Governor signs historical Citizens’ Initiative Review bill into law!
Our friends at Healthy Democracy Oregon posted this on the NCDD Facebook page earlier tonight. Governor Kitzhaber signed the Citizens’ Initiative Review Bill today, which is a huge step for deliberative democracy in the U.S.! Way to go, Elliot and Ty, and everyone else involved!!
Governor Signs Historical Citizens’ Initiative Review Bill into law! | Healthy Democracy Oregon
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Bipartisan legislation continuing the Citizens’ Initiative Review has been signed into law by Governor Kitzhaber, making Oregon the first state in the nation to pass such innovative reform.
Sandy Heierbacher co-founded the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) with Andy Fluke in 2002, with the 60 volunteers and 50 organizations who worked together to plan NCDD’s first national conference. She served as NCDD's Executive Director between 2002 and 2018. Click here for a list of articles and resources authored by Sandy.
