<div dir="ltr">I think this also came about because I sent a message today that went to Arlene. I kind of thought they would deal with this internally and not keep us going down this track but here we are. This is what I sent:<br><br>
I thought I would relook at the guidelines for libs-or. I had thought
that restrictions in posting applied to state ballot measures and most
of the guidelines very clearly relate to state candidates and bills but
the guidelines say:<br><br>"
Messages that relate in any way to political campaigns of candidates for
public office or ballot measures may not be posted to libs-or. Nor
should messages be posted that advocate for or against an issue that may
come before the Legislative Assembly, the Executive Branch or the
Judicial Branch of the State of Oregon. This prohibition does not apply
to issues before the Congress of the United States or other branches of
the Federal government." <br><br>Does this mean that there can be no
postings about local ballot measures, even if the posting is
informational? If it doesn't apply to local measures that I think this
guideline should be rewritten to say "relate in any way to <u>statewide</u> political..." If it includes local ballot measures maybe it could be rewritten to say "relate in any way to <u>local and statewide</u>..." I think this might add some clarity.
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 3:11 PM, Arlene Weible <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arlene.weible@state.or.us" target="_blank">arlene.weible@state.or.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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