Ballots due by 8pm TODAY, postmarks do not count.
Ballot returns over the weekend indicate that voter turnout is at 29.3 percent as of 8AM Monday morning. This means 106,534 Oregonians dropped off ballots over the weekend leading up to Election Day tomorrow. Voters have until 8PM Tuesday to get their ballots to an official ballot drop box or a county clerk’s office. Voters can look up their closest official ballot drop box at www.oregonvotes.gov/dropbox.
“At the current rate of voting, Oregon would be on track to have more than one million votes cast in a primary election for just the second time in state history,” said Secretary of State Jeanne P. Atkins. “The last time one million votes were cast in a primary election in Oregon was 2008. Like this year’s primary, the 2008 election included an open presidential race and competitive statewide primary races. I hope this historic election motivates Oregonians to get their ballots in during these final days.”
As of 8am Monday, 673,050 ballots have been cast across the state. There are 2,293,221 eligible voters in this year’s election, including over 100,000 new voters registered in 2016. If voter turnout reaches 51.1 percent this year, it would set a new record in Oregon for votes cast in a primary election.
“Voters need to know that while it’s too late to mail in their ballot, county clerks are ready to help with drop boxes located around the state,” said Atkins. “Many people still wait until Election Day to turn in their ballot. That’s okay. Just make sure and have a plan to get your ballot in and have your voice heard in this historic election.”
Ballots must be received by your county clerk no later than 8:00 P.M. on May 17, 2016. Postmarks do not count and in almost all cases around the state it is too late to put a ballot in the mail. Voters can look up their closest official ballot drop box at www.oregonvotes.gov/dropbox. Oregonians can find contact
Find a list of Oregon’s county clerks and their websites at www.oregonvotes.gov/counties.
All election results are unofficial until the election is certified by the Secretary of State’s Office no later than June 16. Voters can confirm that their ballot was received at http://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/myballot.aspx.
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