"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review (Oregon CIR)","Vicnin","The Oregon Citizen Initiative Review (Oregon CIR) is a Citizens' Initiative Review designed to allow citizens of the U.S. state of Oregon to evaluate statewide ballot initiatives. A Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) is a Citizens’ Jury that deliberates about a ballot initiative. The Oregon CIR is intended to give voters clear, useful, and trustworthy evaluations of initiatives on the ballot. During election time, voters receive an abundance of information through the media, but most of it is meant to influence, not inform. Campaigns to pass initiatives are filled with ""spin"" and ""political noise."" Healthy Democracy Oregon (HDO), a non-profit organization, was designed to help create and promote the Oregon CIR. The purpose of the Oregon CIR is to allow a random sample of Oregon citizens to learn important facts about an initiative, hear the pros and cons of each initiative, deliberate on the initiative, and then relay that information to the voters of Oregon via a one-page Citizens' Statement summarizing their findings and positions. This Citizens' Statement, which is added to the voter’s pamphlet -- a booklet, published by the government, that gives citizens information about candidates and ballot measures to be voted on in an election -- is designed to give voters facts and perspectives that they may not have gotten on their own.","PurposeThe Oregon Citizen Initiative Review (Oregon CIR) is a Citizens' Initiative Review designed to allow citizens of the U.S. state of Oregon to evaluate statewide ballot initiatives. A Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) is a Citizens’ Jury that...","Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:04","United States","Yes","Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 17:00","Wednesday, December 31, 1969 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","administrators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Community Based Organization, Individual","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Citizens' Initiative Review","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization, Individual","Yes"