Indepedent Party

August 6, 2008 - 8:03pm

Oregon Independent Party nominates Haugen in OR-1

By Britten Chase
Category: House Tags: Secretary of State, Oregon Independent Party, OR-1, Joel Haugen, Jeff Merkley, Indepedent Party, cross-nominations, ballot issues

Congressional candidate Joel Haugen (R): Campaign photoCongressional candidate Joel Haugen (R): Campaign photoThe Oregon Independent Party announced Wednesday that it will be nominating Joel Haugen (R-Scappoose) for Congress in Oregon's 1st Congressional District.

The cross-nominations have led to several electoral questions as to how Haugen and other candidates must appear on the ballot. According to the Secretary of State, Haugen's name can only appear on the ballot once. If he does take up the Independent Party nomination, he will have to drop the Republican nomination, thus clearing the way for CD-1 Republicans to nominate a new congressional candidate

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