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. Read more
The League is helping to “rock the vote” at a community music concert on Wednesday, September 18. Artichoke Community Music will host “The Hanging Chads” – five experienced folk-rockers – for a get-out-the-vote concert at their venue, 2007 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, from 7 to 9 pm (doors at 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 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