Portland voters leaning toward rejection of rent control question
An Act to Amend Portland's Rent-Control Ordinance would exclude anyone with an ownership interest in 9 or fewer rental units from the provisions of the city's rent control ordinance.
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An Act to Amend Portland's Rent-Control Ordinance would exclude anyone with an ownership interest in 9 or fewer rental units from the provisions of the city's rent control ordinance.
Mark Dion ended the night with more than 38% of the vote, followed by Andrew Zarro, Pious Ali, Justin Costa, and Dylan Pugh.
Election officials gathered at City Hall on Wednesday morning to calculate the results of the ranked-choice ballots after none of the 5 candidates received more than 50% of the vote.
City Councilor Mark Dion led after the first round of voting for the city’s open mayoral seat on Tuesday night, but two of his more progressive opponents could still win the ranked-choice voting race.
Dion captured a majority of votes after ranked-choice votes were allocated