Oregon bill that would require county election clerks to livestream voting processes sparks concerns | Carlos Fuentes/The Oregonian
A proposed bill that would require every Oregon county election office to livestream its vote tabulation processes could improve trust in the state’s elections, its proponents say. But officials who’d have to implement the bill, which was introduced by a Republican senator, say it would be costly and logistically difficult. Senate Bill 1054 would require each of Oregon’s 36 county clerks to livestream footage of the rooms in which ballots are counted and from ballot drop sites during election seasons. It would also require those officials to store those recordings for two years. Read Article