Portland United for Change
@charter_reform
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Portland voters said YES to ranked choice voting, City Council districts, and a city administrator in November 2022. Now, let’s make Portland work for everyone!
Portland, OR
Joined July 2022
Portland United for Change is hosting a candidate ranked choice voting training on Friday, 8/16 at 5:30. All Portland City Council candidates are invited. Register by 8/12 at (limited to candidates and staff only)
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RT @OregonRCV: Let's go, Oregon! . Huge shoutout to the amazing work of @colorcoalition, @charter_reform, and our statewide coalition, supp….
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RT @PortlandGov: Join us for a virtual community information session to learn more about the city organization project and recently shared….
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RT @alex_zee: How are Portland city services/bureaus going to be managed under the new gov't structure? . Here's what the city has in mind:….
opb.org
Portland is barreling toward a historic new chapter in city government set to begin in 2025. In the past month, the city’s finalized new district maps and people have begun announcing their candidacy...
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RT @alex_zee: This city has made its draft organizational chart for the new form of gov't (starting in Jan 2025)public after sharing it wit….
portland.gov
The draft organizational chart groups bureaus in service areas with a common focus, establishes Deputy City Administrators to lead them, and creates a new City Administrator office and position.
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RT @nextuporegon: New Portland City Council Districts have dropped! 😤 What district are you in?Find out with this interactive map: https://….
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What Portland City Council district are you in? Portland’s first-ever City Council districts are here. Find yours with this interactive map. #orpol .
oregonlive.com
Enter a Portland address to find out which City Council district it's in.
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RT @majaVharris: The PDX District Commission has agreed to move the map labeled Alder forward to a final vote on August 21. Once adopted, i….
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RT @alex_zee: The city commission tasked with dividing the city into four new voting districts has officially voted to approve this map: ht….
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RT @alex_zee: The commission tasked with deciding where to draw Portland's district lines has essentially narrowed it down to one map: Alde….
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Melanie Billings-Yun and @candaceforpdx in the @Oregonian today: We Must Defend Democracy in Portland.
oregonlive.com
Efforts to change three core elements of a city government transition approved by voters last year show Portlanders must remain vigilant in defending democracy, write Candace Avalos and Melanie...
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RT @colorcoalition: The deadline is approaching to apply to be our next Communications Manager!. Apply by Sunday, July 30th at https://t.co….
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"Staying focused on supporting a smooth implementation of our new form of government and elections is essential, and no amendments should be made until we have all had a chance to experience our new system in action.".TY @taylorjgriggs @portlandmercury.
portlandmercury.com
A little over a week after the public found out about the plan, most elements of Commissioners Dan Ryan and Rene Gonzalez's proposal to overhaul Portland's government transition have lost steam....
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Just in from @sophiegreenleaf @wweek: The people spoke up loud and strong and Commissioner Dan Ryan had no choice but to step back. Keep up the good work, Portland!
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RT @sophiegreenleaf: City Commissioner Dan Ryan pulls support for both of Cmr. Gonzalez's attempted charter reform alterations (shrinking c….
wweek.com
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“I don’t think any further changes to the form of structure of our elections is going to do anything but cause more discomfort amongst voters and chaos with the election systems itself".
opb.org
Portland City Council members will consider next week whether to place three separate measures on a November ballot. Each of the proposals, discussed Tuesday at a work session, would alter voter-ap...
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Thank you @sophiegreenleaf @wweek for your reporting: We assert that letting voters rank all of their favorite picks for City Council on a single ballot is actually the simpler version of ranked choice voting than what Commissioners Gonzalez and Ryan want.
wweek.com
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