In Southern and Eastern Oregon, we value independence, personal responsibility, and fairness. Election integrity means two things at the same time:

• Every eligible citizen can vote easily.

• Every lawful ballot is counted accurately.

We do not have to choose between access and security. We can, and must, have both.

Protecting Access

Oregon leads the nation in secure vote-by-mail. I support defending and strengthening it.

• Protect vote-by-mail with strong signature and ID verification

• Expand automatic voter registration, including at tribal agencies and community colleges

• Support open primaries and ranked-choice voting to give independents a real voice

• Restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act

• Ensure rural counties have equal access to drop boxes and ballot services

Voting should not depend on income, transportation, or geography.

Citizenship & Verification

Only legal U.S. citizens should vote in federal elections.

Oregon’s system ties registration to driver’s license verification of identity and citizenship. That works. But safeguards must never function as a poll tax.

• Maintain citizenship verification standards

• Ensure documentation access is affordable

• Protect against administrative barriers that disproportionately impact rural and low-income voters

Election integrity means lawful participation, without economic exclusion.

Security & Technology Safeguards

Foreign interference and AI-driven disinformation are modern threats.

• Increase federal funding for county election cybersecurity

• Require paper ballot backups and risk-limiting audits

• Establish federal guardrails on AI deepfakes in campaigns

• Protect election workers from intimidation

Trust is built through transparency, not fear.

Ending Big Money Corruption

Election integrity is not just about ballots. It’s about who funds campaigns.

• Overturn Citizens United

• Ban corporate PAC money

• Implement small-donor public financing

• Require full transparency of dark money

• Support independent redistricting commissions

Politicians should not choose their voters, and billionaires should not choose our representatives.

Contrast

Cliff Bentz

• Voted against expanded federal voting protections.

• Continues to defend the Citizens United framework that floods elections with corporate money.

• Aligns with national rhetoric that undermines confidence in elections without offering structural reform.

Integrity cannot be selective.