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Advancing A Democracy That Represents All of Us

Together, we’re working to realize the unfinished promise of democracy.

Recent progress includes Oregon legislation that:

  • Expands Voter Pamphlet Language Access, translating state and county voter pamphlets into more of the top languages spoken by Oregon voters (2024)
  • Increases Access to School Board Meetings for parents and students, by livestreaming and posting recordings online (2024)
  • Puts Ranked Choice Voting measure on the 2024 ballot as a chance to adopt this voting method for some state elections (2023)
  • Expands Modernized Automatic Voter Registration to be used by Oregon’s Health Authority to reach more unregistered voters (2023)
  • Creates Tribal Consultation Task Force to explore ways to strengthen and improve Oregon policy requiring state government to consult with recognized sovereign tribal nations (2023)
  • Respects Tribal Interests in Public Records Preservation, by recognizing tribal cultural value as criteria for preserving public records (2023)

There’s more work ahead. With Ranked Choice Voting used for the first time in Portland (2024) and Multnomah County (2026) elections, we hope to help voters better understand this reform. And we’re doing the advance work now for Oregon’s 2025 legislative session, where we hope to continue the fight for a more inclusive and reflective democracy.

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Knitting in Protest of Militarization of Oregon

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Knitting in Protest of Militarization of Oregon

Resist with every fiber of your being! Join us outside of the Portland Farmers Market at PSU on December 6th & 20th as we peacefully resist Trump's militarization of Oregon. We will have canopies to keep us dry from any potential rain but please be sure to bring your camping chair, blankets to keep warm and either your knitting supplies or another hobby you'd like to work on as we sit in resistance to Trump's authoritarianism.
Defend Democracy, Not Occupation!

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Defend Democracy, Not Occupation!

Join us as we gather in SE Portland to peacefully protest the latest authoritarian move by the Trump administration in trying to send federal troops to our city! We will be gathering at the corner of SE Powell Blvd & César E. Chávez Blvd with signs to encourage passerby's to resist the Trump administration's continued abuse of power.
Weekly Organizing Check In

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Weekly Organizing Check In

The Trump administration has continued to take actions to militarize Oregon and terrorize our communities. These are the actions of an authoritarian.

Common Cause will be organizing virtual meetings every Wednesday at 530 pm to discuss the ways that we can peacefully protest this abuse of power that is being exhibited by the Trump administration throughout our state.

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Kate Titus

Kate Titus

Executive Director

Common Cause Oregon

Oregon Advisory Board

Oregon Advisory Board

EXECUTIVE TEAM

* Kris Smock, Consultant, Kris Smock Consulting * Cynthia Castro, Deputy Chief of Staff, Portland Commissioner Mapps * Bill Harris, Retired Ophthalmologist * Xochitl Esparza, Self-Sufficiency Programs Innovation Manager, Oregon Dept of Human Services * Andy Lorenzo Salinas, Pre-law graduate

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ADVISORS

Jen Lleras, Manager, Human Rights Office, City of Eugene * Vivian Satterfield, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Portland * Amanda Manjarrez, Consultant * Rico Lujan Valerio, Director of Government Relations, Western Oregon University

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