%0 Journal Article
%T Assessing the Electoral Impact of the 2010 Oregon Citizens¡¯ Initiative Review
%A John Gastil
%A Justin Reedy
%A Katherine Cramer
%A Katherine R. Knobloch
%A Mark Henkels
%J American Politics Research
%@ 1552-3373
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1532673X17715620
%X The Oregon Citizens¡¯ Initiative Review (CIR) distinguishes itself by linking a small deliberative body to the larger electoral process. Since 2010, CIR citizen panels have been a legislatively authorized part of Oregon general elections to promote a more informed electorate. The CIR gathers a representative cross-section of two dozen voters for 5 days of deliberation on a single ballot measure. The process culminates in the citizen panelists writing a Citizens¡¯ Statement that the secretary of state inserts into the official Voters¡¯ Pamphlet sent to each registered voter. This study analyzes the effect of one such Citizens¡¯ Statement from the 2010 general election. In Study 1, an online survey experiment found that reading this Statement influenced Oregon voters¡¯ values trade-offs, issue knowledge, and vote intentions. In Study 2, regression analysis of a cross-sectional phone survey found a parallel association between the Statement¡¯s use and voting choices but yielded some mixed findings
%K deliberation
%K direct democracy
%K election reform
%K initiatives and referenda
%K political knowledge
%K public opinion
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1532673X17715620