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Lawmakers unveil starkly different plans for redrawing Oregon’s political landscape
OPB | By Dirk Vanderhart The maps released on Friday are just a starting point as lawmakers work to pass a final plan. They could chart wildly divergent political paths for the state. Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Friday offered very different visions for how...
Oregon starts wrestling over new congressional district
Associated Press | By ANDREW SELSKY and SARA CLINE SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With Oregon getting an additional congressional seat based on population growth, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers on Friday presented dueling visions on where that new district should be....
Legislature’s draft maps reinforce inherent conflict of interest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill (503) 807-4863 People Not Politicians highlights inherent conflict of interest after Oregon Legislature releases first drafts of district maps PORTLAND—People Not Politicians released the following...
Oregon lawmakers are about to debate new political maps. Can they find agreement?
OPB | By Dirk Vanderhart The once-a-decade redistricting process will begin in earnest Friday, when lawmakers give their first pitch for how to reshape the state’s political landscape. When Oregon lawmakers unveil their first proposals for redrawing the state’s...
Virtual Format for Redistricting Public Hearings Announced Amid Delta Surge
Office of the Senate President Office of the House Speaker Press Release August 23, 2021 Virtual Format for Redistricting Public Hearings Announced Amid Delta Surge SALEM, Ore. – In response to growing hospitalization rates across the state due to the Delta variant of...
Hearings on new Oregon political maps will be virtual, as COVID spreads
OPB | By Dirk Vanderhart Lawmakers are required to take public testimony as they work up plans for new legislative and congressional districts that can dictate political power. Lawmakers taking up the question of how to redraw Oregon’s legislative and congressional...
Dear House Rules: Hold a hearing on HJR 7
June 9, 2021 House Committee on Rules900 Capitol Street NESalem, OR 97301 Dear Chair Smith Warner, Vice Chair Drazan, Vice Chair Holvey and Members of the Committee: As members of a broad and diverse statewide coalition representing hundreds of thousands of Oregon...
People Not Politicians Files New Initiative for 2022 Ballot
MEDIA STATEMENT April 19, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill (503) 807-4863 People Not Politicians Files New Initiative for 2022 Ballot to Create Independent Citizens’ Redistricting Commission SALEM, Ore. — Today, People Not Politicians, a broad and diverse coalition...
Editorial: Proof, again, that Oregon needs an independent redistricting commission
The Oregonians Editorial Board | April 18, 2021 It was an ugly way to get there. But last week’s agreement by House leaders to include an equal number of Republicans as Democrats on the redistricting committee was a surprisingly positive resolution of what threatened...
Legislative negotiations underscore need for independent citizens redistricting commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill (503) 807-4863 SALEM, Ore. — “The promise of fair representation should not be a political negotiating tactic between partisan legislators behind closed doors,” said Norman Turrill, Chair of People Not...
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