With “polls” closing at 8 p.m., and an expected delay in results as ballots trickle in over the next week and beyond, why not take a moment to look at some political ads… from 1922? These advertisements appeared in the May 11, 1922 edition of the Washington County News-Times. Back[Read More…]
Elections
Vote by 8 p.m. today in Oregon’s Primary Election
Have you voted? There are races and measures to vote for on the ballot, even for those not registered with one of Oregon’s political parties. Ranging from decisions on who will chair the Washington County board of commissioners to who will head the state’s Bureau of Labor and Industries, registered[Read More…]
From the newsroom: How this newspaper is tackling election night
How we’re covering elections on May 17.
Primary election looms
The May 17 Primary Election closes at 8 p.m. Tuesday night, and voters must either have their ballots returned to a ballot drop site by then or postmarked by May 17 to be counted.
Voters recall Banks Fire District Chair Mark Schmidlin
With the final votes certified Wednesday afternoon, Banks Fire District 13 Board Chair Mark Schmidlin has lost his elected position by 35 votes.
Learn about the candidates for governor in this interactive feature
Nearly three dozen candidates for governor are vying for their parties’ nomination in the 2022 primaries on May 17. A collaborative of Oregon journalists wrote 15 questions to help you get to know these folks before you cast your ballot.
ODOT, County: Keep political signs out of right of way
The Oregon Department of Transportation and Washington County Land Use and Transportation are once again asking people to stop putting election signs in state-owned rights of way.
Banks Fire recall shows Schmidlin losing seat, Ewing remaining after latest count
Washington County released the results of additional ballots Friday morning, and Banks Fire District Board Chair Mark Schmidlin is likely to lose his seat when the election is certified in May.
Oregon Elections Division botches voters’ pamphlet for four Washington County house districts
not the fault of the Washington County Elections Division, but the Oregon Elections Division at the Oregon Secretary of State offices.
New law will allow ballots postmarked by day of election to be counted
A new Oregon law that went into effect January 1 allows mail-in ballots to be counted on Election Day as long as they are in the mail and postmarked by 8:00 p.m. House Bill 3291 changed Oregon mail-in voting laws, which the legislature has debated since the state became the[Read More…]
