December 13, 2021 •
New Rule Changes to Portland’s Small Donor Program
The City of Portland’s Open and Accountable Elections Program has voted and accepted new administrative rules for candidates participating in the program. The new rules change the name of the program to the Small Donor Elections Program. The new guidelines […]
The City of Portland’s Open and Accountable Elections Program has voted and accepted new administrative rules for candidates participating in the program.
The new rules change the name of the program to the Small Donor Elections Program.
The new guidelines clarify candidate reporting requirements and address any sections of the program left to the Portland Elections Commission in the code.
The commission set the limit on seed donations to $500 per entity.
Seed money contributions are allowed to be made by any legal entity, including corporations.
December 15, 2016 •
Portland, Oregon’s City Council Approves Public Campaign Financing Measure
On December 14, Portland City Council voted 3-2 to pass the Open and Accountable Elections package to create a public campaign finance matching system. The publicly funded election system is modeled on New York City’s public campaign financing program. The […]
On December 14, Portland City Council voted 3-2 to pass the Open and Accountable Elections package to create a public campaign finance matching system.
The publicly funded election system is modeled on New York City’s public campaign financing program. The city will provide matching funds to eligible candidates for mayor, city commissioner and auditor, with funding starting in 2019 for the 2020 election.
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