"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform","Arfung","The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was a body created by the government of British Columbia, Canada. The Assembly was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province. The body was composed of 160 citizens selected ar random from throughout the province. These members met approximately every other weekend for one year to deliberate about alternative voting arrangements. ","The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform was a body created by the government of British Columbia, Canada. The Assembly was charged with investigating and recommending changes to improve the electoral system of the province. The body was composed of...","Wed, 09/16/2009 - 13:30","Canada","No","Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 16:00","Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","facilitators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","Deliberation, Direct Democracy, Public Hearing","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform","Peerya","","The Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform was created in March of 2006 by the Government of Ontario. The main purpose of the assembly was to closely examine the current electoral system in Ontario, learn about alternative election models, and decipher...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 01:09","Canada","No","Friday, September 8, 2006 - 17:00","Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 16:00","Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","Educators","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection, Election","Citizen Conferences, Deliberation","","Other","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Yes"
"Portsmouth Listens (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)","Plscully","","As of 2010, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (population 20,000) has sustained the practice of organized, public dialogue and deliberation for over ten years. Since 1999, diverse community groups in Portsmouth have organized at least six rounds of large-scale...","Mon, 01/18/2010 - 17:11","United States","Yes","Thursday, December 31, 1998 - 16:00","Friday, December 30, 2005 - 16:00","Education & Schools, Environment, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","Mostly volunteers w/ some paid","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Informal Social Activities","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Individual","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Other","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Other","Yes"