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Portland Elections staff update Governance Committee on small-donor program; commission recommends lowering auditor match cap
Summary
Portland Elections staff and the Portland Elections Commission told the Governance Committee on Sept. 8 they recommend lowering the auditor match cap from $100,000 to $50,000 and are postponing any change to the 250-Portland-donor certification threshold for council candidates until more post‑charter election data are available.
Portland Elections staff and representatives of the Portland Elections Commission updated the Governance Committee on Sept. 8 on data requested at an Aug. 11 meeting about the city's small-donor matching program and related ordinance (Ordinance 2025-310).
Susan Matei, director of the Small Donors Elections Program, said the Portland Elections Commission had reviewed four topics: the auditor’s match cap, the council certification threshold of 250 Portland donors, tiered matching for council campaigns, and whether to ban paid third-party fundraising. The commission voted to recommend reducing the auditor match cap from $100,000 to $50,000 "to bring it more into alignment with the other program match caps," Matei said. The commission also…
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