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<br /> <br /> <br /> VBMCC Report - 9119/96... ions 8 Recomm~..uations nttp:/twww.sos.state.o...bmcc.study/summary.titn <br /> <br /> <br /> their minds, vote-by-mail may come to be considered the tradition for younger voters <br /> now entering the electorate. These members cite the increasing number of persons who <br /> have elected to become permanent absentee voters. In coming to a vote on the issue of <br /> the expansion of vote-by-mail elections, members of the Commission concluded that <br /> Oregon has a long history of success with vote-by-mail elections. They believe evidence <br /> has shown this method of voting to be less expensive and more convenient than <br /> polling place elections, as well as the method preferred by a majority of Oregon voters. <br /> At the end of their discussion, Commission members agreed to vote on three options: 1) <br /> Extend VBM to primary and general elections; 2) Extend to primary and general <br /> elections, retaining the quadrennial presidential election as a polling place election; 3) No <br /> change from the current system. By a vote' of eight for the first option, two for the <br /> second and none for the third, it was concluded that - <br /> ¦ The Vote-by-Mail Citizen Commission recommends the extension of vote-by-mail <br /> to primary and general elections in Oregon. <br /> <br /> <br /> Previous Page <br /> <br /> Next Page <br /> <br /> Return to Table of Contents <br /> <br /> Executive office Home Page <br />