August 20, 2008

Hardy Myers, Attorney General

Oregon Department of Justice
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-4096
VIA FAX: 503.378.4017

SUBJECT: Solicitation to Violate ORS Title 23, §248.315 Selection of delegates to national convention

Dear Attorney General Myers:

Here in Oregon, obeying the above-cited law means that pledged delegates selected as the result of votes cast for
Senator Clinton in the Presidential primary election must vote for her during first-round balloting at the party’s
nominating convention. But in what can at best be interpreted as an overzealous advocacy on behalf of Senator
Obama, in states throughout the country, including Oregon, proponents for his nomination have bombarded Senator
Clinton’s delegates with subtle and not-so-subtle pressures to commit to switching support to him, before the
convention. Or, failing that, they replace the Clinton-pledged delegate with one loyal to Obama. (See examples
below. Note that while the first link shows the copy of a letter Senator Obama’s campaign sent to pledged delegates
in Georgia, they distributed this same letter to delegates in all states. And Georgia, like Oregon, mandates pledged
delegates to follow their candidates into the convention.)

Therefore, in Oregon (and Georgia, and New Hampshire, and Indiana, and numerous other states), encouraging
delegates entrusted with representing the political preference of Clinton voters, to pledge their support before the
convention to Obama, solicits these delegates to break the law. As a concerned citizen of Oregon, I am bringing this
matter to your immediate attention, anticipating you will take appropriate action to ensure that from now on, any
campaigning in this state related to the upcoming Democratic National Convention is consistent with Oregon laws.

Sincerely,

References: “Bearing Witness” (posting of letter from Khalil Thompson, Obama for America, Chicago)
http://heidilipotpourri.blogspot.com/2008/08/bearing-witness.html

Clinton supporters protesting removal of delegate at Democratic National Convention

http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/WHAS11_POLITICS_080814_CLINTONOBAMA.486a4d97.html

“Explain, Dems tell Clinton delegate” (article on state party efforts to discipline Colorado delegate
for Clinton for refusing to switch to Obama)
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_10170139

Copy: Bill Bradbury, Secretary of State

VIA FAX: 503. 373.7414

Meredith Wood Smith, Chair, Oregon Democratic Party

chair@dpo.org