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Recount Shows Oregon Measure 53 Passes
Category: Crime · State: Oregon · Source: The Oregonian
A recount shows an Oregon constitutional amendment on civil forfeitures narrowly passed. The results released Friday show Measure 53 with 490,158 in favor to 489,477 opposed — a difference of 681 votes. The initial count in the May 20 primary showed the measure winning 489,592 to 489,042 — a difference of 550 votes.
State: Man Used Petition Info For Romance
Category: Crime · State: California · Source: KCRA News
A Sacramento man is accused of using address information from petitions to pursue a romantic encounter with a woman without her consent, the office of Secretary of State Debra Bowen said. The District Attorney's office has charged petition circulator John Edward James of Sacramento with one count of misusing petition signatures and another charge of perjury for allegedly falsifying the signature collection date on one of his petitions. James was scheduled to be arraigned in Sacramento Superior Court on Friday afternoon. "By all accounts, this is an isolated incident of someone misusing signature information, but voters should know that elections officials vigorously guard their private information," Bowen said in a prepared statement.
Ore. Democrats want to trump GOP activist's property crime plan
Category: Crime · State: Oregon · Source: The Associated Press
Democratic legislators and Gov. Ted Kulongoski are quietly working on a plan to toughen sentencing for property crimes — a move aimed at blunting a more stringent measure by Republican activist Kevin Mannix.
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