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City of Cottage Grove | 2 Ballot Measures
Cottage Grove has two methods for raising funds for a backlog of street repairs Measure 20-365: authorizes the city to issue a bond for street repairs Measure 20-366: raises the gas tax Measure 20-365: City of Cottage Grove General obligation bonds to fix streets. https://youtu.be/Qqg3b6l_eRsReport Title: Measure 20-365: City of Cottage Grove General obligation bonds…
City of Oakridge | 2 Ballot Measures
Oakridge Oakridge created a Charter Review Committee which recommended repeal of the current Oakridge City Charter and established an alternative method for city elections for a limited period of timeMeasure 20-363: Replacing the current Oakridge City CharterMeasure 20-364: Alternative method for city elections Measure 20-363: Replacing the current Oakridge City Charter https://youtu.be/s1EN1r2-V1oMost Significant Outcome: The…
Ballot Measure 115: Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment
https://youtu.be/SAmRF3XMpHsOFFICIAL TITLE Amends Constitution: Authorizes impeachment of statewide elected officials by Oregon Legislature with two-thirds vote of each house; establishes process. REFERRAL This measure was referred to voters by the 2023 state legislature in House Joint Resolution 16. FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact on local government expenditures or revenues. The measure would have…
20-362 Redistricting
Measure 20-362: establish an independent redistricting commission and require a nontraditional mid-cycle redistricting process to create a new map https://youtu.be/RZpcoU5KHCMOfficial title: AMENDMENT OF LANE CHARTER TO REVISE SUBSECTIONS GOVERNING REDISTRICTING Financial impact: The cost for redistricting in 2021 was over $45,700, not including staff time. Costs are estimated to be at least that in 2025.…
Redistricting Charter Amendments Hearing | July 9, 2024
Good morning Charter Review Committee members and interested parties, The [Lane County] Board of County Commissioners has scheduled a second public hearing on the proposed Charter amendments for Tuesday, July 9th at 9:30 a.m. in Harris Hall. The public hearing will be followed by Board discussion on the proposed amendments and potential action. To review the…
Vote411 Social Media Blitz | starts May 1st 2024
On May 1, 2024, the League is asking all Oregon volunteers who use any social media to participate in a mass publicity campaign for VOTE411.VOTE411 is scheduled to go live around April 15, so by May 1 its data should be as thorough as it’s going to get. Ballots are mailed in Oregon starting on…
LWVLC Bylaws
Bylaws are fundamental rules drawn up by organizations to govern their internal affairs and their dealings with members and others. They include rules that the organization considers so important that they cannot be changed without prior notice to members and the vote of a specified majority. League bylaws define the League’s purpose and how it…
Independent Redistricting Committee
The Lane County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applicants for the Independent Redistricting Committee. The IRC will use 2020 census data to draw new boundaries that reflect equal representation for the five Lane County Commissioner positions. This process is called redistricting and the Lane County Home Rule Charter requires that it be done not less…
LWVUS Condemn Hate Crimes Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders
Read the LWVUS Press Release Click Here For additional resources, see: * LWVLC Everymember Material February 2020 packet on Hate Crimes and Hate Speech, https://lwvlc.org/wp-content/uploads/Hate-Crimes-EM-Final-Version.pdf * City of Eugene’s Hate & Bias Prevention and Response Toolkit, https://www.eugene-or.gov/DocumentCenter/View/42822/Hate-and-Bias-Prevention-and-Response-Toolkit (Note: This can be useful even for those living outside Eugene.) * Stop AAPI Hate, a center tracking and responding to…