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  • Oregon leads US with highest voter turnout

    Posted on February 02, 2023 By Backyard Bend in category Positive Newstaggedbend , Central Oregon , La Pine , Local , Madras , National , Oregon , Politics , Portland , Positive News , Redmond , Sisters , State Politics , United States , US , Voter , Voter Turnout , Voters

    Oregon had the highest voter turnout rate in the nation. Learn more here.

    By the Associated Press

    For the first time ever, Oregon had the highest voter turnout rate in the nation for last November’s elections.

    Former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling, who now leads a national effort to expand voting from home, said 61.5% of all the eligible citizens in Oregon cast a ballot, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Thursday.

    “We edged out Maine by .05%,” he said.

    Keisling said Oregon has had a relatively high turnout rate since the state implemented its pioneering vote-by-mail system 25 years ago. He said the numbers have really ramped up…

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