Best practice would be to have anything being distributed by the library regarding the election vetted by the Secretary of State to make sure that it meets the requirements of Oregon election law. Those parameters are fairly narrow--much more narrow than we might wish. I am fairly certain there have been rulings that, for example, you cannot say what will happen if the measure does not pass.<div><div><br><div>Anything on the library website would need to meet these criteria, as would any printed material the library distributes.</div><div><br></div><div>The campaign committee, a separate entity from the library, can have its own web site and distribute material in favor of the measure. Library staff can work on the campaign as long as they do it on their own time and with no use of public resources.</div><div><br></div>Other libraries that have been down this road before can provide examples of the type of</div><div>material that we have used that did pass the vetting process, if that would help.</div><div><br></div><div>We can also point to resources that would help with better understanding election law.<span></span></div><div><div><div><br>On Thursday, September 29, 2016, Karen Hill <<a href="mailto:karenh@wccls.org">karenh@wccls.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Assuming that the Board is elected, they can advocate for the library. Have they?</div>
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<div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Karen Hill, Cornelius Library Director</div>
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<div>From: Diedre Conkling <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','diedre08@gmail.com');" target="_blank">diedre08@gmail.com</a>> </div>
<div>Date: 9/29/16 8:50 PM (GMT-08:00) </div>
<div>To: libs-or <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us');" target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.<wbr>or.us</a>> </div>
<div>Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] petition response </div>
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<p dir="ltr">The viewpoint from EveryLibrary and OLA: Important Update: upon our review this evening, the library website still lacks any information about the upcoming vote, what appears on the ballot, and what the plan is for the community if it passes
or fails. It is not just news articles and pro comments that have been removed. This was as of 9/29/16 at 4:33 p.m.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm suggesting that people might want to read more about Commissioner Boice's position on the formation of a library district. Here is one piece that popped up in my Facebook news feed:
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<a href="http://ijpr.org/post/group-tries-save-douglas-county-libraries#stream/0" target="_blank">http://ijpr.org/post/group-<wbr>tries-save-douglas-county-<wbr>libraries#stream/0</a>.</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 29, 2016 8:43 PM, "Traci Willey" <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tracij1031@gmail.com');" target="_blank">tracij1031@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">
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<div dir="ltr">This is the email I received in response to signing the Douglas County petition:
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">The information that you received regarding the removal of voter information is inaccurate. There was a link from the library’s webpage to news articles and letters to the editor regarding the proposed library taxing district
in Douglas County. However, only links to “pro” articles and letters to the editor in the paper were included while no links to “con” arguments were included. This is representative of a partial perspective which is contrary to State Law. The website was
temporarily disrupted while the IT department at the library was asked to either remove the link to the news stories, or modify it to be all inclusive. There was no suppression of information by the commissioners. The steps taken were in an effort to create
exactly what you are advocating for, a free and fair election by an informed electorate. Please don’t make false accusations without verifying the facts in the future.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Chris Boice<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Courthouse Rm 217<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">1036 S.E. Douglas Av<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Roseburg, OR 97470<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt">Michelle L. Endicott, Board Assistant<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt">Commissioner Chris Boice</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Douglas County Board of Commissioners<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">1036 SE Douglas Ave. – Room 217<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Roseburg, OR 97470<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Direct Phone: <a href="tel:%28541%29%20440-6104" value="+15414406104" target="_blank">(541) 440-6104</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Office: <a href="tel:%28541%29%20440-4201" value="+15414404201" target="_blank">(541) 440-4201</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Email: <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','michelle@co.douglas.or.us');" target="_blank">michelle@co.douglas.or<wbr>.us</a></span></p>
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