We received a note that there was a possibility that Multnomah
County's election offices were flooded and that the "press was
being asked to leave." It sounded sketchy, so I called to check
it out.
According to Shawn Cunningham in their public affairs office, no
press has been asked to leave whatsoever. There's a little bit of
water in the basement, "the building was built in 1925," and they
needed to move the ballots, which the press is welcome to bear
witness to. He says that there are observers watching this
process closely. I haven't yet checked in with GOP or DNC
observers, but that's the word so far.
If anyone has been prohibited from viewing a part of this effort,
however, please contact us immediately via email at
editor@spectator.org, with "OREGON:" in the subject line.
UPDATE: Does anyone know anyone who's actually observing here?