Tag: charter commission charter commission articles Ten Things Portlanders Should Know About Multi-Member Districts They’re more familiar than you might think. Oct 13, 2022 October 13, 2022 Jay Lee https://www.sightline.org/author/jay-lee/ Research Associate, Democracy When Elections Are Decided in the May Primary, Many Portlanders Don’t Have a voice in City Hall Holding proportional races in November can change that. Sep 30, 2021 September 30, 2021 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ In Some Cities, Most Voters Put Someone They Want on City Council—But Not Portland Sep 29, 2021 September 29, 2021 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Voters in Southwest Portland Neighborhoods Have More Influence on City Council Elections than Those East of 82nd Avenue Voters in neighborhoods with more people of color are less likely to elect their preferred councilors. Sep 28, 2021 September 28, 2021 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Portland: Why Risk Gerrymandering When You Could Go Proportional? Un-gerrymandered districts would keep racial groups in the minority across the city. Sep 27, 2021 September 27, 2021 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Want to Give Portlanders of Color a Voice on City Council? Districts Won’t Help But proportional ranked choice voting would reliably give voters of color a voice in City Hall. Sep 22, 2021 September 22, 2021 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/ Everything You Wanted to Know about Portland Charter Review but Were Afraid to Ask The third ever Charter Commission is meeting right now to propose amendments to Portland’s city charter. Sep 1, 2021 September 1, 2021 Kristin Eberhard https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/
