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Pair propose ‘juries’ to aid voters

By David Steves


The jury - 12 ordinary citizens gathered to weigh the facts and determine a defendant's guilt or innocence - has served Oregon's legal system since statehood.

Now, a political reform group wants juries to help Oregon voters judge ballot initiatives.

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Date published: 
June 13th, 2008
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HDO will address Eugene City Club on Friday

We're excited to be giving a talk about Citizens' Initiative Review to the Eugene City Club, Friday, June 13th. City club is a great civic organization which hosts debates and discussions about candidates and important issues of the day, including ballot measures around election time.

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CIR demonstration slated for Sept 21 - 25, 2008

In order to show the public how the CIR process works, we will be running a full demonstration of the CIR process this fall. HDO's goal in running the demonstration at this point in time is to provide an opportunity to answer common questions about the process, run a full evaluation of our proposal, and really begin the discussion in earnest about making the CIR an official part of our initiative process.

The CIR demonstration will be held in Salem from September 21st through the 25th.

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