Douglas County Ballot Returns Reach 36.36% Ahead of November 3 Election
Douglas County has received 32,513 ballots, bringing participation to 36.36% ahead of the November 3 election. Election officials remind voters about ballot deadlines, drop sites and when results will be available.
More than one-third of Douglas County voters have returned their ballots for the November 3 general election, according to the latest update from the Douglas County Clerk’s Office.
The county reported receiving 32,513 ballots, bringing participation to 36.36%. That is 1.74 percentage points ahead of the participation rate at the same point in the 2022 gubernatorial general election.
With Election Day approaching, the Clerk’s Office is reminding voters to pay close attention to ballot return deadlines.
Ballots must be deposited at an official drop site or mailed with a valid postmark by 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 3. Mailed ballots must also arrive within Oregon’s seven-day post-election window to be counted.
Voters mailing their ballots close to Election Day should take the return envelope inside a post office and ask a postal clerk to apply a hand-cancellation stamp, also called a manual postmark. The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office is encouraging voters to use official drop boxes now that the October 27 recommended mailing date has passed. A ballot postmarked after Election Day will not be counted.
Douglas County has 17 official ballot drop sites available. Ballots deposited by 8 p.m. on election night will be collected for processing, according to the Clerk’s Office.
The county’s update also reminded voters that they have the right to access official ballot drop boxes and election offices without interference, keep their votes private, and vote without intimidation or threats.
Voters waiting for results will need to wait until polls close. The Clerk’s Office said initial unofficial preliminary results will not be read, published or otherwise made available before 8 p.m. on election night.
Some contests will take longer to resolve. When no candidate has filed for an office and write-in votes are received, the write-in winner will not be determined until final certified county results are published. The Clerk’s Office expects that to occur between November 25 and November 30.
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