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Groups Seek To Take Oregon Redistricting Out Of State Legislature’s Hands
By Jeff Mapes | OPB November 12, 2019 Oregon voters may be asked next year to take the redrawing of congressional and legislative boundaries out of the hands of elected politicians. A coalition that includes a wide variety of political and government watchdog groups...
Broad, diverse coalition files statewide initiative, launches campaign to reform Oregon’s redistricting process
For Immediate Release November 12, 2019 Contact Norman Turrill: (503) 386-7996 People Not Politicians, a coalition of Oregon voters and organizations concerned about good government, today filed a statewide initiative to reform Oregon’s redistricting process. The...
How the Political Map Is Likely to Shift After the 2020 Census
By Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine In its recently concluded term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two big decisions affecting the decennial process of adjusting U.S. House districts to updated demographic data, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for a 5-4...
2020 Redistricting: An Early Look
A Commentary By Kyle Kondik, Rasmussen Reports GOP retains edge, but perhaps not as sharp of one as it had following 2010. KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The Supreme Court’s recent decision to stay out of adjudicating gerrymandering doesn’t necessarily change anything...
Editorial: Initiative bill smacks of voter suppression
by The Oregonian Editorial Board Politics is rarely pure and simple. Senate Bill 761, however, is an exception. It is purely and simply an attempt to hobble Oregon’s vaunted initiative process. The bill – which has no legislator listed as its chief sponsor – would...
Opinion: Who will slay the gerrymander in Oregon?
The Oregonian | OregonLive April 7, 2019 By Kate Titus Titus is executive director of Common Cause Oregon, a nonpartisan government watchdog organization. If there is one thing Oregonians can agree on, it is that our vote should count. We lead the nation in...
Oregonians could change how legislative districts are drawn, reshuffle power in 2020
Statesman Journal November 24, 2018 Oregon voters may get a chance in 2020 to decide who is in charge of redrawing legislative districts: state lawmakers or an independent commission. The obscure work is about much more than how lines are drawn on a map. The shape of...
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