Proportional Representation in Portland, Oregon
Channel: Mont Chris Hubbard
Date: 2022-10-22

I made this for you, Portlanders, to help explain a part of this fall's charter reform amendment (Measure 26-228) that is the biggest piece of disagreement between the Yes and No campaigns. The proposal is for a city council formed from multi-member districts elected with Single Transferable Vote (STV), and would implement a form of "Proportional Representation", where the makeup of city council more closely matches the makeup of the residents of Portland; opponents prefer single-member districts, in which each representative is elected by a majority of the district (potentially leaving up to 49% of the city unrepresented on the council). If you have any questions about Measure 26-228, drop them in the comments and I'll try to answer them or point you towards a good source of information!

For those of you curious, here's a good explanation of how STV works (because I don't get into the details in the video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI&t=8s

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