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With Draft Ballot Titles in Hand, Needed Redistricting Reform Ramps Up for Qualifying Signature Gathering
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 19, 2022 MEDIA CONTACTNorman Turrill (503) 807-4863 WITH DRAFT BALLOT TITLES IN HAND, NEEDED REDISTRICTING REFORM RAMPS UP FOR QUALIFYING SIGNATURE GATHERING Alternative Would Be Used Only If Future Court Decisions Require Its Use...
Independent Redistricting for Oregon Moves Forward
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill (503) 807-4863 INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING FOR OREGON MOVES FORWARD People Not Politicians Heading to the 2024 Ballot Portland, OR – People Not Politicians (PNP) announced today that they have filed with...
People Not Politicians Heading to the 2024 Ballot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill (503) 807-4863 OREGONIANS DEMAND INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING People Not Politicians Heading to the 2024 Ballot Portland, OR – After Friday's delayed decision by the Oregon Supreme Court on IP 34's ballot...
Map: Look up how partisan your new legislative, congressional districts are in Oregon
By Betsy Hammond | The Oregonian/OregonLive and Mark Friesen | The Oregonian/OregonLive After lawmakers redrew Oregon’s 90 legislative districts and created a new six-district congressional map, many voters will find themselves in a district whose political leanings...
Calls grow for citizen commission to redraw congressional maps, not perfect solution some warn
By Connor Radnovich| The Statesman Journal | October 2, 2021 In the waning hours of last week's special legislative session on redistricting, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle declared this should be the last time elected representatives are responsible for...
Editorial: Independent redistricting commission should be on the ballot
Bend Bulletin Editorial Board | 09.29.21 Was anybody really surprised that Oregon legislators couldn’t agree on redistricting? We’re guessing you weren’t. It’s too political. There’s too much at stake — control of the Legislature and the majority of Oregon’s seats in...
Oregon’s new political maps, which would cement Democrats’ dominance, may come under challenge from voters, courts
By Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon lawmakers went down to the wire Monday when they approved majority Democrats’ new congressional and legislative district maps with party-line votes just hours ahead of deadline. Their actions, made possible when...
Oregon’s new political maps, which would cement Democrats’ dominance, may come under challenge from voters, courts
By Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon lawmakers went down to the wire Monday when they approved majority Democrats’ new congressional and legislative district maps with party-line votes just hours ahead of deadline. Their actions, made possible when...
Highly partisan redistricting process underscores need for change
Oregon’s highly partisan and controversial redistricting process underscores critical need for independent citizens’ redistricting commission People Not Politicians to proceed with Initiative Petition 16 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Norman...
Redistricting: People Not Politicians seeking independent commission
BY Jeremy Ruark | St. Helens Chronicle | September 19, 2021 The Oregon Legislature is to convene Monday, Sept. 20, in a special legislative session to adopt new congressional and legislative district maps, as the next step in the census and redistricting process, but...
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