UPDATE: In June, 2009, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2895, a bill allowing for an official pilot of the Citizens' Initiative Review to be run during the 2010 election. This means that one to three ballot measures will be reviewed in-depth by demographically balanced panels of everyday Oregon voters, in order to provide clear, trustworthy, and useful information to voters statewide. Click here to learn more about the Citizens' Initiative Review.
News & Updates
Written on December 23, 2009 by Elliot Shuford
We recently received some fantastic news about the Citizens Initiative Review: the National Science Foundation has awarded a very generous grant to the CIR evaluation team led by Professor John Gastil. Prof.
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Written on October 30, 2009 by Tyrone Reitman
We're pleased to announce that Jack Roberts, former State Labor Commissioner, and current Executive Director of the Lane Metro Partnership has joined Healthy Democracy Oregon's Advisory Board.
Roberts brings a wealth of knowledge and a keen understanding of Oregon politics to an already stellar Advisory Board, and is looking forward to making a positive contribution to the CIR project.
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