicited or unsolicited. SECRETARY OF STATE Brad Avakian (D/Working Families/Prog.) TREASURER Tobias Read (D) STATE SENATE District 21 Kathleen Taylor District 22 Lew Frederick District 23 Michael Dembrow ©2016 The Skanner. All rights re served. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission prohibited. #SkNews HOUSE Suzanne Bonamici Jim Crary (D) Earl Blumenauer Peter DeFazio Kurt Schrader GOVERNOR info@theskanner.com BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION But it’s not an excuse to not vote. Your vote is important. Politics is a long game — we must look at what our choices now mean for the future. Our ancestors knew that life would be better for future generations if they voted. They endured denial of their right to vote by those who saw it as a threat to their power. We must honor their fight for equal rights under the law. And it should be with pride that we cast our votes in the November elec- tion. You may expect the worst. But vote. You may feel disappointed. But vote. You may have to study the issues. But vote. We have to vote to keep our leaders accountable because the more of us who vote, the better the results will be. There is power in numbers and there is power in our votes. African Americans and Latino voters will determine the results of this election. This week The Skanner is republishing endorsements. We hope you will vote with us, but if you disagree we still want you to vote. Vote your pocketbook. Vote your best interest. Vote for the common good. Just vote. Our democracy is not per- fect, but it is the best system we have. The Skanner Endorsements for Election 2016 The Skanner Newspaper, es- tablished in October 1975, is a weekly publication, published every Wednesday by IMM Publi- cations Inc. Local News Pacific NW News World News Opinions Jobs, Bids Entertainment Community Calendar RSS feeds Yet for many Americans it is hard to feel enthusiastic. We want to elect leaders we can trust to deliver policies that benefit ordinary men and women. We want leaders we can be- lieve in and who believe in us, the American peo- ple. We want i n s p i ra t i o n a l leaders. We want trustworthy politi- cians. That’s what we want. Yet what we seem to be getting is an endless stream of insults, threats and accusations. The 2016 election seems uglier and dirtier than ever. Here at The Skanner News, we understand the feeling. STATE HOUSE RACES District 26 Ray Lister District 28 Jeff Barker District 32 Deborah Boone District 33 Mitch Greenlick District 37 Paul Southwick District 38 Ann Lininger District 39 Mark Meek District 41 Karin Power District 48 Jeff Reardon District 51 Janelle Bynum STATE BALLOT MEASURES Measure 94 .........NO Measure 95 ..........NO Measure 96 ..........NO Measure 97 ........ YES Measure 98 ........ YES Measure 99 ........ YES Measure 100 ...... YES PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL Position No. 4 Commissioner Chloe Eudaly MULTNOMAH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS District 1 Sharon Meieran District 4 Lori Stegmann LOCAL MEASURES METRO Measure 26-178 - Renews local option levy; protects natural areas, water quality, fish ...................................... YES CITY OF PORTLAND Measure 26-179 - Bonds to fund afford- able housing (67.93 KB) ................. YES Measure 26-180 - Establish tax on rec- reational marijuana sales; dedicate purposes for funds ........................ YES MULTNOMAH CO. Measure 26-181 - Amends charter, ex- tends term limits to three consecu- tive terms ...........................................NO Measure 26-182 - Amends charter, commissioners may run for Chair midterm without resigning ...........NO Measure 26-183 - Amends Charter, changes elected sheriff position to appointed department head ........ YES Measure 26-184 - Limits contributions, expenditures, requires disclosure in Multnomah County candidate elec- tions .................................................. YES Measure 26-185 - Amends charter com- mittee appointment process, sets ap- pointment convening timelines . YES Donald Trump Is Straight Up Lying about Voter Fraud I watched the Presidential debate on Oct. 19 in both awe and horror. Awe, be- cause I truly do not under- stand Mr. Trump’s temerity to lie, interrupt, sniff, sigh, and interject offensive comments (“such a nasty woman”) in lieu of disagreement. The horror came when Mr. Trump assert- ed that he would not neces- sarily accept the result of an election he has described as “rigged” (actually, in Trump’s world, anything that does not go his way is rigged — debates, primary elections, Emmy Awards). Trailing in the polls, Mr. Trump is play- ing the same racial games he has played throughout the elections, suggesting that there is massive voter fraud in cities like Philadelphia and Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Detroit, cities with large Af- rican American populations, that dead people are voting, and that millions of voter reg- istration records are wrong. There have been dozens of reports that refute the Trump claims. According to analy- sis by a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, Calif., only 31 of more than 1 billion votes cast since 2000 have been fraudulent. The Brennan Center for Justice, housed at the New York Uni- versity School of Law has studied voter fraud and found that allegations are most of- ten unfounded. Trump also cited a Pew Center study that indicated that one in eight voter registrations might be inaccurate. But Pew says in- accurate registration may not be fraudulent ones. As an ex- ample, some people have not changed their addresses, and will do so before they attempt to vote again. These folks ar- en’t committing fraud, they’ve simply moved. The Pew Cen- ter says that our nation’s voter registration system needs an upgrade. They have not identified massive voter fraud as a problem. Donald Trump, though, is the master of manipulative repetition. Just like he hammered on “Lit- tle Marco,” “Low Energy Jeb” and “Crooked Hillary,” now he is hammering on voter fraud, whether it is accurate or not. At least one fact-checker has detailed how wrong Trump is and has described his claims as “bogus.” Claims of voter fraud divert attention from a more signifi- cant issue: that voter suppres- sion makes it more difficult for many to vote. Too many states have in- stituted new voter ID laws, reduced the number of ear- ly voting days, consolidated precincts (forcing people to travel further to vote), and purged people from voting registration polls. Read the rest of this commentary at TheSkanner.com
