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Local elections

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.

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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.
Published
November 4, 2021

Brandon Mazer wins Portland at-large council seat in drawing of lots

Roberto Rodriguez, the losing candidate, immediately said he would ask for a vote recount.
Published
November 3, 2021

Majority of Richmond voters in favor of starting withdrawal process again

The town completed the process and voted to leave, but did not have enough votes to validate it.