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05-02-2024 7:16 am • PDX and SEA Weather
MLK Breakfast
The May 16, 2023 Special District Election is coming. This election includes contests for positions on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, local school boards, community colleges, Multnomah County Education Service District, and rural fire districts and water districts, as well as local ballot measures. All registered voters in Multnomah County will receive a ballot for this election. Ballots will be mailed out beginning on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
Multnomah County Elections can support you in making a plan to VOTE this May
If you are a voter who needs assistance, you can go online, call, email or visit a Multnomah County Elections location for support in any step of the voting process including: signing up to vote, marking or reading the ballot, updating voter registration information, understanding election rules and steps in voting, or any other election-related assistance.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 is the voter registration deadline for the May 16 Special District Election. New Oregon voters with a valid Oregon driver license, driving permit, or ID can register online oregonvotes.gov/register. If you do not have a valid Oregon driver license, permit, or ID, or it has expired you will need to fill out a paper Oregon Voter Registration Card available at the US Post Office, Multnomah County Library locations, and the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building.
If you are already registered to vote, we ask that you check your address and name are up to date in your voter registration record. Voters can update their information online at oregonvotes.gov/myvote or with an Oregon Voter Registration Card.
You can request assistance with voting from a friend, family member, or someone else you know and trust. If needed, you can call and request voting and election-related assistance from Multnomah County Elections. Elections Voter Assistance Teams can assist a voter from their home, at the facility they live in, or at an elections service location in SE Portland or Gresham. This support is always free. Legally, employers or union representatives cannot provide voter assistance.
As a voter, you can also choose to vote using an Independent Voting Unit (IVU), allowing you to vote privately and independently. IVUs are available at both the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building in Portland and at the Voting Center Express in Gresham.
An IVU is a tablet system that allows you to use adaptive technology to vote your ballot. There is a headset to adjust the volume and speed of the audio reading the ballot. The touchscreen has adjustable font sizes and three contrasting color-sets, or it can be turned off completely. You can use the touchscreen or a controller that can be held in the lap and has markings in English and Braille. You can vote in a chair, in a mobility device, or while standing, using an adjustable table. After marking and reviewing your choices, you’ll print the ballot, sign the ballot return envelope, and then put the ballot into the return envelope. If you have a question, you can use the call button to get an election worker's attention. Independent Voting Units are available for voting until 8 p.m. on Election Night, May 16, 2023. To vote and mark your ballot on an IVU, visit one of our two voting service locations. Any voter can use an IVU to vote independently.
You can also request voting assistance in your preferred language. Multnomah County Elections has multilingual staff available. The Elections Division also can provide an interpreter, free of charge, to anyone who needs assistance in voting or elections processes in a language other than English. Telephone or video interpretation is available in any language, including American Sign Language (ASL).
Voters who will be away from home on or near Election Day should request an absentee ballot be mailed to their temporary address. In order to receive an absentee ballot you must complete an Absentee Ballot Request Application. You can find the application and more information at multco.us/absentee. You can also contact the office at elections@multco.us or (503) 988-VOTE (8683) for further assistance.
Track Your Ballot service is now available in multiple languages. You can choose to receive ballot alerts and updates in English, Spanish, Russian, Somali, Vietnamese or Chinese. Text, email, or voice alerts will tell you when the county elections office has mailed your ballot, and upon return, when we have received your ballot. Alerts also indicate whether the ballot has been accepted for counting or whether it requires further action by the voter. Inside the “Accepted Ballot” message, voters will get access to a special Oregon “I Voted” sticker ready to share on social media. Multnomah County voters can sign up by visiting multnomah.ballot trax.net.
In advance of the May 16 Election Day deadline, Multnomah County Elections is asking voters to Make a Plan to VOTE! The action-focused checklist walks voters through the five steps needed to ensure their vote is counted:
Main office:
Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building
1040 SE Morrison Street, Portland OR 97214
Gresham location:
Open May 1 - May 16, 2023
Voting Center Express at the Multnomah County East Building
600 NE 8th Street, Gresham OR 97030
Phone: 503-988-VOTE (8683)
Email: elections@multco.us
For more information, visit multnomahvotes.gov.
