Oregon voters will decide on a potential change to the state’s electoral system in November. If passed, Measure 117 would create a ranked choice voting system in federal and statewide elections and give cities and counties the ability to adopt this type of voting system as well.
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Melanie Billings-Yun, chair of the ranked choice voting team for the League of Women Voters of Portland, said the system would replace primaries with a single ballot where voters would rank several candidates based on their preference. She pointed out some candidates initially deemed “unelectable” could benefit.
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November ballot measure gives voters the option to use ranked choice voting in Oregon, a simple improvement that gives voters more voice and more choice on their ballots PORTLAND, Ore.— The “YES on Measure 117” campaign continues to garner support, and today announced that the statewide measure has secured the…
Expanding ranked choice voting statewide in Oregon will be on the November ballot
As the November election approaches, advocates for expanding ranked-choice voting are urging people to vote yes on Oregon Measure 117.