Clerk candidate · Clackamas County · November 3, 2026
Mark Reaksecker
Retired dentist and former dental-practice owner.
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: Mark is a 3rd generation Oregonian, whose grandfather was sheriff of Clackamas County.
Pamphlet p. 14
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 14 ↗Nothing skipped: the statement opens with running prose. Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims.
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our wordsAdvocates hand counting ballots, local voter-roll checks and watermarked ballots.
- Replace machine tabulation with hand counting.
- Verify voter rolls at the county level.
- Use watermarks to authenticate ballots.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsThe case turns on a factual premise about machine counting that the Secretary of State’s description of Oregon’s paper-ballot system and hand-count audits does not support; the staffing and cost of a countywide hand count are not estimated.
Where they stand
Homelessness and housing
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Crisis care, jail and deflection
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Taxes and the budget gap
Hand counts, no tabulators- What
- Said: Would replace machine tabulation with hand counting, which he says costs less than buying tabulating machines, and add watermarked ballots.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Roads, bridges and air
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 3 questions. Mark Reaksecker is on record on 3. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
On recordHand-count every ballot instead of machine tabulation?
Said: Would hand-count ballots, calling it simple, accurate, expedient and cheaper than tabulating machines, with a provable paper trail.
Run county-level purges of voters who have moved or died, beyond the state's list maintenance?
Said: Would verify voter rolls at the county level, removing people who have moved or died so only Clackamas County citizens vote in local elections.
Add watermarks to ballots to prove they are genuine?
Said: Would watermark ballots so the clerk's office can tell genuine ballots from fraudulent ones.
Public record
Recorded actions, from the official recordThe Secretary of State describes Oregon’s paper-ballot system, isolated tabulation equipment, testing and post-election hand-count audits. This contradicts the premise that machine counting inherently eliminates a paper trail.
State record
Public record · Reviewed September 18, 2026
Oregon Secretary of State · Election Integrity ↗A question the evidence leaves open
What evidence supports replacing the current system, and what would staffing, accuracy testing and certification compliance cost?
Sources (3)
- Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 14Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Reaksecker · solutionsCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Oregon Secretary of State · Election IntegrityPublic record · Reviewed September 18, 2026