Two ballots are dropped off in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley With newer results in hand from the Oregon Secretary of State, here is where county, state, and federal races and measures stand on Thursday afternoon. The percentages and vote counts will likely shift slightly as county elections offices finalize[Read More…]

A voter drops off a ballot on Saturday, October 31 in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley Those wishing to vote must do so today by 8 p.m., at a ballot drop site or the county elections office. If you’re in line by 8 p.m., stay in line – you can[Read More…]

A ballot is dropped off in Forest Grove on Sunday, October 18. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon’s voters will likely surpass the total number of ballots cast in the 2018 midterm election this evening. At 8:55 a.m., Friday morning, the state said that 1,806,172 ballots had been cast statewide, representing a[Read More…]

A freshly painted ballot drop box in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley Washington County voters have turned in 243,120 ballots as of 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 29, according to the Washington County Elections office, which represents about 63.01% of eligible voters in the county. Broken down by the four largest[Read More…]

Two ballots are dropped off in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley If you’re registered to vote in Oregon and you haven’t yet voted, you’re now in the minority. According to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, there were 1,541,944 votes cast as of Wednesday morning, representing 52.3% of nearly 2.95[Read More…]

A ballot is dropped off in Forest Grove at one of the 21 drop sites in Washington County on Sunday, October 18. Photo: Chas Hundley The recommended deadline to mail a completed ballot through the United States Postal Service is today, Tuesday, October 27, and all ballots mailed must be[Read More…]

A freshly painted ballot drop box in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley Washington County voters have turned in 151,231 ballots as of Monday morning, representing 39.2% of eligible voters. Statewide, the office of the Oregon Secretary of State updated totals at 8:50 a.m. Monday, October 26 to show that turnout[Read More…]

A ballot is dropped off in Forest Grove on Sunday, October 18. Photo: Chas Hundley Registered voters in this newspaper’s territory will see two measures from Washington County on their ballots in October; Measure 34-300, which would change how the five members of the Washington County Board of Commissioners pay[Read More…]

Two ballots are dropped off in Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley Ballot returns in Washington County as of 12 p.m. Friday, October 23 numbered 106,660, an amount representing about 27.7% of the total number of registered voters in the county, according to the Washington County elections office.  Statewide, the office[Read More…]