2014 Citizens Initiative Review Pilot

Healthy Democracy partnered with Engaged Public and The Civic Canopy to pilot a Citizens Initiative Review process at the state level in Colorado in 2014. A citizen panel of 20 Colorado voters – chosen at random from the voting population of Colorado and balanced to fairly reflect the state’s voting population – evaluated Proposition 105, which dealt with the labeling of GMO foods.

The clip below features 2014 Colorado CIR citizen panelists Bill Wright and Ben Hamilton and Brenda Morrison of Engaged Public discussing Prop 105 and the CIR process. (From the October 17, 2014 episode of Colorado State of Mind on Rocky Mountain PBS.)

Colorado Citizens' Statements

Proposition 105 (2014)

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The Portland Metro Area CIR panelists are learning how to ask good questions in preparation for more information gathering this afternoon.
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Participating in the Citizens’ Initiative Review creates an amazing opportunity for voting citizens to increase their impact on democracy. The Citizen’s Statement that is created as a result of the CIR directly informs the Oregon Voter’s guide!
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Recent Posts

The 2018 Portland Metro Area CIR is Starting Today! (And Running Aug. 23-26)

August 23, 2018

The Portland metro area is hosting its first-ever Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR), facilitated by Healthy Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit based in Portland. Up for review: the Metro Region Affordable Housing Bond Measure. A cross-section of voters – who are randomly selected to match the demographics of the metro region in key areas such as political affiliation,
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2018 Portland-Area CIR Details

July 30, 2018

2018 Portland-Area CIR Announcement

July 19, 2018

Got This Letter in Your Mail? You’ve won the democracy lottery! If you received the letter, you have a chance to be part of a Citizens’ Initiative Review. If you reply and are randomly selected, you will: Spend four days reviewing a measure on the November ballot, as part of a 20-person citizen panel Have
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CIR in Colorado