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LWV of Portland’s October Community Education program, “Get to Know Your New City Government,” was held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, from 7 to 8:30 pm via Zoom.  Watch the recording of the conversation with four excellent local panelists, or listen to the podcast. This fall, Portland’s election system isn’t the only thing changing. Our form of city government is changing, too. In 2022, Portlanders voted for change, and on January 1, 2025, we are getting it.  The Mayor will be running the City government, and hiring a City Administrator to get the job done.  The Mayor won’t be on Read more…

LWV of Portland’s Community Education program, “Ranked-Choice Voting: Moving Portland Forward with Confidence,” was held on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Watch the video or listen to our podcast! This November, Portlanders will experience a new voting method when the city introduces ranked-choice voting (RCV) to elect its top elected officials. Although RCV is not new — 43 other American cities, two states and, three counties now use it — its unfamiliarity to local voters has raised a number of questions and concerns. Are the voters and the election system prepared for this major change? Can I trust the outcome? What Read more…

Even local news channel KATU is looking to the League to help understand the historic election season we are in. With the city shifting to ranked-choice voting (RCV) for the first time this fall, your League is educating voters every chance we get.  Toward that end, two of our volunteers educated the broadest population yet on a KATU News segment on August 18 on the Your Voice, Your Vote segment. First, RCV Chair Melanie Billings-Yun broke down just what voters need to know to cast their RCV ballots with confidence.  Next, Voter Registration Lead Mimi Alkire explained the League’s efforts Read more…