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The Secretary of State's Office has asked lawmakers to approve a bill in next month’s session that would require notaries to take a free training every four years. The agency cites increasing notary errors.
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The Oregon secretary of state’s office released an advisory report Tuesday, calling for state officials to do more to address domestic violence.
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Auditors with the Oregon secretary of state's office flagged more than $35 million across 10 state programs as being possibly misspent.
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Treasurer Tobias Read and state Sen. James Manning are headed for a primary battle to fill the seat currently held by Secretary LaVonne Griffin-Valade, who replaced Shemia Fagan.
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GOP senators and state attorneys disagree on what Measure 113 does, but they agree the matter needs to be answered soon.
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Gov. Tina Kotek is naming LaVonne Griffin-Valade the next Oreogn Secretary of State, filling a vacancy left when former Secretary Shemia Fagan resigned under pressure in May.
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Subpoenas show the U.S. Attorney's Office has demanded a wide range of documents from the state involving Fagan and the owners of the La Mota dispensary chain.
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Kotek has faced pressure to appoint a "caretaker" secretary to replace Shemia Fagan. Some Democratic allies oppose that idea.
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Treasurer Tobias Read believes he could be a good fit, and former Senate President Peter Courtney says he'll fill in if asked. Informal conversations with Democratic politicos Tuesday turned up a wide range of names, including a trio of current or former Multnomah County officials: Jessica Vega Pederson, Deborah Kafoury and Susheela Jayapal.
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Shemia Fagan resigned Tuesday as Oregon’s secretary of state.
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Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan apologized days after she had defiantly said she welcomed an investigation.
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The secretary of state says she made clear to staff in February that she could no longer be involved in the audit, due to an impending contract with a couple whose business practices have since come into question.