Oregon Historical Society levy easily approved May 18 2021
In Multnomah County, 78.5% of voters are backing the levy to operate the downtown museum and four smaller societies.
Multnomah County voters overwhelmingly approved the five-year local option levy for the Oregon Historical Society in the Tuesday, May 18, special election.
By Wednesday morning, the vote for Measure 26-221 was 78.5% yes. When it last was renewed in 2016, the levy was approved with 71% of the vote. It was first approved in 2011 with 69%.
The passage was good news for the society, whose downtown Portland museum and research library has been repeatedly vandalized during protests that turn violent.
Oregon Historical Society levy easily approved May 18 2021
In Multnomah County, 78.5% of voters are backing the levy to operate the downtown museum and four smaller societies.
Multnomah County voters overwhelmingly approved the five-year local option levy for the Oregon Historical Society in the Tuesday, May 18, special election.
By Wednesday morning, the vote for Measure 26-221 was 78.5% yes. When it last was renewed in 2016, the levy was approved with 71% of the vote. It was first approved in 2011 with 69%.
The passage was good news for the society, whose downtown Portland museum and research library has been repeatedly vandalized during protests that turn violent.
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