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Elections
Election yields Sipp over Hailey in Banks School Board race, other winners on Banks Fire Board, TVF&R
Voters had their say in an election Tuesday night, and their choice was clear.
TVF&R board results show briefly retired Roy Rogers back as elected official
Two uncontested races saw incumbents take their seats once again on the sprawling Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue board, while one incumbent, Gordon Hovies, will be ousted in favor of new-to-the-board but not to Washington County politics Roy Rogers if initial results hold.
Banks Fire District Board election results show incumbents Wren and Henning winning uncontested races
Initial results from the May 20 2025 Special District Elections were posted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the results show two incumbents, John Wren and Kevin Henning, winning their uncontested seats on the Banks Fire District board
Banks School Board initial results show Leslee Sipp in commanding lead for Position 1, incumbents Mazukiewicz and Frame winning seats
Initial results from the May 20 2025 Special District Elections were posted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the results show Leslee Sipp in the lead for Position 1, with incumbents Corissa Mazukiewicz and Ron Frame winning another term for Positions 2 and 4.
School, fire board races: Vote by 8 p.m. to be counted
The Washington County Elections Division is urging those who wish to vote in Tuesday’s special district election to vote by 8 p.m.
(and read up on how we’re covering the election).
Banks-area voters will vote for candidates on fire, school boards May 20
On May 20, the final ballots will be cast for the special district elections, with voters selecting candidates to take seats on the Banks Fire District and the Banks School Board. Here’s who’s running and information on when and where to vote.
Voter registration deadline is April 29
The May 20 Special District Elections will determine who sits on school, fire, and other local boards for the next few years, and the Washington County Elections Division is reminding would-be voters to register to vote in advance of the April 29 voter registration deadline.
Oregon DMV discloses discovery of an additional 118 noncitizens in voter file
In a report released April 11, DMV said all but one of the new discoveries are people who were erroneously put into the voter registration system between 2010 and 2023.
Thousands of Oregonians slam Republican senator’s attempt to end mail ballots
Thousands of Oregonians submitted letters opposing a Republican senator’s long-shot attempt to ask voters whether to repeal the state’s decades-old mail voting law, swamping the Legislature’s website on Monday. In Banks, Buxton, and Manning, testimony was split.