The ordinance is being developed after voters in November required the council to establish and fund a clean elections program.
Portland Charter Commission
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portland progressives, disappointed by referendum losses, want work to continue on key issues
Meanwhile, the City Council will move forward with its search for a city manager following the defeat of Question 2 and may consider changes to the referendum process.
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Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portland’s strong mayor, minimum wage proposals rejected by voters
Voters had the final say Tuesday on the fate of 13 ballot questions that include changes to city government and an $18 minimum wage by 2025.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
On the record: What Portland city councilors are saying about the 13 ballot questions
Several councilors join Mayor Kate Snyder in opposing Question 2 and the citizen-initiated referendums, but Councilor Victoria Pelletier supports most of the questions.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portlanders to weigh referendums on clean elections and proportional ranked-choice voting
Supporters of clean elections, a proposal that prompted the formation of the recent charter commission, say it is broadly supported and will level the playing field for municipal candidates.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Mayor Snyder: Portland residents deserve a better process – let’s start by voting ‘no’
When an elected body oversees professionals employed to carry out the everyday work of municipal government, representative democracy is realized.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Here are the editorial board’s endorsements on Portland’s 13 ballot questions
Questions on the Nov. 8 ballot cover everything from short-term rentals to a ‘strong mayor.’ How did we get here?
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portland voters to consider rent control changes, ban on renters’ application fees
Question C would limit standard annual rent increases to 70% of the rate of inflation.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portland voters to consider adding Native land acknowledgment to charter
The proposed language would say that the city is located in the ‘unceded territory of the Aucocisco Band of the Wabanaki’ who were displaced by force.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Opponents of Portland referendums far outraise supporters in latest finance reports
Enough is Enough, which opposes all 13 ballot questions, raised more than $430,000 while Maine DSA’s Livable Portland campaign raised $9,300.