Portland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Council
Portland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Council
A substantial share of Portland residents who voted in last week’s election left their preference for mayor or City Council entirely blank.
Ballot in question:
Mayor:
District 1:
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Wonder how many people got to this page on their ballot, then immediately changed their vote on 117 to "no".
Good question...
Statewide:
No - 1,146,650
Yes - 826,823The Wiki shows Mulnomah County voted for it by 50-60%, but I don't see a source for it.
https://results.oregonvotes.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?type=CTYALL&cty=26&map=CTY and click "Local Results For State Contests"
56.8% (213,693) Yes / 43.2% (162,466) No
so not as big of a change as I thought. But I guarantee it made a difference, because if I saw that bullshit above on my ballot i'd be very inclined to vote against doing it again.