Kristof attorneys argue Yamhill has always been home for the gubernatorial candidate

Home is where the heart is – or at least that’s what Nick Kristof and his lawyers are arguing as they attempt to assuage doubts that the New York Times columnist turned Yamhill farmer has lived in Oregon long enough to be eligible to run for governor.

The Oregon Secretary of State’s office gave Kristof until Monday to provide more proof that he became an Oregon resident no later than November 2019, three years before the November 2022 general election. If he doesn’t meet the constitutional residency standard, the Democrat can’t appear on the May primary ballot.

The office’s Elections Division typically uses voter registration history to determine whether statewide candidates meet residency requirements, but Kristof didn’t register in Oregon until December 2020 and voted in New York in November 2020.

A 102-page response from the Kristof campaign, shared with the Oregon Capital Chronicle on Monday, relies on legal arguments about residency rather than providing documents that would indicate Kristof has lived in Yamhill in recent years.

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