The LWVOR Board has recently formally endorsed our People Not Politicians (PNP) initiative, to assist in the upcoming redistricting process based on the 2020 Census.
Local Leagues don’t usually individually endorse state issues, because of our tradition of “speaking with one voice.” Under that tradition, local Leagues have a choice of either supporting state League advocacy or staying silent. (Likewise, the state League does not intervene in local League advocacy unless it conflicts with state or national Positions.)
In this case,the LWVOR has requested local Leagues to endorse the PNP campaign.
According to this movement:
The process for drawing congressional and legislative district boundaries has, for too long, been controlled by politicians. Letting politicians manipulate voting maps is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. Politicians in power shouldn’t draw voting maps that benefit themselves and their party. But that’s exactly how they do it now.
People Not Politicians is proposing a ballot measure to reform that process and create a fairer, more transparent system. At its simplest, this initiative would create an independent citizen redistricting commission comprised of Oregonians.
We believe Oregon voters should choose their politicians—politicians should not choose their voters.
Our diverse coalition has come together from all party affiliations, income levels, backgrounds, identities, and all corners of Oregon. This coalition will rally for equal, fair and transparent representation at the state and congressional level. We represent hundreds of thousands of Oregonians who believe we deserve the best possible representative government. We believe this is produced through a fair, unbiased and transparent process—and we’re working hard to make that happen.
Here is a GRAPHIC VIEW of the reapportionment process.
And HERE are FAQs on the process.
I would like to know, in detail, how the administrative judges are chosen.