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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Important topics for comments now Do you think Portland should have a city manager? Should city commissioners be elected by districts? Does the Portland City Council need more members? Should the City Council be primarily a legislative body (and not also an administrative one)? League members and the public are Read more…
Summer Updates Every ten years, the City of Portland appoints a commission to review its Charter. The City Charter is the organizing document that structures the City and its leadership. LWVPDX is following the Charter Review Commission, which has been underway since late spring. Several of our board members are Read more…