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The Oregon Direct Legislation League was an organization of political activists founded by William S. U'Ren in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1898. U'Ren had been politically activated by reading the influential 1893 book Direct Legislation Through the Initiative and Referendum, [1] and the group's founding followed in the wake of the 1896 founding of the National Direct Legislation League, which ...
Pages in category "Defunct organizations based in Oregon" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Direct Legislation League; O. Oregon Civil ...
The Oregon System of direct democracy is largely credit to William U'Ren, one time a member of the Populist Party and the founder of the Oregon Direct Legislation League in 1898. U'Ren committed to direct legislation as a way combat corrupt practices in government, using it as a tool to break through the political gridlock in the state legislature.
The Oregon Legislative Assembly [a] is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral , consisting of an upper and lower chamber : the Senate , whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives , with 60 members elected to two-year terms.
Oregon Capitol building. The government of the U.S. state of Oregon, as prescribed by the Oregon Constitution, is composed of three government branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. These branches operate in a manner similar to that of the federal government of the United States. [1]
2012 Oregon legislative election: 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly: 2015 2016 Oregon legislative election: 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly: 2017 2018 Oregon legislative election: 80th Oregon Legislative Assembly: 2019 November 2018 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly: January 11, 2021 March 4, 2022 November 2020: House, Senate: 82nd Oregon ...
The 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 11, 2021 and adjourned June 26th. Its even-year short session of 35 days convened on February 1, 2022 and adjourned sine die on March 4, 2022.
The 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly is the current session of the Oregon Legislature. It began on January 21, 2025. It began on January 21, 2025. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Democrats netted one seat in both the House and the Senate to win a three-fifths supermajority in both chambers, which is required to pass new taxes or update existing taxes. [ 5 ]