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LWVPDX Makes the News

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

By Audrey Zunkel-deCoursey, ago

LWVPDX Goes to D.C.

Six members of the Portland League served as delegates to the LWVUS National Convention in Washington, D.C. from June 27-30. In addition to attending the plenaries and representing Portland, they were active in leading programming throughout the convention: Discussion Units Coordinator Ryann Enger presented at the caucus, Can We Make the Money System Work for Democracy?  Lucy Robb was a panelist in a Friday workshop called Supporting Youth Leaders: A Panel of Youth Members in which youth League members from across the country discussed the ways in which they develop civic leadership skills and youth-led programs while creating change and Read more

By Judith Tierney, ago

LWV in the 2024 Grand Floral Parade

We’re excited that the Rose Festival invited the League of Women Voters of Portland to march in the 2024 Grand Floral Parade on Saturday, June 8! Our participation was fun for our marchers and provided an exciting visual element for the parade’s viewers. It was also a meaningful recognition of important milestones for our state, county and city.  With all the important issues in the 2024 general election, we enjoyed celebrating the League and the work we are doing. In this key election year, it was the perfect time to raise awareness about the League! We were a “marching entry” Read more

By Audrey Zunkel-deCoursey, ago

LWVPDX Amicus Briefs

Police Accountability and Oversight Board Threatened by Proposed Initiative The League of Women Voters of Portland and Portland Forward, with the assistance of ACLU Oregon, filed an amici curiae brief with the Multnomah County Circuit Court on April 24, 2024.  The brief supported the ballot title challenge which the Dr. Rev. LeRoy Haynes, Jr. filed to a Portland Police Association initiative petition (PDX24OL-03). Dr. Rev. Haynes chairs the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform. The initiative sought to eliminate the  police oversight board’s ability to discipline officers and reduced the board’s scope of jurisdiction over police misconduct Read more

By Margaret Noel, ago

2024 Primary Election Voters’ Guides

Check out the League’s Voters’ Guide page here! You will find explanations of all the Multnomah County ballot measures, as well as links to a video and podcast of a pro/con voter forum on the Zoo Bond measure. There are answers to questions written by the candidates, and thirty-two short videos of candidate interviews. We produced videos and podcasts of candidate forums for both the Republican and Democratic candidates running to represent US House District 3 , and forums with the candidates for Multnomah County District Attorney and for three of the County Commissioner Districts. All our voters’ guide information Read more

By Margaret Noel, ago