While proposals from two commissioners to alter the new form of government approved by voters last year were premature, Portlanders should recognize that building a better government may take adjustments and revisions to the original ballot measure, the editorial board writes.

The move brings the Northern Virginia suburb’s experiment with the increasingly popular voting system to a halt for now.

RCV is on the ballot in a record 10 locations; and being used for elections in 12 other locations

Nearly two-thirds of likely Portland voters say they’ll back a contested ballot measure this fall to radically reshape the city’s form of government and election system, according to a new poll commissioned by the metro area’s most influential business organization and several industry groups.