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Governance Committee forwards four Portland Elections Commission appointments for council confirmation
Summary
The Governance Committee heard presentations from the Portland Elections Commission and its staff, heard statements from four appointees and moved a report (Document No. 2025-138) to full council for acceptance recommending confirmation of mayoral appointees to the commission.
The Portland City Council Governance Committee on April 7 moved a report recommending confirmation of four mayoral appointees to the Portland Elections Commission to the full council.
The committee heard a presentation from Susan Matei, director of the Small Donor Elections Program, and remarks from Amy Sample Ward, chair of the Portland Elections Commission, before each appointee made brief remarks about their interest in serving.
The commission, which was created in 2019 and last year was placed into the city charter as an independent body, oversees the city’s small donor elections program and recommends policy and funding needs to the director and council, Amy Sample Ward said. Ward said the commission is a nine-member body with four-year terms and the charter requires the commission to collectively reflect the diversity of Portland.
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