Holding Politicians Accountable
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The first step in holding an elected official accountable is to know the score - that is, how they voted on bills and decisions that affect our air, water, and land.
Lots of candidates say they support clean air and clean water when they're running for office. But OLCV is the only organization watchdogging those officials and recording how they VOTE on critical environmental issues.
2008 Scorecards
The Lane County Chapter of OLCV released two new environmental scorecards:
The Washington County Chapter of OLCV released two new environmental scorecards including the First Ever for Beaverton City Council scorecard:
Legislative Scorecards
The 2007 Environmental ScorecardFind out how your legislators did in 2007.
Learn your how your legislators scored and what environmental issues were up for votes in past sessions.
Past Legislative Scorecards
Environmental Scorecard for the 2005 Oregon Legislature
Environmental Scorecard for the 2003 Oregon Legislature
If you're not sure who represents you in Salem, you can find out here.
Local Government Scorecards
OLCV's County Chapters works with local environmental leaders to publish scorecards evaluating the voting record of local government officials.
Take Action!
Tired of politicians ignoring the environment? Then get involved with OLCV's county chapter program, which works to hold city, county, and legislative officials accountable.
To keep track of what's going on, sign up for OLCV's e-bulletin, a twice per month email newsletter on Oregon environmental politics.
