That agency head, Ben Edtl, is a Tualatin-based political consultant who is also the chief petitioner for a 2026 ballot ...

Multnomah County Elections director Tim Scott is similarly nonplussed. “In 23 years of election administration, I have never seen a jurisdiction reject certification,” Scott says.

FILE - Ballots move through a signature verification system at the Multnomah County Elections Division office in Portland, Ore., Nov. 1, 2024.

Election worker Harry Nein processes ballots at Multnomah County election headquarters in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Nov. 8 2016. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) ...