Portland municipal elections

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Portland municipal elections are regularly scheduled local contests in Portland, Oregon, in which voters choose city officials such as the mayor and members of the city council.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf local election
municipal election
ballotAccessRegulatedBy Oregon Secretary of State rules
ballotType secret ballot
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralSystemContext Oregon all-mail voting system
electorate registered voters in Portland, Oregon
electsBody Portland City Auditor
surface form: Office of the City Auditor of Portland

Office of the Mayor of Portland
Portland City Council
electsBranch executive branch of Portland city government
legislative branch of Portland city government
electsOffice Portland City Auditor
surface form: City Auditor of Portland, Oregon

Mayor of Portland, Oregon
Portland City Council
surface form: Portland City Council member
governmentTypeElected council–manager form of government (historically)
mayor–council form of government (after charter reforms taking effect in 2020s)
governs Government of Portland, Oregon
surface form: City of Portland government
hasCharacteristic administered by county election officials
conducted primarily by mail, consistent with Oregon vote-by-mail system
held on a regular schedule
nonpartisan ballot for city offices
hasTemporalExtent recurring
jurisdiction Portland city limits
levelOfGovernment municipal government
locatedIn Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: Portland, Oregon
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Oregon
partOf Oregon local elections
elections in Oregon
elections in Portland, Oregon
local government of Portland, Oregon
regulatedBy Oregon election law
Portland City Charter
Portland City Code
subjectTo Oregon Constitution
United States Constitution
Voting Rights Act of 1965
supervisedBy Multnomah County Elections Division
typicalOfficesContested city auditor
city commissioner
mayor
usesBallotFormat nonpartisan, office-by-office ballot layout
usesLanguage English
Spanish (ballot and voter materials, as required)
other languages required by federal Voting Rights Act
usesVotingSystem nonpartisan election
voterEligibility U.S. citizens residing in Portland, Oregon, meeting Oregon voter registration requirements

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Portland City Commissioner officeContestedIn Portland municipal elections
subject surface form: Portland City Commissioner Position 3
Portland Mayor electedIn Portland municipal elections
this entity surface form: Portland mayoral election, 2016