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Traveling? Request an Absentee Ballot for the January Special Election

Snow birds, college students, and travelers, this message is for you:

Our Special Election is January 23, 2018. 

If you are going to be away during the election but would still like to vote, you can request an absentee ballot. Simply provide the first and last days you plan to receive mail at this address, and we will send your ballot to this address between those dates. The post office will not forward your ballot from your home address, so it is important we have the address where you'll be during the election.

January 23, 2018 Special Election

Important dates for the January 23, 2018 Special Election:

  • 12/08/17    Out-of-country and military ballots mailed
  • 12/26/17    Out-of-state ballots mailed
  • 01/02/18    Last day to register to vote
  • 01/03/18    Local Ballots mailed
  • 01/23/18    Election Day: Ballots must be received by 8 pm on Election Day to be counted, postmarks do not count.

          Don't forget to sign your ballot!

Last Day to Mail Ballots: Tuesday, May 9

Tuesday, May 9, is the last day recommended by the United States Postal Services to mail ballots back for the May Election. Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16.

May 16, 2017 Special Election Deadlines

May 16, 2017 Special Election Deadlines:

►  Last day to register to vote: Tuesday, April 25

►  Register to vote online HERE. An Oregon DMV license or identification number is required.

►  Voters can check if they are registered or update their registration online HERE.

Election Security

Deschutes County Elections goes to great lengths to ensure the security and integrity of the election process for every election. There is inherent security in the vote-by-mail process.  Below is a list of some of the processes that ensures its security and integrity.

Water Rights

Deschutes County Clerk's Office is holder of several records regarding water rights in Central Oregon.  Among these records is an early 1900's Deschutes County Circuit Court case and court's opinion involving the determination of the relative water rights to use waters of the Deschutes River and its tributaries.  Also, the Clerk's Office has online  Water Certificates and an index to locate those certificates.

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