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Ten Things Portlanders Should Know About Multi-Member Districts

They’re more familiar than you might think.

Oct 13, 2022

October 13, 2022

Jay Lee

https://www.sightline.org/profile/jay-lee/

Senior Research Associate, Democracy
When Elections Are Decided in the May Primary, Many Portlanders Don’t Have a voice in City Hall

Holding proportional races in November can change that.

Sep 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

Kristin Eberhard

https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

Fellow
In Some Cities, Most Voters Put Someone They Want on City Council—But Not Portland

Sep 29, 2021

September 29, 2021

Kristin Eberhard

https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

Fellow
Voters in Southwest Portland Neighborhoods Have More Influence on City Council Elections than Those East of 82nd Avenue

Voters in neighborhoods with more people of color are less likely to elect their preferred councilors.

Sep 28, 2021

September 28, 2021

Kristin Eberhard

https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

Fellow
Portland: Why Risk Gerrymandering When You Could Go Proportional?

Un-gerrymandered districts would keep racial groups in the minority across the city.

Sep 27, 2021

September 27, 2021

Kristin Eberhard

https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

Fellow
Want to Give Portlanders of Color a Voice on City Council? Districts Won’t Help

But proportional ranked choice voting would reliably give voters of color a voice in City Hall.

Sep 22, 2021

September 22, 2021

Kristin Eberhard

https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

Fellow
Everything You Wanted to Know about Portland Charter Review but Were Afraid to Ask

The third ever Charter Commission is meeting right now to propose amendments to Portland’s city charter.

Sep 1, 2021

September 1, 2021

Kristin Eberhard

https://www.sightline.org/profile/kristineberhard/

Fellow

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charter commission articles

Ten Things Portlanders Should Know About Multi-Member Districts

When Elections Are Decided in the May Primary, Many Portlanders Don’t Have a voice in City Hall

In Some Cities, Most Voters Put Someone They Want on City Council—But Not Portland

Voters in Southwest Portland Neighborhoods Have More Influence on City Council Elections than Those East of 82nd Avenue

Portland: Why Risk Gerrymandering When You Could Go Proportional?

Want to Give Portlanders of Color a Voice on City Council? Districts Won’t Help

Everything You Wanted to Know about Portland Charter Review but Were Afraid to Ask

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