Registration
Voter registration information.
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New:
I.D. Requirements to Register to Vote in
Oregon
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
requires that people registering to vote
for the first time in a state must
provide identifying information. The ID
requirement does not apply to Oregon
voters who are updating their
registration for reasons such as change
of address, name or party.
Preferred identification is a
current valid Oregon DMV Driver's License or ID.
Also acceptable as second choice is a Social
Security number. These numbers should be
provided in Sections 4 or 4a on the registration
form.
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How do I register to
vote?
In order to vote you must be registered.
You may register:
In person at your county elections
office;
By mail-in voter registration card,
available in telephone books, at libraries, the
post office; and
When obtaining or renewing your
driver's license.
You are required to furnish your name and
signature, residence address, date of birth and
place of birth.
You may register if:
You are a citizen of the United States,
and
You will be 18 or older on election
day, and
You are a resident of Oregon
You may register at any time. However, a
complete registration form must be postmarked no
later than the 21st day before the election in
which you wish to vote.
Political Parties: At this time
the political parties in Oregon include
Democratic, Libertarian, Pacific, Reform, and
Republican. Minority parties may or may not
appear on a particular ballot. You indicate your
party affiliation when you register to vote. If
you choose not to be affiliated with a political
party, you may check the box "Not affiliated
with any political party." However, the major
political parties may hold closed primary
elections, open only to those registered in that
party, or they may choose to open their primary
to non-affiliated voters. Check your primary
ballot for this information.
Voter Registration
Tool
You have to
pre-register 21 days prior to Election Day and there
is no registration on voting day. We'll make it easy
for you to register to vote with the League of Women
Voters Voter Registration. Just log in at
www.lwv.org/RegisterToVote/
Can I change my
party affiliation?
You may not change any information in the
"Party Affiliation" section of your voter
registration card after the 46th day before any
primary election.
Once registered,
will I always be eligible to vote?
You must update your registration by the
eighth day before an election if:
Your residence or mailing address has
changed
Your name has changed for any reason
You wish to change your party
affiliation
When your registration is canceled.
Voter registration may not be transferred
from another state. To vote in Oregon, you must
be registered in Oregon.
New residents who cannot remember
the numbers or do not want to provide them to a
stranger must NOT give false information on the
registration form. Doing so is punishable by a
fine or jail.
Would-be voters who do NOT have a
current valid Oregon DMV Driver's License/ID or
a Social Security number and are registering by
mail, must provide a copy of one of the
following: a valid photo identification, a
paycheck stub, a utility bill, a bank statement,
a government document, or proof of eligibility
under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act.
New residents may also register
in person at a County Elections Office with one
of the forms of identification listed above.
For Volunteers Registering
Voters:
When registering new voters, make
sure that they fill in Section 4 on the voter
registration form. You do not have to see what
they write, but you are responsible for seeing
that they fill it in. The county elections
office will check the information they provide
to make sure it is correct. This is not your
responsibility.
If a new Oregon voter does not
have a DMV License, Oregon ID, or a Social
Security Number, then you cannot take their
registration. They must register by mail and
include a copy of one of the identification
documents listed above.
Vote-by-Mail
How Oregon's "Vote-by-Mail"
works.
In the November, 1998 election, voters passed
an initiative measure requiring that statewide
primary and general elections be held by mail.
Each person registered to vote is automatically
sent a vote-by-mail ballot. The election office
must receive your completed ballot by 8:00 p.m.
on election day. Instructions on how to mark and
seal the ballot, with your signature, are
included with the ballot. While there is some
legal challenge to this procedure, at this time
all elections in Oregon are expected to be
conducted by mail. Individual voters may, if
they choose, cast a ballot in person at their
local elections office.
Absentee Ballots
How to obtain and cast an
absentee ballot.
How do I vote on an
Absentee Ballot?
Anyone can vote absentee. You may apply for
an absentee ballot in person at the county
elections office at 1101 West Main St. #201,
Medford, OR 97504, by mail or by fax. The
request must be in writing and must include:
Your residence address, and
The address to which the ballot
should be mailed, and
Your signature.
Absentee ballots can not be mailed to a
Jackson County address. You can request that an
absentee ballot be mailed to you at your out of
county address. The request for an absentee
ballot may be made at any time. If the request
is made by mail, be sure to allow enough time
for the ballot to be received and returned to
the county elections officer by 8:00 p.m. on
election day. After the 5th day before the
election, the elections filing officer is not
required to mail absentee ballots.
You may become a permanent absentee voter if
you are:
Serving in the U.S. Armed Forces
Serving in the U.S. Merchant
Marine
Temporarily living outside the
territorial limits of the U.S. and the District
of Columbia
Frail or disabled.
Voters’ Pamphlet: A Voter’s
Pamphlet, containing information about
candidates and measures is delivered to each
residence in the state approximately 15 days
before each primary, general and statewide
special election.
County Clerks may also provide county
Voter’s Pamphlets with information about
local candidates and measures.
Visit the National League's website
VOTE411.org,
a new online tool that provides, as a public
service, both general and state-specific information
on the election process, and ballot measure and
candidate information.
Find answers about state-by-state requirements,
including voter registration deadlines, absentee
ballot information, ID requirements, polling place
locations, and also ballot measure and candidate
information for the 2006 general election.
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