A 24-hour ballot drop site at the Banks Public Library. Photo: Chas Hundley An election scheduled for Tuesday, November 2 will see few measures in Washington County to vote for; for those within Banks’ city limits, just one question will be posed to registered voters: Should local residents renew and[Read More…]
Elections
Tuesday night’s election winners, according to unofficial results
A freshly painted ballot drop box in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley Tuesday night’s election ended at 8 p.m. with 91,150 Washington County residents casting a ballot, or 23.69% of registered voters. Statewide, that percentage was 25.73%, according to the Oregon Secretary of State website. Voters in the Gales Creek[Read More…]
Early results for Forest Grove School Board, Forest Grove Rural Fire, PCC Zone 7 elections
Two ballots are dropped off in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley The May 18, 2021 special districts election ended at 8 p.m., and the first wave of early results are in. Results will continue to roll in as ballots are counted, and can be found on the Oregon Secretary of[Read More…]
Election ends at 8 p.m. today for May 18 special districts election
File photo: Chas Hundley Haven’t cast a ballot in today’s special district election? It’s not too late. The election closes at 8 p.m. tonight, giving prospective voters an opportunity to drop a ballot off at one of the numerous ballot drop box sites throughout the county or at election offices[Read More…]
Richard Gale is running for position 3 on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District
Richard Gale, photo Richard Gale Richard Gale, 34, is running for a term on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection Board for position 3 against incumbent Terry Lewis. “I’m running because I got a lot of feedback saying that I should from multiple firefighters and other members of the board,”[Read More…]
Cleo Howell is running for a fourth term on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District
Cleo Howell, photo courtesy Cleo Howell Cleo Howell, 70, is running for a fourth term on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection Board in position 1, and is running unopposed for the seat. A Gales Creek resident, Howell said that his main reason for seeking another term in office is[Read More…]
Two candidates vie for open seat in Portland Community College Zone 7 race
A voter drops off a ballot on Saturday, October 31, 2020 in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley Two candidates running for the Portland Community College Board of Directors open elected seat for the Zone 7 position, which encompasses far west Washington County and parts of northwestern Columbia County, have a[Read More…]
Voter registration deadline is April 27
The May 18 special district election Voters’ Pamphlet. Photo: Chas Hundley The deadline to register to vote or update your registration for the May 18 special district election is Tuesday, April 27. To register or to make a change to your voter registration, visit and complete the online form at[Read More…]
Here are the candidates running for office in the May special district election
A freshly painted ballot drop box in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley The filing window is now closed for the May 18 special district elections. Here are the candidates running for local office that will be on Gales Creek residents’ ballots. The Forest Grove School District has three open seats. Brad[Read More…]
Window to file for Regular District Election in May is open
Two ballots are dropped off in Forest Grove in 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Here we go again: Voters will take to the polls on Tuesday, May 18 to vote on local school, fire, and water boards, and the window to file to run for office is open. The window to[Read More…]
