Brandon Mullen, a progressive City Council hopeful, ended his campaign for a District 3 seat on Saturday, after city elections officials determined he had not met residency and voter registration length requirements.
The city of Portland requires that council candidates reside and be registered to vote in the district they would represent for at least one year prior to the general election. In a July 14 letter the city shared with WW, Louise Hansen, the city’s elections officer, told Mullen that records indicated he had not qualified for the ballot.
Mullen dropped out of the race four days later…