Multnomah County Elections announces that the U.S. Postal Service has begun mailing ballots today, Wednesday, October 19, for the November 8 General Election.

In a year of record-breaking voter registration Multnomah County has topped more than a half million registered voters. Each of these more than 500,000 eligible voters will receive a ballot. The U.S. Postal Service has begun mailing those ballots today, Wednesday, October 19, for the November 8 General Election. Multnomah County voters who do not receive a ballot by Thursday, October 27 should call the county elections office at 503-988-3720.

Voters can sign up to track their ballot. Text, email, or voice alerts tell voters when the County Elections office has mailed ballots. Alerts remind voters to return their ballot and say whether the ballot has been accepted or whether it requires further action by the voter. Multnomah County voters can sign up by visiting: multco.us/elections/track-your-ballot.

A voted ballot can be sent to the elections office with one first-class stamp or by dropping it off at any official ballot drop site in Oregon. Official ballot drop sites include all Multnomah County Library locations and eight 24-hour official drop sites. To find the nearest official ballot drop site, go online to multco.us/elections/multnomah-county-official-ballot-drop-sites.

Voted ballots must be received by 8:00 PM on Tuesday, November 8. For more information about the November 8 election, please visit mcelections.org.

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