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
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News Editor
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Reporter
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Seattle Office Coordinator
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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
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ellen Rosenblum
(D/Ind/Working Families)
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TREASURER
Tobias Read (D)
STATE SENATE
District 21
Kathleen Taylor
District 22
Lew Frederick
District 23
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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.
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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.
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