Don’t wait until November 3rd to fill it out and send it out. The recommended deadline for sending out your ballot in order to be received in time is October 28th, 2020. The sooner the Secretary of State receives your ballot the sooner it is counted. Ballots that are received after November 3rd, as it happens often, are not counted.

Use a black or blue pen to fill in the boxes to the left of the name you are voting for. Fill out the box completely. To vote on a measure, fill in the box next to either “Yes” or “No”.

To correct a mistake, draw through the entire measure response or candidate’s name. Then you have the option to make another choice.

If you do not agree with any of the candidates on the ballot you have the option of voting in a “Write-In”. Write the first and last name of the person you wish to fill that role. Write legibly so that someone else can read it.

Mail is constantly running late, being lost, or just sent to a place it should not be. For these reasons we do not recommend that you mail in your ballot through the regular mail services. When you are ready to send out your ballot find the nearest Ballot Drop Site. From there the ballots are quickly and securely received by your county clerks/elections office.

When: May 19, 2020

During this election, you will vote between several different candidates in your registered party. The person who wins the majority of votes during this election will be up for election again in the Primary election. This time that person will be run against the person who wins the general election candidacy of the other party.

When: November 3rd, 2020

During this election, Oregonians will vote once again in favor of the candidate they believe will best fit that position.

Because Oregon has ‘Closed Primaries’ each voter will receive a ballot that has only the names of the candidates within their registered party. That means that in each election the candidate that wins the most votes between the different parties will win the election.