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May 9, 2018
Countdown to Vote
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It’s shaping up to be a histor-
ic midterm with a record number
of candidates who are women
and people of color running for
the Portland City Council and
Multnomah County Board of
Commissioners. Loretta Smith
and former state representative
and activist Jo Ann Hardesty,
both African Americans, and cur-
rent City Hall employee Andrea
Valderrama, who is of Peruvian
descent, are among some of the
leading candidates.
As of Tuesday, 13 days since
ballots were first mailed, the turn-
out was 10 percent of Multnomah
County’s 520,749 registered vot-
ers, according to the county’s
election division website. That’s
about the same, percentage-wise,
compared to the 2014 primary.
For non-partisan contests like
the city council and county com-
missioner races, anyone who gets
more than 50 percent of the vote
wins automatically. Otherwise,
the top two will face off in a No-
vember General Election runoff.
This year there are a whopping
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governor, including incumbent
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years ago in a special election af-
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A Portland Children’s Levy,
which supports programs for
children experiencing poverty,
abuse and other conditions that
put them at a disadvantage, will
be up for renewal by voters this
year. First passed in 2002, Mea-
sure 26-197 is a property tax of
about 40 cents per $1,000 valua-
tion to raise approximately $118
million over the next five years
to go into “proven and effective
programs” to aid children.
Campaign
spokesperson
Aisling Coghlan told the Portland
Observer that in the previous 15
years, over $150 million has been
invested in over 50 organizations
from the levy.
In Beaverton, voters will be
asked to approve a property tax
levy to pay for added teachers
and limit class sizes.
Voters can sign up to track
their ballots to see that it is re-
ceived and counted. They can
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also receive a virtual “I Voted”
sticker, which can be shared on
social media. Visit Multnomah.
ballottrax.net to sign up.
Voters who have not received
their ballot are advised to call
503-988-3720. Lost ballots can
also be replaced. In Gresham, a
new Voting Express Center is lo-
cated inside the new Multnomah
County East building on 600 N.E.
Eighth St.
In addition, 27 drop sites
throughout the county, including
all Multnomah county Libraries
and eight 24-hour drop boxes can
collect ballots up until 8pm on
election night. More information
can be found at bit.ly/MultCo-
DropSites.
Unofficial results of the elec-
tion will be available starting at 8
p.m. on election night. As count-
ing continues into the next day,
the results will be updated, Mult-
nomah County Elections Office
Spokesperson Eric Sample told
the Portland Observer.
“Results are unofficial until we
certify the election, which is 20
days after the election,” Sample
said.
Results can be viewed online
at multco.us/elections/may-15-
2018-election-results.