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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 election officials of political bias and improper rejection of thousands of signatures, claims both divisions deny, saying they’re following protocol. The Oregon Secretary of State has also raised concerns about the elections division’s handling of the process, though without issuing specific directives.

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