The Oregon National Guard was directed to place its members on standby ahead of potential election unrest in Portland, Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday.
Brown said she is also exercising her executive authority to create a joint incident command structure in Portland, with the Oregon State Police and the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office co-managing the police response in the city. “Every Oregonian has the right to express themselves freely and to peacefully assemble.
However, I want to be clear that voter intimidation and political violence will not be tolerated. Not from the Left, the Right, or the Center.
Not this week, not any week in Oregon," she wrote in a release by the governor's office. The unified command will take effect from.
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