Voting in Oregon

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The policies governing voter participation are enacted and enforced primarily at the state level. These policies, which include voter identification requirements, early voting provisions, online voter registration systems, and more, dictate the conditions under which people cast their ballots in their respective states.

This article includes the following information about voting policies in Oregon:

Voter registration details, including deadlines and eligibility requirements.
In-person voting details, including identification requirements, poll times, and early voting provisions.
Absentee/mail-in voting deadlines and rules.
Details about voting rules for people convicted of a felony.
Contact information election agencies.
Summaries of noteworthy policy-related events.

See Election administration in Oregon for more additional information about election administration in the state, including voter list maintenance policies, provisional ballot rules, and post-election auditing practices.

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Voter registration[edit]

Eligibility and registration details[edit]

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To register to vote in Oregon, one must be a resident of Oregon, a United States citizen, and at least 16 years old. Voters must be at least 18 years old by the day of the election in order to receive a ballot.^[1] Potential voters can register online or by mailing in a voter registration form to your county election office. The deadline to register is 21 days before the election.^[1]

In-person voting[edit]

Poll times[edit]

See also: State poll opening and closing times

Oregon is an all-mail voting state. Each county provides privacy booths that voters can use to mark their ballot. Typically, voters can return their completed ballot at the same location.^[2]^[3]

Voter identification[edit]

See also: Voter identification laws by state

Oregon is an all-mail voting state. When registering to vote, voters must provide their driver's license number or state ID card number. If voters can not provide this information, they can print and sign a online voter registration form and mail it to their county election office to complete their registration.^[2]

Mail-in voting[edit]

See also: Absentee/mail-in voting and All-mail voting

Local election officials[edit]

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Voting rules for people convicted of a felony[edit]

See also: Voting rights for convicted felons

In Oregon, people convicted of a felony automatically regain their right to vote upon completion of their incarceration.^[4]

Voting rights for people convicted of a felony vary from state to state. In the majority of states, people convicted of a felony cannot vote while they are incarcerated but may regain the right to vote upon release from prison or at some point thereafter.^[5]

Noteworthy events[edit]

2013[edit]

In 2013, the Oregon State Legislature considered a bill that would have permitted automatic voter registration. The bill passed the House but did not receive a vote in the Senate. The process would have required the Department of Motor Vehicles to send information on licensed drivers to the Secretary of State. Those that met the legal requirements to vote and were not already registered would have been added to the system. As Oregon uses a vote-by-mail system, most residents would have then automatically received a ballot in their mailboxes.^[6]

Election agencies[edit]

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See also: State election agencies

Individuals seeking additional information about voting provisions in Oregon can contact the following state and federal agencies.

Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division

255 Capitol Street NE, Suite 501

Salem, Oregon 97310-1306

Phone: 503-986-1518

Email: elections.sos@state.or.us

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: 301-563-3919

Toll free: 1-866-747-1471

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Footnotes[edit]

[orreg-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Oregon Secretary of State, "Oregon Online Voter Registration," accessed April 20, 2023

[votegen-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Oregon Secretary of State, “Voting in Oregon,” accessed April 20, 2023

[3] Deschutes County Oregon, “Voting in Oregon FAQ,” accessed April 20, 2023

[4] Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno, "Voter Status FAQ," accessed April 20, 2023

[ncsl-5] National Conference of State Legislatures, "Felon Voting Rights," April 6, 2023

[6] Argus Observer, "Oregon bill would make voter registration automatic," May 9, 2013

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