Complaint Filed with City Auditor Says Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Campaign Disrega
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7 candidates for Portland City Council qualify for relaunched taxpayer fina
Seven Portland City Council candidates including incumbent Commissioner Chloe Eudaly have qualified to receive taxpayer dollars to help fund their campaigns, leading to more than $550,000 set to be doled by the end of January, according to the city.
Portland man files court appeal seeking campaign finance fines against Mayo
Ronald Buel, a member of political action committee Honest Elections Oregon, said in his complaint filed last week in Multnomah County Circuit Court that he believes Wheeler has received more than $73,000 in contributions that violate the legal limit.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Fails To Reveal Big Donors In Campaign Ads, Comp
Critics of big money in politics charge that Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is failing to follow a new law requiring that big donors be listed in advertising for city races.
City Elections Office Finds Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Re-Election Campaign in Vio
Mayor Wheeler Hit With Three Campaign Violations - Blogtown - Portland Merc
Mayor Ted Wheeler's reelection campaign has shirked some of Portland's campaign regulations, according to a letter sent by the city's elections office Tuesday afternoon. "After an investigation," writes City Elections Officer Debroah Scroggin, "I have identified three violations of city campaign regulations. I am issuing this letter of warning and education." Wheeler's campaign is accused of failing to disclose its top donors on his campaign website, on its Facebook page, and on its Twitter page....
Portland Mayor's Reelection Campaign To Limit Future Donations After Court
Though Portland's auditor said the city is not yet ready to enforce the Oregon Supreme Court's ruling in favor of strict campaign finance limits, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced late Friday his campaign will begin abiding by a $500 cap on future donations.
Pamplin Media Group - Wheeler promises to comply with campaign contribution
Portland to begin enforcing $500 campaign donation limit next week, but it
Portland city election officials say they’ll begin enforcing the voter-approved $500-per-donor limit after the Oregon Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a Multnomah County Circuit judge’s decision declaring campaign contribution limits in city elections unconstitutional.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler campaign sued by primary rival Sarah Iannarone,
The campaign donations the lawsuit challenges were above a $500-per-donor limit approved by Portland voters in 2018. Similar rules were approved by Multnomah County voters two years earlier.
Pamplin Media Group - Judge: Wheeler can spend donations over new $500 limi
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler can keep spending mega campaign contributions, j
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler can keep spending from his war chest of large campaign contributions collected before the Oregon Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent and made campaign donation limits legal in Oregon, a judge ruled Friday.
Judge: Mayor can keep spending large campaign contributions | KOIN.com
City Council Candidate Loretta Smith’s Campaign Makes a Highly Unusual Cont
City Elections Office Fines Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Campaign for Violations - W
Wheeler’s campaign manager calls critics’ scrutiny of his activity “borderline harassment.”
Pamplin Media Group - Portland City Council candidate Loretta Smith cleared
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler hires 3rd campaign manager in 9 months as electi
Amy Rathfelder as of last week was no longer part of Wheeler’s campaign, which has since hired Danny O’Halloran to replace her as campaign director.
Portland Business Alliance violated city lobbying rules 25 times, auditor f
The auditor’s office informed the alliance Monday that officials had discovered a spate of violations after launching a review of possible undisclosed lobbying efforts by the group.
Hall Monitor: Frustrated by Portland Bureaucracy? Keep an Eye on the Charte
Hall Monitor is a regular column on issues related to Portland City Hall and its influence on the community it serves. There are no fewer than five city bureaus in Portland that are responsible for trash cleanup in public spaces. Depending on the location, need, and availability, one of them might be able to address the growing dump site that’s popped up down the street from your house. If that fails, maybe you can just...
Pamplin Media Group - Portland's charter: One comic panel at a time
Portlanders want to see change in form of government, elections | KOIN.com
Board provided with update on campaign finance reform in Multnomah County |
Please visit mcelections.org for detailed information on campaign finance provisions.
Murmurs: County Measures Show Cash Disparities
Multnomah County Board of Commissioners candidates differ on approaches to homelessness, addiction
Voters will cast their ballots by May 16 for the seat that covers most of Southeast Portland.
States and localities take on foreign-influenced political spending
Ki Hong and Sam Rothbloom of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discuss bans adopted by states and localities to prohibit U.S. companies from making political contributions where they have foreign owners, noting that some bans go beyond the federal ban and raise First Amendment and preemption concerns.
Opinion: Portland must safeguard public campaign finance program’s independence
Portland needs to make both short-term and long-term changes to the Small Donor Elections Program to ensure it remains free of political interference, write Amy Sample Ward, Berk Nelson and Cristina Nieves, who serve on the Portland Elections Commission.
Portland leaders prepare to approve new campaign finance rules, public matching funds with unclear costs
“I just want to hear if we think we have enough money to cover what’s coming up.”
Peralta Redistricting rewards partisans on both sides
Guest writer Sal Peralta harbors an enduring interest in public policy, reflected in a long record of public involvement. He helped found the Independent Party of Oregon ...
Oregon lawmakers make deal to end Senate walkout. Here’s how key bills were changed
Republican and Democratic leaders in Salem have reached an agreement to end the legislative walkout that's stretched on for nearly a month and a half. Senate Republicans led the walkout in early May to protest legislation involving abortion access.
Republicans, Democrats strike a deal. Here’s how it will affect Oregonians – Oregon Capital Chronicle
A deal between legislative Republicans and Democrats will affect abortion access and gender-affirming care, gun rights and more.