The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 5 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon. Therefore, Oregon has 7 electoral votes.
Oregon does universal absentee ballot voting. All voters are mailed their ballots and can vote by either sending them in through the mail or dropping them off at official drop off sites.
Al Gore won Oregon in 2000.
Oregon law allows a convicted felon to vote if they are on probation on election day, however if they are in prision on election day, they are not allowed to vote.
Oregon
On this day in 1912, after the men of Oregon voted in favor of a woman's right to vote, it became law by proclamation of Governor West.
Only Oregon has tried Internet voting.
The women of Oregon gained the right to vote in 1912.
Yes. In the 2012 presidential election, President Obama won Oregon's seven electoral votes over Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
The oregon system Included three components, : Initiative, Referendum, and the populis. These are lawmaking tools, used to allow citizens to initiate state legislation and vote/approve.
A December 2012 poll found that 40% of people in Oregon would vote to ban same-sex marriage. 54% would vote to legalize it. According to a June 2011 Public Policy Polling survey, 22% of respondents in Oregon opposed all legal recognition of same-sex relationships in that state. 43% supported same-sex marriage and 33% supported civil unions. 1% was undecided.
In January 2011, doctor and former Oregon governor John Kitzhaber became Oregon's 37th governor. He was previously governor for two terms from 1995 to 2003.
There are currently 5 "Oregon Electors." Which puts the total electorial votes for Oregon at 7. Each state gets electorial votes based on how many representatives they have. Oregon has 5 in the House, and all states have 2 senators, which brings the total for Oregon to 7.
Oregon does not split its Electoral College votes. Since the election of 1824, most states have appointed their electors on a winner-take-all basis, based on the statewide popular vote on Election Day. Maine and Nebraska are the only two current exceptions, as both states use the congressional district method. Maine and Nebraska use the "congressional district method", selecting one elector within each congressional district by popular vote and awarding two electors by a statewide popular vote.