Voting, Government, and You
Day
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Meet
11:00 AM
Rolls
11:30 AM
Ends
12:20 PM
Where
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Portland City Hall
1221 SW 4th Ave · Portland Downtown
outside the east entrance of City Hall
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- MAX Orange MAX Yellow 291 293 City Hall/SW 5th & Jefferson MAX Station · 1 min walk
- B Loop NS SW 5th & Market · 4 min walk
- A Loop PSU Urban Center · 5 min walk
Distance
3–8 mi
Audience
General
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About
Pedal a short easy tour of Portland's five levels of government and some of their meeting locations. Learn how Portland is governed and how to get involved with public meetings, advocacy campaigns, ballot initiatives, elections, or other ways to participate. Meet grassroots voting advocates and learn about how simple and fair voting methods differ from choose-only-one models like IRV/STV.
STAR Voting is an innovative voting method for more representative elections. Instead of being limited to picking just one candidate, you can score as many candidates as you like, showing your preference order and your level of support for the options. STAR Voting empowers voters to express their views and opinions more accurately, ensures that voters are able to vote their conscience without wasting their vote, combats polarization, and does a better job at electing winners who actually represent the will of the people.
Enjoy a casual group ride and chat with STAR Voting volunteers about why STAR is different from other voting methods, how elections can be tools for understanding majority opinion and consensus-building, and what lets STAR elections cut through the gotchas that keep us trapped in a two-party system.