NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Richardson wants to change rules to keep more voters active can ensure that they already have the right to vote, because they are already registered to vote.” Asked whether he had received SALEM — Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson is pushing a legal opinion as to whether this to reactivate thousands of registered change could be made, Richardson voters who have not participated in said, “I’m a lawyer,” and that several members of his staff, recent elections. Under state administrative rules, including the head of the elections voters are considered inactive if division, are lawyers. Richardson said the they don’t vote for five statute said that “not less years and do not update than five years” may pass their registration infor- before a voter is consid- mation in that period. ered inactive; he said it Richardson announced does not require the secre- Tuesday that he hopes tary of state to deactivate to change the rule by voters after five years. increasing the threshold Richardson said the to 10 years. project was within the His office estimates the “capacity” of the Secre- move would keep activate Richardson tary of State’s elections about 30,000 voters who were set to be deactivated this division budget, and associated year, and reactivate approximately costs, such as staff time, would not another 30,000 who were deacti- require legislative approval. Asked whether the Secretary of vated within the past decade. Inactive voters aren’t sent State’s Office had plans to track the ballots; however, they can go to number of reactivated voters who county elections offices to pick up actually vote after being reacti- a ballot. Richardson argues that vated, Richardson said: “I don’t know if we do or not, presents a “barrier” to voting. In total, there are about 400,000 but we’ll discuss it, and if that can inactive voters in Oregon, Rich- be done in an open and transparent ardson said, flanked by boxes of way, that would be interesting blank voter registration cards, information to have,” Richardson during a press conference at the said. Richardson is a Republican — state capitol Tuesday. Many of those inactive voters the first to serve in the post since have moved out of state perma- 1985 — and touted “bipartisan” nently; but others have left Oregon support for the project. Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie, because they are attending colleges in other states or are active service and Rep. Jodi Hack, R-Salem, also spoke in favor of the effort, as did members overseas. Making the change would the secretary of the Independent involve going through the addresses Party of Oregon, Sal Peralta. “This is about encouraging of inactive voters and comparing them to DMV records to verify Oregonians to stay engaged in the political process by preserving their people still reside in Oregon. The Secretary of State’s Office access to the ballot,” Hack said. Witt called the current rule has access to those records thanks to the state’s landmark Motor Voter “dissonant and unnecessarily law, which automatically registers punitive” in a state that recently people to vote when they have implemented automatic voter regis- tration. contact with the DMV. “It makes little sense that as Inactive voters are already regis- tered, and reactivating them won’t we add hundreds of thousands of require them to choose a political voters to our registration lists on the party or remain non-affiliated, one hand, we would be eliminating Richardson said. Inactive voters are tens of thousands on the other,” not counted when the state tallies Witt said. “We need to remember that the right to vote carries with it up voter participation. Richardson said he did not know the right not to vote.” Peralta charged that inactive the party affiliation of the voters status primarily affected military who had gone inactive. “We can verify what their current and college students, calling it a address is,” Richardson said. “We “critical access issue” for voters. By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Capital Bureau BRIEFLY SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill introduced in Congress would allow some Northwest Indian tribes to kill a limited number of sea lions that prey on endangered salmon in the Columbia River. The bipartisan bill was introduced last weekend by U.S. House members Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., and Kurt Schrader, D-Ore. If passed, the bill would allow the Warm Springs, Umatilla, Yakama, and Nez Perce tribes to kill some sea lions that are eating salmon during their return from the ocean to inland spawning grounds. Currently only the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho can kill sea lions. Last year, approximately 190 sea lions killed over 9,500 adult spring chinook within sight of Bonneville Dam, according to the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission in Portland, Oregon. That represented a 5.8 percent loss. To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and Dec. 25, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Periodicals postage paid at Pendleton, OR. Postmaster: send address changes to East Oregonian, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. EUGENE (AP) — A former assistant football coach at the University of Oregon has pleaded no contest to a charge of driving while intoxicated. David Reaves entered the plea Monday and must complete a court-ordered diversion program in his home state of Florida. The Register-Guard reports he declined comment following his court appearance in Eugene. Reaves came to Eugene this year to serve as the Ducks’ co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach. He was arrested Jan. 22 — five days after his hiring was announced. Reaves was placed on administrative leave after his arrest, and he resigned as university officials were in the process of terminating his contract. PORTLAND (AP) — Portland State University trustees voted to increase tuition for in-state students by 9 percent this fall. The increase — if confirmed by the state Higher Education Coordinating Commission — means a full-time student would pay $9,030 a year to attend PSU. Oregon’s largest public universities have been seeking steep tuition hikes at a time when health care and pension costs are rising and state support is lagging. University of Oregon trustees recently approved a tuition increase of 10.6 percent for in-state students. Oregon State University trustees plan to vote on a proposal to boost in-state tuition by 4 percent. 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Hi 51 53 48 48 49 47 53 54 62 51 46 52 50 52 50 52 62 62 56 53 53 54 52 49 53 59 62 Lo 43 32 28 40 28 31 40 34 42 30 23 34 33 36 41 42 42 41 39 42 28 40 35 30 42 42 36 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W sh t t sh t t sh t t t t t t sh sh sh t t t sh t sh t t sh t t WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 78 73 82 60 77 44 64 69 59 71 63 Lo 41 68 61 42 48 36 45 50 39 61 45 W s t c c pc pc s pc s sh pc Thu. Hi 73 74 71 58 77 46 61 68 64 71 60 Lo 46 70 54 43 51 38 43 51 48 58 49 W c t t c pc r c s s pc s WINDS Medford 58/41 Klamath Falls 49/29 (in mph) Today Thursday Boardman Pendleton SSE 4-8 S 7-14 WSW 10-20 WSW 8-16 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Breezy today with rain. Oc- casional rain tonight. Showers tomorrow. Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy today and tonight with a couple of showers. Eastern and Central Oregon: Times of clouds and sun today with a shower in the area; warmer in the south. Western Washington: Occasional rain today into tomorrow. Friday: partly sunny with a brief shower or two. Cascades: Mostly cloudy today with a couple of showers. Northern California: Rain today, except some snow in the interior mountains. 0 OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature has passed a bill aiming to prohibit companies and government agencies from gathering personal biometric data or specific biological characteristics like a fingerprint or someone’s face. House Bill 1717 unanimously passed in the Senate Tuesday and was voted out of the House in March. It now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk to be signed into law. Under the measure, agencies would not be allowed to obtain a person’s biometric identifier — such as retinal scans, fingerprints, handprints, voice imprints and facial recognition — without notifying them or getting their consent. It would also restrict agencies from using, sharing or reviewing any persons’ biometric characteristics. The legislation comes after companies have discovered ways to identify people on social media via facial recognition software, access phones using a fingerprint and unlock doors with a scan of a person’s iris or retina. Biometric identifiers would also be exempted from the Public Records Act. Currently, there is no federal or Washington law that specifically regulates the collection or use of biometric data. PORTLAND (AP) — State officials say they will begin a campaign to kill Japanese beetles that are destructive toward commercial nurseries, vineyards, orchards and crops next week. The Capital Press reports the Oregon Department of Agriculture says the action, which will start April 17, could become an annual treatment for the next five years. The department says an infestation PORTLAND (AP) — An Oregon judge has issued a gag order to prevent officials from discussing the high levels of a cancer-causing chemical they found in the air near a Lebanon battery parts maker. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Linn County Circuit Court Forecast Bill protecting personal biometric data heads to Gov. State officials plan to squash Japanese beetle infestation Gag order prevents discussion of chemical pollutant SUBSCRIPTION RATES Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge www.eastoregonian.com of the bug was confirmed last summer. Under the campaign, contractors will apply a granular insecticide to the lawn of 2,500 private properties in the Cider Mill area, west of Portland. The department has informed homeowners in the area of the action through direct mailings, community presentations, door- to-door canvassing and social media posts. The department says it may need a judge to issue an order allowing its contractors to work on the private properties if many owners object to the treatment. Ex-Ducks coach pleads no contest to drunken driving PSU to boost in-state tuition by nine percent Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays Judge Thomas McHill issued the order on Friday after Entek International’s request. 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