Avoid ballot problems for yourself and your friends BEFORE the April 28 voter registration deadline.  Be sure you and your friends receive a ballot in the mail, by making sure the Elections Office has your current address.    

Ballots for the May election will be mailed on April 29.

The Post Office does NOT forward ballots.

The most common reason for voters not receiving a ballot is that they have moved, or changed their mailing address, and they have not UPDATED their voter registration.  

If you have moved or changed your mailing address since you last voted, go to www.oregonvotes.org.  Click on the box   “Check Your Info or Track Your Ballot with My Vote.”  Check your address and if needed, UPDATE your address or mailing address online.

Ask friends who have moved or changed their mailing address to do the same. 

A large group of voters that do not receive a ballot are college students, who are typically registered at their family home address but living away from home, at their college during the balloting period. 

College students living away from home should go to www.oregonvotes.org.  Click on the box “Check Your Info or Track Your Ballot with My Vote” and UPDATE their mailing address.   

In Oregon, college students, and others, may have a mailing address that is different from their residence address.  College students should UPDATE their mailing address every time they change dorm rooms or apartments.