Clerk's Office

After nearly 20 years of serving as Deschutes County Clerk, Nancy Blankenship has announced that she will retire at the end of July.

 “I’m at a point in life where I’m ready to spend time with family and friends,” Blankenship said. “It’s time to start working on the bucket list I’ve been accumulating over the years.” 

Blankenship, who oversees both elections and recording, was appointed as Deschutes County’s Clerk in 2003 and has be re-elected four times. She previously served as the City of Redmond’s recorder for 15 years.

Initial (unofficial) election results will be posted online between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. at www.deschutes.org/electionresults

We expect that updated results will be posted online shortly after 10 p.m. and again when election workers finish for the night.
 

Tuesday, May 11, is the last day for Deschutes County voters to safely mail their ballot for the May 18 Special District Election. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18. No stamp is required.

Ballots that are not mailed by May 11 should be delivered to an official ballot drop site. A full list of drop site locations is available online at https://www.deschutes.org/clerk/page/ballot-drop-box-locations.

Below is a list of active initiative, referendum and recall petitions in Deschutes County.

 - Initiative Petition #9-2023-I-01, Final Ballot Title & 1 Subject Determination

Additional information can be found in the Supporting Documents section of this page.

The next election in Deschutes County is the Special District Election, which will be held on Tuesday, May 18.​ Each of Deschutes County’s more than 152,300 registered voters will be mailed a ballot on Wednesday, April 28.
 

Beginning Thursday, April 1, Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties will begin accepting applications for US Passports by appointment only. Appointments can be scheduled online through the below websites:

Crook – co.crook.or.us/county-clerk/page/passports

Deschutes – www.deschutes.org/clerk/page/passport-services

Jefferson –  www.jeffco.net/cc/page/obtaining-passport

On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, an election will be held to fill a newly-vacated position on the Redmond School District Board. The position holder for Position No. 4, resigned on Wednesday, March 17. The term for Position No. 4 ends in 2023.

Candidates who are interested in applying to fill the vacant position must file a declaration of candidacy or petition for nomination for office with the Deschutes County Clerk by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 26. The Voters’ Pamphlet Deadline is also Friday, March 26 at 5 p.m.

Elected Deschutes County officials will be sworn into office at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, at the First Interstate Bank Center at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center.

Three elected officeholders are scheduled to attend the ceremony and take the oath of office, which will be administered by the Honorable Wells Ashby, Presiding Judge for the Deschutes County Circuit Court. 

Those scheduled to be formally sworn in are: