= Candidate Name

      = Seth Woolley

   = Phonetic

      = Seth WOOL-eee

   = Contact Name

      = Seth Woolley

   = e-mail

      = seth@seth4sos.org

   = Phone

      = 503-953-3943

   = Photo

      = http://swoolley.org/files/swoolley.png

   = Contact Information

      = 3403 NE Stanton St

      = Portland, OR 97212

      = Cell: 503-953-3943

      = http://seth4sos.org/

   = Background

      = Occupation and Experience: Software Engineer in high-performance, high-bandwidth, location-aware databases; Security Auditor and Consultant; Pacific Green Party Elections Administrator, Secretary, and Parliamentarian.

   = Questions

      = Should the Secretary of State's office be non-partisan? Rather than removing a candidate's freedom to associate with a party of their own choosing, we should directly address the issue of difficult non-partisan, independent access to the ballot.  For example, Seth's Democratic opponent supported Oregon House Bill 2614 (2005), making it nearly impossible for independents to get on the ballot.  Ironically, that bill received support testimony from only one group: the so-called "non-partisan" League of Women Voters.

      = If the Legislature does not agree upon a redistricting plan, how will you involve the public and develop a plan? If Seth is elected, the legislature may agree to a redistricting plan because it contains two parties interested in gerrymandering to eliminate more contested seats.  Currently, most seats are uncontested by the other major party.  As a spatial database expert, Seth would organize districts by communities and geographic boundaries that make sense, not partisan voting patterns.  For example, the boundary between Congressional districts four and five unfairly splits the major Benton County communities in half.

      = What key issues do you wish to address in the capacity of this office? As the only candidate not beholden to corporate and PAC money, Seth will enforce the voter-enacted campaign finance reform Measure 47 (2006) to get money out of politics.  He will also open ballot access to independents by working to repeal HB 2614 (2005) and eliminate the third-party spoiler-effect by implementing instant-runoff voting, which was passed by Oregon voters in 1908.  Seth will also modernize and open up auditing to the public Internet.

   = Easy Guide Questions

      = Town where I live: Portland, Oregon

      = Job/experience: I'm a computer program writer and computer security investigator.  I also run Green Party elections.

      = Top three things I want to do if I win: End legalized bribery by limiting money donations to small amounts. (Image 50) Let voters rank candidates for office as first, second, third, and so on to ensure those elected are supported by most voters. (Image 46) Make it easier for independents to run for office and to investigate waste of tax money. (Image 37)