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Portland Police Fund Initiative Falters | Portland News
A controversial Portland initiative to redirect clean energy funds toward hiring 400 police officers is in serious jeopardy after failing its first signature verification — falling short of the 40,437 valid signatures needed to appear on the November ballot. Despite submitting over 63,000 signatures, only 55,837 were sampled, and early results show a troubling rate of invalidations — mostly due to voters not residing in Portland or being unregistered in Oregon. A second sample is underway, but early signs suggest the initiative may not meet the threshold without legal action. Backers accuse…
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