Oregon could lose Damascus next month, if enough people vote to disincorporate.
Oregon could lose Damascus next month, if enough people vote to disincorporate.
Chris Hawes with the campaign to dissolve the city of Damascus says if he only needed a majority “yes” vote, his side would win. But he needs a majority of all voters in town.
Hawes said, “A disincorporation petition, because of state law, requires that you get the ‘yes’ votes from 50 percent plus one of registered voters. It’s the only election in state law that requires that level.
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