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Multnomah County adopts ordinance to implement ranked‑choice voting for county contests
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The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted an ordinance amending county code chapter 5 to implement single‑winner ranked‑choice voting for county candidate elections, aligning county rules with the City of Portland and preparing for county contests in November 2026.
Multnomah County commissioners unanimously adopted an ordinance amending county code chapter 5 to implement single‑winner ranked‑choice voting (RCV) for county candidate elections.
Elections Director Tim Scott and Ranked Choice Voting Project Manager Leah Benson told the board the ordinance aligns county rules with the Multnomah County Home Rule Charter and the City of Portland’s RCV code and will allow the county to prepare for its first RCV contests in November 2026. "A key goal in the drafting of the ordinance was consistency between the…
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