Editorial

How we vote

Federal and State candidates:

President of the United States: Sen. John F. Kerry.

U.S. Senate: Ron Wyden.

U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd District: Greg Walden.

Oregon Attorney General: Hardy Myers.

Oregon Secretary of State: Bill Bradbury.

Oregon Treasurer: Randall Edwards.

Oregon Senate, 27th District: Ben Westlund

Oregon House District 53: Gene Whisnant

Local candidates and measures:

Sisters City Council: Dave Elliott, John Rahm, Judy Trego. (see The Nugget, October 20).

Measure 9-30 -- Local Option for Sisters schools: Yes.

(see The Nugget, October 20).

Deschutes County Commissioner: Randy Gordon (see The Nugget, October 6).

Statewide measures:

Measure 31 -- Postpone elections if candidate dies: Yes.

Measure 32: Reclassify mobile homes for tax purposes: Yes.

Measure 33 -- Medical marijuana reform: Yes. If medical marijuana is to be legal, those who need it should have reasonable access to it.

Measure 34 -- Tillamook and Clatsop Forest management plan (50/5 set-aside): No. Managing resources by referendum is too sweeping and inflexible.

Measure 35 -- Limits non-economic damage awards for medical liability to $500,000: Yes (see The Nugget, October 13).

Measure 36 -- Amends the Oregon Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman: No. (see The Nugget, October 13).

Measure 37 -- Compensation for land use action that reduces property value: No (see The Nugget, October 20).

Measure 38 -- Abolishes SAIF: No. SAIF has kept insurance premiums low for businesses.