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The policies governing voter participation are enacted and enforced primarily at the state level. These policies, which include voter identification requirements, early voting provisions, online voter registration systems, and more, dictate the conditions under which people cast their ballots in their respective states.

This article includes the following information about voting policies in Oregon:

• Voter registration details, including deadlines and eligibility requirements.
• In-person voting details, including identification requirements, poll times, and early voting provisions.
• Absentee/mail-in voting deadlines and rules.
• Details about voting rules for people convicted of a felony.
• Contact information election agencies.
• Summaries of noteworthy policy-related events.

See Election administration in Oregon for more additional information about election administration in the state, including voter list maintenance policies, provisional ballot rules, and post-election auditing practices.

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Voter registration

The table below displays voter registration information specific to Oregon's 2024 election cycle.

Eligibility and registration details

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To register to vote in Oregon, one must be a resident of Oregon, a United States citizen, and at least 16 years old. Voters must be at least 18 years old by the day of the election in order to receive a ballot.^[1] Potential voters can register online or by mailing in a voter registration form to your county election office. The deadline to register is 21 days before the election.^[1]

In-person voting

The table below displays in-person voting information specific to Oregon's 2024 election cycle.

Poll times

See also: State poll opening and closing times

Oregon is an all-mail voting state. Each county provides privacy booths that voters can use to mark their ballot. Typically, voters can return their completed ballot at the same location.^[2][3]

Voter identification

See also: Voter identification laws by state

Oregon is an all-mail voting state. When registering to vote, voters must provide their driver's license number or state ID card number. If voters can not provide this information, they can print and sign a online voter registration form and mail it to their county election office to complete their registration.^[2]

Early voting

See also: Early voting

Since it is an all-mail voting state, Oregon permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.

Mail-in voting

See also: Absentee/mail-in voting and All-mail voting

The table below displays absentee voting information specific to Oregon's 2024 election cycle.

Oregon conducts what are commonly referred to as all-mail elections. In Oregon, voting is conducted primarily, although not necessarily exclusively, by mail. Election officials automatically distribute mail-in ballots to eligible electors.

Local election officials

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Voting rules for people convicted of a felony

See also: Voting rights for people convicted of a felony

In Oregon, people convicted of a felony automatically regain their right to vote upon completion of their incarceration.^[4]

Voting rights for people convicted of a felony vary from state to state. In the majority of states, people convicted of a felony cannot vote while they are incarcerated but may regain the right to vote upon release from prison or at some point thereafter.^[5]

Election administration agencies

Election agencies

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See also: State election agencies

Individuals seeking additional information about voting provisions in Oregon can contact the following local, state, and federal agencies.

Oregon County Elections Officials

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Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division

Public Service Building Suite 126

255 Capitol St. NE

Salem, Oregon 97310

Phone: 503-986-1518

Toll free: 1-866-673-8683

Fax: 503-373-7414

Email: elections.sos@state.or.us

Website: http://sos.oregon.gov

Oregon Government Ethics Commission

3218 Pringle Road SE, Suite 220

Salem, Oregon 97302-1680

Phone: 503-378-5105

Fax: 503-373-1456

Email: mail@ogec.oregon.gov

Website: https://www.oregon.gov/ogec/pages/default.aspx

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

633 3rd Street NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20001

Phone: 301-563-3919

Toll free: 1-866-747-1471

Email: clearinghouse@eac.gov

Website: https://www.eac.gov

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See also

• 2024 election dates and deadlines
• Voter ID in Oregon
• Election administration in Oregon
• Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Oregon

Elections in Oregon

• Oregon elections, 2024
• Oregon elections, 2023
• Oregon elections, 2022
• Oregon elections, 2021
• Oregon elections, 2020
• Oregon elections, 2019
• Oregon elections, 2018
• Oregon elections, 2017
• Oregon elections, 2016
• Oregon elections, 2015
• Oregon elections, 2014

External links

• Official state election website
• U.S. Vote Foundation election official lookup tool

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