Landmark campaign finance rules approved by Oregon lawmakers in 2024 might be pushed back by four years, amid widespread concerns the state won’t be ready to enact them by their planned 2027 start date.

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said he’s considering collecting statewide information to pin down the accuracy of recounts.

Following certification, Clatsop County Elections officials have confirmed that an “administrative error” by the Oregon Elections Division caused the unofficial results for two recent ballot measures in Cannon Beach to be reversed.

The office of Oregon secretary of state has as much to do with ensuring public trust in government as anyone, as Tobias Read, six months on the job, knows well. His predecessor, Shemia Fagan, a once-rising political star, was undone by revelations of unethical professional behavior.