February 15: What is on the Horizon for Oregon Election Reforms

Description

Jim Moore, Independent Analyst and Political Outreach Director at Pacific University Tom McCall Center for Civic Engagement will discuss proposed reform/change movements Oregonians may be voting in in Fall 2024. They include Campaign Finance Reform, Independent Redistricting, Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting. We will explore what is different about the Oregon election system, review the initiatives being proposed and what they could mean for future Oregon elections.

Due to weather conditions, Professor Moore will join us virtually at the event.

Current ballot measures and initiatives:

Independent Redistricting

Open Primaries 

Campaign Finance Reform (Petition 9 and Petition 42 & 43). IP 9 currently has 100,000 of the 117,173 signatures needed by July to qualify for the ballot.

Ranked Choice Voting

The Oregon legislature has sent a Ranked Choice Voting ballot measure to the November 2024 election. The other three initiatives are currently gathering signatures.

Resources:

Oregon voters likely to decide on dueling campaign finance measures this fall

Oregon power players in business, labor are negotiating a campaign finance package

Oregon becomes the latest state to put ranked choice voting on the ballot

Some on the Right Flirt With a Voting Method the Left Loves

Oregon independent redistricting proposal clears key hurdle in path to 2024 ballot

Oregon open primaries supporters start fresh with 2024 ballot measure

Watch our past forum that discussed Ranked Choice Voting specifically