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Eviction Representation for All (ERA)
What does ERA do?
Eviction Representation for All (ERA) is a Right to Counsel program designed to provide free legal representation for every tenant in eviction court in Multnomah County. It is a universal program that protects everyone, regardless of income, funded by a 0.75% increase in capital gains tax.
To learn more about ERA, including how it will help you as a Multnomah County resident and why protecting renters from eviction is important, visit www.eratenants.org
Vote Yes on Measure 112
What is Oregon Measure 112?
Measure 112 is a ballot measure to remove language from the Oregon Constitution that allows for slavery and involuntary servitude as a form of punishment for a crime. Voting YES by November 8th will close this “slavery loophole” to ensure our state’s most important document better reflects our values as Oregonians – and as people.
What Will the Measure Change in the Constitution?
“There shall be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude in this state, otherwise than as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.”
The Oregon Constitution, Article 1 Section 34
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