OPINION: A proposed change now would limit voters' power later

Super-minority thresholds, like the one proposed this year (25%), make it easy for politicians to gain office with support from only small segments of their electorates and make it hard to unseat them thereafter, even when they lose the support of most of the citizens they represent.

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Charter School: Follow that vote! Rose City Reform digs into the portion of single transferable vote that's most puzzling to voters: Vote transfers.

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How the Proposed Single Transferable Voting for City Council Members Works-Warning: Confusing!