Posts Tagged ‘Voting’
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Now’s the time for everyone to help distribute slate cards to every Democrat in Multnomah County. Find out how you can help.
Read More >This Gubernatorial Election Is Not a Conventional War: We Need YOU!
by Angela Jones, PCP HD 47 Maureen Dowd’s recent opinion piece in the New York Times is the call to arms Oregon Democrats need now, less than 50 days until ballots are mailed. We are looking at the frightening potential of a garishly bespectacled, gun-toting Oregon governor. A woman. But not an ally for women’s…
Read More >Make MultDems More Inclusive: Sign Up for ‘Be Heard’ Listening Tour
How do we connect with voters who aren’t like ourselves? Sign up to canvass on the Community Action & Engagement (CA&E) Listening Tour. From August through late October, the MultDems Community Action & Engagement team will host numerous canvassing events, and we need lots of canvassers. Our objective is to build goodwill with and be…
Read More >Why I Volunteer
By Dr. Rosa Colquitt,PhD, Vice Chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon Over the past decade I have used a singular quote from civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as the tag line for all email communications and my personal Facebook header. Fully written into the depths of my heart are his inspiring…
Read More >Alternative Voting Methods Report
This page report was prepared by the Election Integrity Caucus of the Democratic Party of Oregon Presented by the Alternative Voting Methods Subcommittee, Chaired by Lisa Wolf Endorsements for Delegate Selection Use: Travis Nelson & Bravo Valdez Contributors: Deren Ash, James Davis, Gary Lietke, Michael Smith, Thomas Wrisley, Sherry Healy, and Lisa Wol ALTERNATIVE VOTING…
Read More >What’s what in our government…. Ranked Choice Voting Explored
Let’s get smarter about different voting methods like Ranked Choice Election Integrity Study Group MultDems may have heard rumors that we need to change our voting methods. Other cities like Ann Arbor, Michigan, San Francisco and 29 others RankedChoiceVotingCities2021 opted in for Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Why would any city choose to change from the…
Read More >Member Spotlight: Paul Choi
In this Member Spotlight, we asked a new Multnomah County Democrat to tell us his story. Paul was an integral part of the Communications Group effort to overhaul the MultDems website. Paul was able to take the design work done by the team and previous volunteers and single-handedly deliver the streamlined site which just launched…
Read More >What’s What in Our Government: Let’s Get Smarter about … Redistricting
What is redistricting? Redistricting is the drawing of the boundaries of voting districts. A voting district is a geographical area that the government uses to create groups who vote for a representative in a legislative body like the Oregon State Senate, House, or US House of Representatives. Only voters within that district can cast ballots…
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