Read the Decision: Judge Suggests Cheaper Solution to Clackamas Ballot Screwup (Updated)

News Marion County Court Judge Dennis Graves provided a lesson today about conserving scarce public resources. Judge Graves addressed [PDF] a dispute between Clackamas County and the Secretary of State's Elections division this morning by proposing that rather than spending $120,000 to replace inaccurately printed ballots, the county insert a piece of colored paper alerting voters to the error. "The ...   More