Summary

About

Contact

Email: Voting & Elections

Locations

Voting & Elections
Public Service Building Suite 501
255 Capitol St. NE
Salem OR 97310
Phone: 503-986-1518
Fax: 503-373-7414

Web Links

• Voting & Elections
• Ballot measures

Registering to Vote

General Information

Who can register

To register in Oregon you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Oregon
• at least 16 years old (to vote, you must be 18 by Election Day)

How to register

1. Use our Register to Vote Tool below to fill out the National Voter Registration Form.
2. Sign and date your form. This is very important!
3. Mail or hand-deliver your completed form to the address we provide.
4. Make sure you register before the voter registration deadline.

Election Day registration
N/A

Voting Rights restoration

If you have been convicted of a felony and have questions about whether you can register to vote, visit Restore Your Vote to determine your eligibility.

Registration Status (form)

New Registration (form)

Voting

General Information

Voting as a Student

Learn more from Campus Vote Project about voting for students.

Overseas and Military Voting

You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.

If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.

Voting with Disabilities

If you are an Oregon voter with a disability, you can receive assistance to register to vote, vote your ballot, or return your ballot by contacting your county elections office office or by calling 1-866-ORE-VOTES. You can also request assistance from a caretaker, care provider or someone else you personally choose.

For more information on Oregon’s resources for voters with disabilities please utilize your state’s resource or the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Early Voting

You can vote early and in person at your county elections office. Please contact them for specific dates and times.

Vote by Mail (Absentee)

Absentee ballot rules

All Oregon elections are held by mail-in ballot. You may apply for an absentee ballot if you need your ballot mailed someplace other than your usual mailing address.

How to get Absentee ballot

1. Use our Absentee Ballot form below to prepare your application.
2. Sign and date the form. This is very important!
3. Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We’ll provide the mailing address for you.
4. All Local Election Offices will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. If it’s close to the deadline, call and see if your Local Election Office will let you fax or email the application.
5. Make sure your application is received by the deadline. Your application must actually arrive by this time — simply being postmarked by the deadline is insufficient.
6. Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.

What to do next

Absentee ballot application deadline

Absentee ballot submission deadline

Absentee Ballot (form)

Elections Alert (Form)

Pollling Information

Polling Place Locator

Oregon is a vote by mail state. You can find your ballot drop box location by utilizing Oregon State’s ballot drop off directory.

If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your County Elections Office.

Polling Place Hours

You can still vote in person in Oregon. Each County Elections Office provides privacy booths for voters who want to vote in person or voters who need assistance.

All ballots must be returned to a County Elections Office or designated drop site by 8pm on Election Day.

Poll Worker Information

Oregon has a vote by mail process and does not have traditional polling places that require staffing by poll workers. To find out how you can volunteer on Election Day, contact your local board of elections.

Voting & Elections

Voting & Elections

The Civics Toolkit is an Oregon-centric guide to elections civics. The lesson plans target students ages 16 to 24. They cover everything from the history of voting in Oregon to what you need to know before you register to vote in our great state.

As Oregon’s chief elections officer, it is the duty of the Secretary of State to engage Oregonians in the democratic process. Only citizens who have the needed knowledge and skills can sustain a democracy. May this toolkit assist educators as they prepare students for citizenship in the 21st Century.

Secretary of State

Secretary of State Bev Clarno is a third-generation Oregonian with a diverse professional career and historic tenure in Oregon elected politics. She was the first woman Republican Speaker of the House and the first Republican woman to serve as her party’s leader in the Oregon State Senate. She was the first woman to hold leadership positions in both the Oregon House and Senate.