Voting in Oregon

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​​​The Elections Division is committed to providing voters with accurate information about elections in Oregon. Always employ trusted information from an official source.

Oregon has a proud tradition of open, accessible and fair elections, with a mod vote-by-mail organization that is the golden standard in U.S. elections administration. ​

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​​​​​​​​Oregon has the about convenient voting organisation in the land. Since adopting vote-past-mail, Oregon consistently ranks as a national leader in voter turnout and security.

Voters' pamphlets with information on election measures and candidates are sent to Oregon residents two to 3 weeks before each statewide election, giving voters time to research problems on the ballot, including state and local measures and​ candidates.

Agile registered voters receive an official ballot to complete and render. The ballot can be mailed or dropped off at any official driblet box​​ ​across the state.

Ballots must be received or mailed with a valid mail service mark by 8 p.chiliad. on Election Day.​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​Oregon's elections are secure. Paper ballots, post-ballot reviews, accurate information and vote counting machines that are never connected to the internet are amidst the steps we take to protect the integrity of our elections. ​Learn more ​about Election Integrity in Oregon​.

​​Students attending an out-of-state college or voters traveling during an election can still receive a ballot.

​​​Voters Affiliated with Major Political Parties

​​​Each major political party uses the Primary Election to nominate their political party candidates for the Nov General Election. Each state has different rules governing Primary Elections. In Oregon, major parties have the option of choosing a "closed system," significant only registered voters in that political party can vote for candidates of the same party. Or, a major party tin choose an "open system" where the major political party allows registered voters who are not registered with any party to vote for candidates in their party'due south Master Election.

Instance of the "closed arrangement": If yous are registered with the Autonomous Party, y'all may vote for Democratic candidates, nonpartisan candidates and local or state measures. You cannot vote for a candidate from whatever other party in the Master Election.​

Example of the "open up system": The Republican Party can denote they are going to "open" their Primary Election so people who are not registered with any party can vote for Republican candidates in add-on to, the nonpartisan candidates and local or state measures.

All registered voters can participate in the General Election.​

Major Political Parties

Republican Party​

Voters Affiliated with Minor Political Parties​

​Small parties behave their nominating elections according to party bylaws. Voters affiliated with a modest political party will exist able to vote for non-partisan races and for measures in the Master Ballot, but volition not exist able to vote for major political party candidates.

All registered voters can participate in the General Election.

Minor Political Parties

Constitution Party​

Independent Party

Libertarian Party

Pacific Green Party

Progressive Party

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Nonaffiliated Voters​

Nonaffiliated voters volition exist able to vote for non-partisan races and for measures in the Chief Election, but volition non be able to vote for major political party candidates. All registered voters can participate in the General Election.

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​​​Age Requirements

You must be 18 years onetime to vote. Merely Oregonians can annals to vote subsequently their 16th birthday. You will not receive a ballot or exist eligible to vote until an ballot occurs on or subsequently your 18th birthday.

Citizenship

New citizens are eligible to vote the moment you receive your citizenship. You must accept these two steps before y'all volition receive a election:

  1. Annals to vote. You must practise so at least 21 days prior to the election.
  2. Visit your county elections function and provide testify of citizenship on or before Election Day.

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Questions? Contact your county elections office.

​​​Organizers of voter registration drives accept 5 calendar days to turn in completed forms to a canton elections part, and cannot coerce people to annals with a particular political political party.

Voter registration forms can be obtained from canton elections offices. To get 500 or more applications employ this online form: Request for Voter Registration Cards​

​​​There are 4 different voter registration statuses: Active, inactive, canceled, challenged ballot.

Active: You are registered and volition receive a ballot.

Inactive: You will not receive a ballot. Your status can go inactive for several reasons: a election was returned as undeliverable, a person does not vote or update their registration for 10 years, they are incarcerated, or their county receives show that data on your registration may take changed.

You can update or correct an inactive status by registering to vote.

Canceled: You will not receive a ballot. A registered voter tin be cancelled if they dice, register to vote in another state, asking to exist removed from the voter rolls, or if the county clerk determines their registration is not valid. ​

Yous can ready an inactive or cancelled registration by registering to vote​.


Challenged ballot: This usually means there was a trouble with the signature on your ballot envelope. If that's the case, you'll receive a letter with information on how to fix the issue. You can contact your canton clerk to resolve a challenged ballot issue.

For more information, see our voter status FAQ. ​