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It's unusual to see a statewide elected official take to social media to fight with the state's largest newspaper. But that's what Secretary of State Kate Brown, Oregon's top elections officer, did this week.
On Tuesday, The Oregonian's editorial page (which won a Pulitzer Prize the day before for for its work on public employee pensions) weighed in on the results of a lawsuit over a vote to disincorporate the city of Damascus. The proponents of disincorporation sued after they failed to get approval from a majority of all those eligible to vote, arguing that a simple majority of those who voted should be enough.
The O criticized Brown for not providing advice on how the election should be conducted.
WWeek 2015