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Ballot Measure 116 State Compensation Commission
https://youtu.be/yopTXO-UkoAOFFICIAL TITLE Amends Constitution: Establishes “Independent Public Service Compensation Commission” to determine salaries for specified officials, eliminates legislative authority to set such salaries REFERRAL This measure is a constitutional amendment referred to the voters by the 2023 Oregon Legislature with a vote of 47 in favor, 3 against, and 10 excused in the House, and a…
Ballot Measure 117 Statewide Ranked Choice Voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5SLQXNpzskhttps://youtu.be/hkxstBVy7gUREPORT TITLEMeasure 117 – Statewide Ranked Choice VotingOFFICIAL TITLEGives voters the option to rank candidates in order of preference; candidate receivesmajority votes in final round wins.STATUTORY REFERRALMeasure 117 is a statutory amendment referred to voters by the 2023 Oregon Legislature with a vote of 35 yea (with one excused) in the House and a last…
Ballot Measure 119 Cannabis Industry Unionization Rules
https://youtu.be/v61yipjeL6IOFFICIAL TITLECannabis retailers/processors must remain neutral regarding communications to their employees fromlabor organizations; penaltiesINITIATIVEThis measure is a statutory amendment placed on the ballot with an estimated 120,503 valid signatures.Dan Clay, Madison Walters, and Fiona Yau-Luu were the chief petitioners.FINANCIAL IMPACTThe Oregon Legislative Revenue Office has determined that this measure does not have significant direct or…
LWVOR Statement on Oregon Voter Registration and Election Integrity
The League of Women Voters (LWVOR) is committed to ensuring that every Oregonian can vote with confidence, knowing that the system is secure and reliable. Recently, the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) discovered a rare administrative error in which 1,259 non-citizens were mistakenly flagged for voter registration due to incorrect data entry. Read More
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.…