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.
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.
In Oregon, property taxes are assessed against real property, machinery and equipment, manufactured structures, business personal property and floating property.
The County Clerk is the official keeper of all public records for the County. The Clerk's Office is responsible for processing all real property transactions, plats, Commissioners' Journal documents and Property Value Appeals Board petitions for Deschutes County. In addition, the Clerk's office oversees the Archive/Records Center.
The County Clerk is also the chief election official of the County. The office plans, coordinates and conducts all elections in Deschutes County. It ensures that elections are conducted according to statute and other related requirements.
