Tigard-area residents who haven't registered to vote or confirmed their registration have until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, to do so before ballots go out.
Washington County will begin mailing ballots to all registered voters on Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to a notice from Washington County Elections. Voters who miss the deadline will not receive a ballot for the Nov. 3 general election.
The Nov. 3 ballot carries big local races. Tigard Mayor Yi-Kang Hu faces challenger Bill Monahan. Eight candidates are competing for three at-large Tigard City Council seats: Yousef K. Allouzi, Tom Anderson, Jeff Darland, Sue Garino, John Goodhouse, Shawne Martinez, Kate Ristau and Gabriel Elijio Velásquez, according to an election guide from Your Oregon News. The top three vote-getters win.
In Tualatin, sitting councilors Valerie Pratt and Octavio Gonzalez are running for mayor. Maria Antonieta Reyes and Bridget Brooks are seeking reelection to council Positions 1 and 3, and Beth Dittman is running unopposed for Position 5. Two Washington County Board of Commissioners races are also on the ballot: Nafisa Fai vs. Pam Treece for chair, and Steve Callaway vs. Kipperlyn Sinclair for District 4.
Statewide, voters will choose a governor, a U.S. senator, six U.S. House members, 15 state senators and 60 state representatives.
How to register or check your status
Voters can check their registration at oregonvotes.gov/myvote. New voters with a valid Oregon driver's license, permit or ID card can register online at oregonvotes.gov/register. Voters without those documents must complete a paper Oregon Voter Registration Card and return it to the Washington County Elections office by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
Most eligible Oregonians who obtained or renewed a driver's license since 2016 were automatically registered, The Oregonian reported. But addresses may be out of date.
The Washington County Elections office is at 2925 NE Aloclek Drive, Suite 170, Hillsboro. The phone number is 503-846-5800. More information is available at WashCoVotes.org. A Voter Assistance Team offers in-person Spanish interpretation and telephone interpretation in other languages, and can help voters with disabilities mark their ballots.
Returning your ballot
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read has urged voters to use official ballot drop boxes, citing the Trump administration's attempts to restrict vote-by-mail. Election officials also recommend mailing ballots no later than Oct. 27 because all mail now routes through a Portland facility before receiving a postmark.
Local drop boxes include Tigard City Hall at 13125 SW Hall Blvd. (an outside, 24-hour drop box) and Tualatin City Hall at 18880 SW Martinazzi Ave., according to the Secretary of State's official drop-site list. All drop boxes are open until 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3. No postage is needed to return a ballot by mail.
Voters can sign up for BallotTrax, a free Washington County service that sends text, email or voice alerts tracking a ballot through the system.
Ballots must be postmarked or deposited in a drop box by 8 p.m. Nov. 3.
