Oregon Voting Guide

REGISTRATION  In Oregon, you must register at least 21 days before Election Day. Oregon also allows online voter Registration if you have valid Oregon driver’s license, driver’s permit, or state Identification card. Oregon allows preregistration, so you may register to vote when you are 17 years old, though you will need to be 18 on Election Day to vote in this election.

RESIDENCY  Students have the right to establish voting residency in the place they consider their principal home, whether that be their current school address or at a previous address (such as parents’ address) they still consider to be “home.”

Identification Only first-time voters who register by mail and whose identifying numbers (Oregon driver’s license or state ID card number or the last four digits of a Social Security number) cannot be verified by the state will need to provide a copy of an ID. Because Oregon is a vote-by-mail state, voters have to submit a copy of this ID with their registration form or with their mail-in ballot, or any time before the ballots are mailed in order to vote in any presidential election; otherwise, you will be sent a provisional vote-by-mail ballot if your eligibility has not been confirmed. Acceptable identification includes a copy of any of the following that includes your name and residence address: a current and valid photo ID, a paycheck stub, utility bill, bank statement, or any government document.

Voting by Mail Because all Oregon voters vote by mail, there is no need to specially request an absentee ballot. However, ballots are mailed to every registered voter 14 to 18 days before Election Day and the post office will not forward your ballot to you, so it is very important to make sure the county elections office has your correct mailing address each time there is an election. If the mailing address on your registration is out of state, the clerk can mail your ballot as early as 29 days before the election. You can return your ballot by mail, in person at any county election office, or by dropping it at an official ballot drop off site.Your ballot must be recieved  by a county election office or dropped at a drop site by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

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