STATEMENT OF THE CITY AUDITOR

At the Municipal Non-Partisan Primary Election to be held in the City of Portland, Counties of Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington, State of Oregon, on May 18, 2004, the positions to be filled and the candidates and measures to appear on the ballot are as follows:

Mayor, Full Term

David (The Ack) Ackerman

R. Jerry Adams, Ph.D.

Lori Balkema

Michael Benkoski

Phil Busse

Scot (Extremo the Clown) Campbell

Jim Francesconi

Craig Gier

Bart Hanson

Robert Ted Hinds

Bruce W. Hollen

Lew Humble

Scott Ketchum

Rosalinda S. Mitchell

Peter Nilsson

Donald J. Pfau

James L. Posey

Tom Potter

Jeffrey C. Rempfer

Rozz Rezabek-Wright

Jim (Spagg) Spagnola

Brad Taylor

Jeff R. Taylor

Commissioner, Position No. 1, Full Term

Sam Adams

Woodrow (Woody) Broadnax

Nick Fish

Aquiles U. Montás

Jason Newell

Brian H. Smith

Jerry Watson

Commissioner, Position No. 4, Full Term

Frank Dixon

Leonard Gard

Aaron F. Hall, AIA

Mark Lloyd Lakeman

Paul Leistner

Randy Leonard

Bonny McKnight

Alicia Salaz

Mary Ann Schwab

Scott Stephens

Jim Whittenburg

Measure 26-53

Referred to the People by the City Council

Caption: Amends Charter: Candidates Receiving Majority Vote at Primary are Elected.

Question: Shall Charter provide that candidates who receive majority vote in Primary Election are elected without further vote at General Election?

Summary: Presently, the Portland City Charter provides that all candidates for City office must be elected at a General Election. Therefore, even when a candidate receives a majority of votes cast at a Primary Election, that candidate appears as the sole candidate on the General Election ballot. The proposed measure will amend the Charter to provide that if a candidate receives a majority of votes cast for an office at the Primary Election, that candidate is elected to that office for the term beginning the following January. As a result, the candidate would not have to appear on the General Election ballot. If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast for the office at the Primary Election, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall appear on the General Election ballot.

March 15, 2004          __________________________

Date              GARY BLACKMER

             Auditor of the City of Portland