Portland voters approved a package of city charter amendments Tuesday that would expand city council, hire a city administrator, and alter the city’s voting system, launching a two year process of significantly overhauling Portland’s governance structure. The new system laid out in Measure 26-228, which had collected 56 percent of the vote as of Wednesday […]
Election 2022
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Welcome to the Mercury‘s 2022 General Election Night Live Blog!
Election night party gossip, the latest results, and lots and lots of the smartassery you love! ❤️
It’s election night in Portland, which can only mean one thing: Time for a riveting and raucous Portland Mercury liveblog! There are a heap of candidates and ballot measures on the table tonight, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. From the three-way governor’s race, to congressional seats that could flip the US House, to new Multnomah […]
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Hey Last-Minute Voter! Use the Mercury Election Cheat Sheet! (Also Vote for Jo Ann Hardesty and Charter Reform!)
HEY THERE, BUSY BEE! I am fully aware that you’ve been waaaay too busy to fill out that ballot, but it’s crunch time. The election is TODAY and you must either drop your ballot in one of the many boxes scattered around the city, OR if you must mail it, make sure it’s post-marked TODAY […]
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Election Day is TOMORROW: How to Vote and When to Expect Results
Unless you have fastidiously avoided your mailbox for the past month, you’re probably aware that we’ve got an election on our doorstep. Those piles of glossy campaign mailers and voting guides, topped by an actual mail-in ballot, are meant for the November 8 general election, otherwise known as TOMORROW. By now, you’re in one of […]
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Stop Wealthy Power Brokers and Right-Wingers from Taking Over Portland. VOTE with the Mercury’s Endorsements and Cheat Sheet!
You see it happening all around us: Wealthy business owners and right-wing “Democrats” doing everything they can to steer Portland away from its progressive roots, and the many gains we’ve fought for over the past few years. And they’re not going to stop until they have a stranglehold on the city and state government. But […]
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Political Group Campaigning Against City Charter Reforms Accuses City of Unfairly Supporting Measure
A political group lobbying against the ballot measure that could change Portland’s government structure and voting process has accused the city of presenting misleading information about the proposed changes and openly advocating for the ballot measure. The complaint surrounds Measure 26-228, the highly contested amendment to Portland’s city charter. Every ten years, a group of […]
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Elections Office Clears Gonzalez Campaign and Schnitzer of Additional Campaign Violations
An investigation by the City Auditor’s office found no violations of campaign finance regulations by both City Council candidate Rene Gonzalez’s campaign and one of his largest donors. The complaint centers on a deal between Schnitzer Property Management LLC and the Gonzalez campaign, in which the management company—owned by Gonzalez donor Jordan Schnitzer—gave Gonzalez a […]
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Mercury Endorsements: Hurry Up and Vote Jessica Vega Pederson for Multnomah County Chair Already!
[Check out all the Mercury‘s endorsements here. Don’t have time for all those words? Use our handy-dandy election cheat sheet!] Multnomah County Chair: Jessica Vega Pederson The race to fill the position of Multnomah County Chair being vacated by term-limited Deborah Kafoury falls to a competition between two experienced county commissioners: Jessica Vega Pederson and […]
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Cut Through the Crap and Vote Lickety-Split with the Mercury’s Election CHEAT SHEET!
Look, you are a busy bee! 🐝 So there’s no shame in letting the Mercury, who has two decades of experience watching and reporting on Portland politics, help you fill out your 2022 election ballot. If you need to know the reasoning behind our excellent decisions, check out our deeply researched opinions right here! If […]
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Oregon Judge Clears Rene Gonzalez of Historic Elections Fine
The case hinged on whether $250 per month is a fair market price for downtown office space.
An Oregon judge revoked a $77,140 fine given to city council candidate Rene Gonzalez’s campaign for alleged election law violations Thursday. The decision to overturn the fine heavily rested on expert testimony from a small number of real estate brokers who spoke to poor rental conditions in downtown Portland. Gonzalez received a $77,140 fine from elections […]
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Mercury Endorsements: Don’t Let Republicans Take Away What We’ve Fought For—Vote Tina Kotek!
[Check out all the Mercury‘s endorsements here. Don’t have time for all those words? Use our handy-dandy election cheat sheet!] Governor: Tina Kotek While choosing who we elect for governor is always important, can we be so bold as to suggest this race is particularly critical? Thanks to an influx of millions of dollars from […]
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Vote Quick ‘N’ Easy with the Mercury’s Election CHEAT SHEET!
Look, you are a busy bee! 🐝 So there’s no shame in letting the Mercury, who has two decades of experience watching and reporting on Portland politics, help you fill out your 2022 election ballot. If you need to know the reasoning behind our excellent decisions, check out our deeply researched opinions right here! If […]