Voting FAQ

If you have not received your ballot within a week after they are mailed, call your county election office. They will check that your voter registration is current. If it is, they will mail you a replacement ballot provided the request is received with sufficient time for mailing.  Otherwise, you may pick up a replacement ballot in person at your county election office.

Absentee ballots are available 45 days before the election. You may request an early absentee ballot from your county election official either in person, by mail, or by fax. You will need to include your name, residence address and, if different, your mailing address. An Absentee Ballot Request Form is available on our website under Voting Absentee or Registering to Vote.

In Oregon, ballots are mailed 20 days before Election Day. 

If your registration is current, your ballot packet will automatically be mailed to you. Inside the packet you will find the ballot and a postage-paid return envelope. Once you vote the ballot, seal it in the pre-addressed return envelope. After verifying that the return envelope has your name and current address, sign the return envelope box. Then, simply return the ballot either by mail or at a designated drop site by 8 pm on Election Night.

• Increases voter participation
• Removes barriers that can keep people from getting to the polls
• Allows more time for people to study issues and candidates before marking the ballot
• Has built-in safeguards that increase the integrity of the elections process
• Saves taxpayer dollars