Elections.

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Office of the City Auditor > Office of the City Auditor > Elections Elections Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $0 $2,875 $0 $0 General Fund $0 $2,875 $0 $0 Internal Revenues $0 $1,524,174 $1,386,964 $1,611,854 General Fund $0 $1,524,174 $1,386,964 $1,611,854 Grand Total $0 $1,527,049 $1,386,964 $1,611,854 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Materials and $2,270 $201,222 $333,186 $418,600 Services Internal Materials and $0 $112,812 $104,192 $201,890 Services Personnel $0 $748,245 $953,822 $991,364 Grand Total $2,270 $1,062,278 $1,391,200 $1,611,854 Program Description and Goals The Elections Division partners with county and state elections offices to administer municipal elections. Elections also fulfills a greater mandate required by the City's new form of government and expanded City Council. Elections provides a broad range of regulatory oversight and proactive public outreach and services to elections customers. Primary functions of the Division include overseeing certification and qualification to the ballot for candidates, petitions and referred measures, administration of the lobbying and political consultant registration program, execution of the City's Charter-mandated campaign finance limits and disclaimer laws, and equitable public elections education and training. The City's Charter requires periodic voter education campaigns which include citywide engagement as well as focused education services. 593

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget The Division includes five FTE that facilitate candidate elections, petition and measure management, oversight of two City Code- based disclosure regulations, and enforcement of Charter-based campaign finance limits and political disclaimer laws. Services The Elections Division provides administration of municipal elections in concert with Multnomah County Elections and State of Oregon, ballot qualification for candidates, petitions, and referred measures, and certification of official election results to Council; public education and outreach to voters, candidates, campaigns, City officials, and lobbyists; oversight of two City Code-based disclosure regulations, and enforcement of Charter-based campaign finance limits and political disclaimer laws. Equity Impacts Elections is focused on promoting equitable outcomes in a few key areas and applying an equity lens in its delivery of services to the public. Focused areas for equitable services are guided by Elections' Results-Based Accountability plan that centers how Elections engages all Portlanders in the political process, such as through voter education services. In FY 2026-27, the Division will begin implementing its first elections cycle leading citywide voter education outside of the larger government transition effort. The Division is using professional polling and evaluation data, voter participation data, mapping tools, as well as feedback from community partners to provide community-centered and data-driven services to Portlanders. Changes to Program Elections was elevated from a program to a division in FY 2024-25. Elections independently carries out Charter-required voter education campaigns and has begun doing so independently leading up to the 2026 Municipal General Election. The Division prepares for each election with research and analysis, material user design testing, program evaluation, voter, candidate, and citywide feedback mechanisms (surveys, steering committees, independent polls), as well as ongoing public feedback to inform and improve service delivery. Beginning in FY 2025-26 the program was accepted into a cohort of local elections offices and will seek certification from the U.S. Alliance for Elections Excellence, adhering to the national best practice standards for community partnerships. The FY 2026-27 Budget includes $40,000 in reductions for voter education campaigns. The Division will mitigate impacts of this reduction by leveraging partnership with Multnomah County Elections. 594

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