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Oregon officials defend decades-old vote-by-mail system, flag postal and funding risks
Summary
Secretary of State Tobias Reed, elections director Dina Dawson and county clerks outlined Oregon’s long-running vote-by-mail procedures, citing strong audits and low fraud rates but warning of postal delays and uneven county resources that could strain the system.
Secretary of State Tobias Reed and election officials told the House Interim Committee on Rules on Nov. 17 that Oregon’s vote-by-mail system remains secure and broadly trusted, but faces practical risks from postal delays and uneven county resources.
"We just call it voting in Oregon," Reed said, framing the state’s approach as established after decades of modernization, including the My Vote registration system and automatic voter registration through the DMV. Reed pointed to public confidence, saying "more than 80% of Oregonians trust our system." He also cited a long-term audit figure: "in about a 20 year study with more than 60,000,000 votes cast, Oregon saw just 38 cases of voter fraud. All of them caught, all of them prosecuted, and none of them changing the outcome of an…
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