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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portland mayoral election, 2016 | 1 |
| Portland municipal elections canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Portland City Commissioner Position 3
this entity surface form:
Portland mayoral election, 2016