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Election Day: Portland voters are rejecting a charter measure to let residents vote on how to spend 2% of the city's annual discretionary budget, unofficial early returns show, and supporters admit defeat

10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (our publish date). · See proof →

Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.

Status history (2 events, ET)

6:11 AM ET, Nov 4, 2026 O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
6:13 AM ET, Nov 4, 2026 Published

The math

Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.

Score	Meaning	Major U.S. outlets that covered it
10	Fully overlooked ← this story	0 of 13 outlets
8	Barely covered	1 outlet
6, 5	Lightly covered	2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5)
4, 3	Covered	4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3)
2, 1, 0	Widely covered	6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0)

Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 3 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). All 20 candidates were unrelated (other stories, section and results pages); a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.

Checked Nov 4, 2026, 6:11 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:apnews.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:apnews.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:apnews.com"
Reuters reuters.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:reuters.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:reuters.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:reuters.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Articles sitemap of 2026-10-28 - Reuters US annual budget gap hits nearly $2 trillion, largest in 5 years Key measures in UK finance minister Healey's first budget What is likely to be in UK finance minister Healey's budget? Italy's 2027 budget worth €26 billion, PM Meloni says
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:nytimes.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story New Round of ‘No Kings’ Rallies Focuses on Getting Out the Vote - The New York Times Portland, Ore., Local Measure 26-267 Election Results: Participatory Budgeting Oregon Election Results Toplines: October 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Michigan Cross-Tabs: October 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Ohio
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:washingtonpost.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story What’s keeping Portland from stopping crime? - The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:wsj.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:wsj.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:wsj.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story U.S. Budget Deficit Jumps to Nearly $2 Trillion
CNN cnn.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:cnn.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:cnn.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:cnn.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story We found 4 great budget laptops under $1,000 after months of testing
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:foxnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story El-Sayed voters call guaranteed income programs a good idea after the progressive signaled his support - Fox News
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:nbcnews.com"
CBS News cbsnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:cbsnews.com"
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:abcnews.go.com"
NPR npr.org	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:npr.org" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:npr.org" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:npr.org" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:npr.org" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:npr.org" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:npr.org"
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:usatoday.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Guide to Louisville Metro Council candidates in 2026 midterm election Louisville Metro Council candidates running in 2026 election Who's running for Metro Council? Meet candidates in 2026 election
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Not found	google-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Portland Measure 26-267 site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budgeting site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Portland participatory budget measure site:bloomberg.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Healey Defends UK Budget’s Scale, Warns Hard Decisions Ahead UK Budget Is Bond-Friendly But Healey Warns of Hard Decisions Ahead China Barely Eased Austerity Before Shift Into Stimulus Mode

Pickups

We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).

No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.

Check history

Checked (ET)	Check	O-Score	Confirmed outlets	What changed
Nov 4, 2026, 6:11 AM ET	initial	10 Fully overlooked	0	No change

Search terms

“Portland Measure 26-267”, “Portland participatory budgeting”, “Portland participatory budget measure”

Method

google-news
bing-news

A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.