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“Lottery-selected democracy is no panacea, but it is an example of a complex design that directly counters…
Randomly Chosen Panel Should Guide Airport’s Future, Officials Say
JORGE CASUSO “September 25, 2023 — The future of Santa Monica Airport should be hammered out –…
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Here’s how the controversial new Petaluma fairgrounds planning process will work
AMELIA PARREIRA ARGUS-COURIER STAFF March 2, 2022, 12:15PM To form the panel of 30 to 40 residents,…
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Let the People of California Solve the State’s Homelessness Crisis
A Citizens Assembly Could Unify People Around a Thorny Problem and Succeed Where Politicians Have Failed by JOE MATHEWS | FEBRUARY 22, 2022…
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Community Matters: Finally, a novel approach to resolving the Petaluma Fairgrounds quandary
TYLER SILVY ARGUS-COURIER EDITOR February 9, 2022 Eager to find a solution to the quandary, Petaluma City…
Democracy Rising 8: Deliberative Democracy — Power
By Susan Clark, originally published by Resilience.org Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) gives an old system a much-needed update. The initiative…
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Opinion: Citizen Initiative Review Commissions Provide Deeper Involvement in Democracy
Guest opinion article written by Sue Malek for the Missoulian: Should we enact Citizen Initiative Review Commissions…
First Statewide Online Assembly Will Look at Coronavirus Recovery
From Portland Tribune: Forty Oregonians, just under half the size of the Legislature, will meet online during the…
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Oregonians to weigh in on COVID-19 recovery issues in ‘virtual citizen assembly’
From KTVZ News Channel 21: PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregonians from all walks of life will participate in…
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Citizens’ Initiative Review: Helping Citizens Make Better Informed Voting Choices
From medium.com/participo: Linn Davis is a program manager at Healthy Democracy, a US-based nonpartisan non-profit that designs and…
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Do you trust your fellow citizens more than your leaders?
From swissinfo.ch: A Swiss experiment bringing together a group of citizens to prepare an informational sheet for February’s…
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Bridging the Urban Rural Divide
From Ruralite: On a Saturday morning in August, Mike and Jeanney McArthur gather in their living room…
From ancient Athens to the town hall: Can a new wave of deliberative democracy save the world?
From Salon: . . . What’s a good regional example? At the regional/state level, it is worth…
Milwaukie jury: Pay elected officials more
From Clackamas Review: Milwaukie city officials this month received a ruling from a Citizens Jury on Council Compensation…
Swiss town tests citizen panel to help voters analyse information
From swissinfo.ch: The municipality of Sion in southwestern Switzerland is planning a participative democracy experiment, first tried out…
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