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May 12, 2017

Will Portlanders Slap Limits On Campaign Contributions? Progressive Groups Plan to Find Out

Will Portlanders Slap Limits On Campaign Contributions? Progressive Groups Plan to Find Out - Blogtown

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Reformers had an easy time last year convincing Multnomah County voters to put limits on campaign contributions for county races. Now they're hoping to make the same plea at the city level—even as the legality of their reforms remains an open question.
Months after more than 88 percent of voters approved Measure 26-184, which strictly limits financing in elections for county officials, local progressive activists have drafted a measure to slap the same basic strictures on city races, the Mercury has learned.