local elections

Published
April 10, 2022

Portland looking again at voting rights for noncitizens in municipal elections

A proposal before the charter commission would allow all residents of legal voting age the right to participate in local races, but questions remain about the legality and impact on a vulnerable population.
Published
December 21, 2021

Elections to fill three Portland school board seats to be held in June

The elections will fill the District 5 and two at-large seats now open on the school board.
Published
December 6, 2021

Portland charter commissioners to take up clean elections proposal

Portland would be the first municipality in the state to have a clean elections program. A public meeting is set for Tuesday.
Published
December 3, 2021

Portland City Council will discuss options for filling 3 vacant school board seats

A special election could be held as early as April to fill the three vacancies or the city could wait until the next regularly scheduled election in June.
Published
November 22, 2021

Portland’s review of missing ballots confirms Rodriguez as winner of at-large council seat

A city review found a 45-vote discrepancy between ballots counted on Election Day and during a hand recount, but the outcome of the election remains unchanged.
Published
November 22, 2021

What’s next for the more progressive Portland City Council?

With progressives soon to have a two-thirds majority, proposals such as universal basic income and participatory budgeting, where neighborhoods make some of their own spending decisions, could gain traction.
Published
November 18, 2021

Clean elections advocates sue Portland for second time

The legal fight has been going on since the city blocked a ballot question in 2019.
Published
November 10, 2021

Roberto Rodriguez will take at-large seat on Portland City Council

Brandon Mazer conceded the race after a recount.
Published
November 9, 2021

Roberto Rodriguez leads by 35 votes as recount of Portland council race remains unresolved

The process was to continue Wednesday morning, with 37 ballots still disputed.
Published
November 8, 2021

Portland moves ahead with new shelter plan after effort to block it fails at the polls

Opponents of a new 208-bed shelter say they will no longer try to stop it and will instead focus their efforts on housing, rather than sheltering, the homeless.