Citizens Initiative Review

Citizens Initiative Review The panel hears directly from advocates for and against the measure and calls upon policy experts during the multi-day public review.

The Citizens’ Initiative Review is a proven way of publicly evaluating ballot measures so that voters have clear, useful, and trustworthy information at election time. During the Citizens’ Initiative Review, a panel of randomly-selected and demographically-balanced voters is brought together from across the state to fairly evaluate a ballot measure. At the conclusion of the in-depth review, the pa

nel then drafts a ’Citizens’ Statement’ highlighting the most important findings about the measure. Each ‘Citizens’ Statement’ is published as a prominent new page in the voters’ pamphlet as a new and easily accessible resource for voters to use at election time. In 2011, the Oregon Legislature approved House Bill 2634, legislation making the Citizens’ Initiative Review a permanent part of Oregon elections. This marked the first time a legislature has made voter deliberation a formalized part of the election process. The CIR is a benchmark in the initiative reform and public engagement fields.

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