Oregon Legislative History Research: Other Resources

Coverage: 1998-Present
Oregon Secretary of State

Coverage: 1902-Present
Oregon Blue Book

Coverage: Special Elections (1913-Present); Primary Elections (2004-Present, all counties); General Elections (1904-Present, Marion County only)
Oregon State Library

Coverage: 1995-Present
Oregon Secretary of State

search and access complete content for historic Oregon newspapers that have been digitized as part of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP). This full-text searchable database contains over 900,000 pages from Oregon newspapers dated 1846 - 2017, with new titles being continually updated.

An Index (no full text results) of local Oregon newspapers from the 1980s through the early 2000s.

The Oregon Law Commission was created in 1997 by the Legislative Assembly to conduct a continuous program of law reform. Materials of the Oregon Law Commission include special memorandums, reports, recommendations, legislative reports, bills and minutes. This materials will be sorted by biennium and then subject matter.

Includes search engines for statutes, laws and bills, as well as calendar, committees, and legislators.

Legislative Counsel drafts all legislative measures and amendments to measures considered by the Legislative Assembly; renders legal opinions and provides informal legal advice to members, committees and staff.