Oregon Department of Justice investigating potential ballot tampering at Clackamas County Elections

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Oregon County Elections Official Under Investigation For Ballot Tampering
By Aviva Shen on Nov 2, 2012 at 3:11 pm
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/11/02/1132771/oregon-county-elections-official-under-investigation-for-ballot-tampering/

"The state elections office has twice had to monitor the county elections office. In 2011, an elections director had to step in when county clerk Sherry Hall accepted invalid signatures for a Tea Party-backed urban renewal petition."

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Clackamas County Chairwoman Charlotte Lehan's campaign considering legal action after state launches ballot tampering investigation
By Yuxing Zheng, The Oregonian - http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2012/11/clackamas_county_chairwoman_ch_1.html
on November 02, 2012 at 10:06 AM, updated November 02, 2012 at 11:59 AM

OREGON CITY -- The campaign of Clackamas County Chairwoman Charlotte Lehan is considering launching legal action before the Nov. 6 election in the wake of a state investigation into possible ballot tampering at the county's Elections Office.
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The tampering "was a Republican effort," and Lehan's campaign is considering asking the Secretary of State's Office to step in and run the election, said Chris Edmonds, Lehan's campaign manager.

"This is clear voter fraud," Edmonds said. "Clackamas County might not be the best body to handle the election process."

Lehan is a Democrat. She faces former Wilsonville Mayor John Ludlow, a Republican, for the nonpartisan chair seat.