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My Great Grand Father was elected to the Oregon House of representative in 1900 through fusion voting.He served from the Forest Grove Area. He was a member of a minor party called the Union Party which consisted of Farmers, Grange, Catholics and others. He and two other members of the UP fused with the Democratic Party.  I am a fan of fusion voting. The major partys should not fear full participation of the electeral system. I encourage the Governor to sign the Resoration of voting rights bill... er I mean, The Fusion bill. The same

Jeff Anderson

posted 2 years, 10 months ago
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