Pair of former legislators endorse creation of independent redistricting commission

Some 15 states, including New York and Texas that are home to a combined total of 64 seats, face ongoing litigation over congressional lines.

Voters may get the chance to decide whether an independent commission should redraw the state’s legislative and congressional districts after a proposed ballot measure cleared a significant hurdle.   People Not Politicians, the group seeking to end legislative control of redistricting, announced Monday that a deadline for legal challenges to the proposed initiative passed last week, clearing the way for supporters to begin collecting the roughly 150,000 signatures needed to put a measure before voters in November 2024.  The group is […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- People Not Politicians announced Wednesday that they have filed with the Oregon Secretary of State a proposed initiative petition for the November 2024 ballot to reform what it calls "Oregon’s dysfunctional and partisan redistricting process, and to replace it with an independent citizens’ commission for fair representation." Here's the rest of the

Oregonians who don’t want politicians to draw Oregon’s electoral maps are giving up on their attempts to reach the ballot this year.

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum must redo the ballot title for a proposed initiative to transfer the job of drawing the state's electoral lines from lawmakers, to a new independent commission. That will make it difficult for supporters to gather enough signatures to get on the ballot this year.

Guest writer Sal Peralta harbors an enduring interest in public policy, reflected in a long record of public involvement. He helped found the Independent Party of Oregon ...