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People Not Politicians responds to Oregon Supreme Court Ruling on Constitutional Redistricting Timelines
MEDIA STATEMENT April 9, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill, Chair, People Not Politicians, (503) 807-4863 Kathay Feng, Common Cause, (310) 880-6668 SALEM, Ore. — On Friday, the People Not Politicians coalition released the following statement on the Oregon Supreme...
People Not Politicians responds to ruling by Ninth Circuit Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill, Chair, People Not Politicians, (503) 386-7996 Kathay Feng, Common Cause, (310) 880-6668 People Not Politicians responds to ruling by Ninth Circuit Court SALEM, Ore. — On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of...
People Not Politicians Take Response to the U.S. Supreme Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill, Chair, People Not Politicians, (503) 386-7996 Kathay Feng, Common Cause, (310) 880-6668 People Not Politicians Take Response to the U.S. Supreme Court Oppose Unnecessary Stay Motion to Keep...
Ninth Circuit Denies Motion to Keep Redistricting Reform off the 2020 Ballot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill, Chair, People Not Politicians, (503) 386-7996 Kathay Feng, Common Cause, (310) 880-6668 Ninth Circuit Denies Motion to Keep Redistricting Reform off the 2020 Ballot SALEM—The U.S. Court of Appeals for...
People Not Politicians applaud Secretary of State Bev Clarno’s decision to allow Oregonians extended time to sign petitions to end gerrymandering
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill, Chair, People Not Politicians, (503) 386-7996 People Not Politicians applaud Secretary of State Bev Clarno’s decision to allow Oregonians extended time to sign petitions to end gerrymandering SALEM...
Federal District Court Grants People Not Politicians an Extension
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 10, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Norman Turrill, Chair, People Not Politicians, (503) 386-7996 Kathay Feng, Common Cause, (310) 880-6668 Federal District Court Grants People Not Politicians an Extension SALEM — A federal district court issued a...
People Not Politicians submit tens of thousands of petition signatures to end gerrymandering in Oregon, file suit to extend deadline
Media Statement July 2, 2020 Contact Norman Turrill, (503) 386-7996 SALEM—Today, the People Not Politicians campaign, the broad and diverse coalition that has come together to end gerrymandering in Oregon, submitted tens of thousands of signatures to the Oregon...
People Not Politicians File Federal Lawsuit, Request Considerations under Pandemic Circumstances
Media Statement July 2, 2020 Contact Norman Turrill, (503) 386-7996 SALEM, Ore—On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, the coalition People Not Politicians campaign filed suit to ensure that all of the signatures gathered to qualify its redistricting reform initiative for the...
Redistricting reformers to Oregon voters: You’ve got mail
The Fulcrum | By Sara Swann | June 11 In keeping with social distancing mandates, crusaders against partisan gerrymandering in Oregon have settled on a new old-fashioned way to recruit allies: Send a letter, by snail mail. With the coronavirus pandemic ruling out...
Strengthen voting rights
By Hillary Kittleson | Eugene Register-Guard | June 15, 2018 As the nation grapples with its legacy of racism and how to move toward a just society, the right to vote and be fairly represented becomes even more critical. In Oregon we have an opportunity to reform how...
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