In November, Portland will elect a new mayor using a new form of voting. The city's structure is changing, so the mayor will have new powers but also lose old ones. Unlike the current system, the mayor is not part of the city council. They will only cast a vote to break ties when the city council is deadlocked on something. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/portland-mayor-new-powers-november-election-ranked-choice-voting/283-2755f638-483f-491f-a8cb-4d93a9a9d634 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw