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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…
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 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…
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. Read more…