Partisanship has become a big problem for many voters in Oregon. That’s why so many of you are registering as Independents or non-affiliated voters. I think Oregonians are sick and tired of partisanship. We can still align ourselves to a party but that doesn’t mean we have to play the partisanship game. I want to make the Secretary of States office Nonpartisan. It is hard for the public to be confident that the Secretary of State’s office will fairly and impartially oversee elections, when the Secretary of State is selected in a partisan election. Fairness starts by leaving partisanship outside the door of the Secretary of State’s office.