Election 2022: There's still time to vote in Oregon. Here's when your ballot should arrive
It's Election Day, and there's still time to cast your ballot in Oregon.
In the past, ballots needed to arrive at county elections offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. This year, ballots simply need to be postmarked by Election Day on Tuesday and can be received up to seven days after to be considered valid.
This change is due to a law passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2021.
Voters can also submit their ballots at drop sites around the state rather than using the mail.
Results will be released starting at 8 p.m. on election night. Find live results at registerguard.com and find articles on the results in Thursday's Register-Guard print edition.
Voter turnout so far
More than 98,000 voters have cast a ballot for the general election as of Friday, according to the Lane County Clerk's Office.
Ballots went out Oct. 20 and must be postmarked by Tuesday or received at a drop site by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
There are 275,370 registered voters in Lane County. As of Friday, the clerk's office had received ballots from 98,019.
That's a 35.6% turnout with a few days still left to go until Election Day. The last midterm election in 2018 had a 69.2% turnout.
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Voter's guide
The Register-Guard is providing election information to inform and assist residents in casting their ballot for Election Day on Nov. 8, including ballot and voting information as well as coverage of Lane County races and ballot measures.
To read about the candidates and issues, see The Register-Guard's Voter's Guide at https://bit.ly/LaneVotersGuide.
Not sure what district, ward you're in?
To see what districts, wards and more you live in, go to https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/myvote.aspx?lang=en, enter your information and click on “Elected Officials” under the related links section.
Questions?
There's more information about the general election available at apps.lanecounty.org/Elections/Election/Index/240. People with questions can contact the Lane County Clerk's office at 541-682-4234 or elections@lanecountyor.gov.
The office is open from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Ballot drop sites
Voters can also submit their ballots at drop sites around the state rather than using the mail.
There are 10 drop sites in Eugene and 11 more throughout Lane County.
Eugene
Lane County Elections, 275 W. 10th Ave. (enter from Lincoln Street)
Amazon Pool, 2600 Hilyard St.
Bethel Library, 1990 Echo Hollow Road
Pearl Street, 777 Pearl St. (on Pearl between Seventh and Eighth avenues)
Juvenile Justice Center, 2727 MLK Jr. Blvd.
Lane County Public Works, 3050 N. Delta Highway (parking lot in front of customer service center)
River Road Park & Recreation Center, 1400 Lake Drive (on south island in parking lot off Lake Drive)
Sheldon Library, 1566 Coburg Road
University of Oregon Erb Memorial Union (outside on south side of circular plaza)
Walmart, 4550 W. 11th Ave. (north side of parking lot)
Other Lane County locations
Coburg City Hall, 91136 N. Willamette St.
Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs Ave.
City of Creswell, 13 S. 1st St., corner of South First and C streets (north side of parking lot)
Florence Police Department, 900 Greenwood St.
Junction City, corner of Greenwood Street and West Eighth Avenue (in parking lot north of the library)
Lowell City Hall, 107 E. Third St.
There's a map of all the sites at bit.ly/LC-dropsites-map.
Results
The county will post two rounds of results on Election Day − one at 8 p.m. and another at 11 p.m.
Results will be available at registerguard.com starting shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday.
This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: When do 2022 election ballots need to arrive in Oregon?
