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We’re 25 days from election day! We have some helpful reminders from Multnomah County, a sneak peek to what you can expect your ballot packet to look like, and one final opportunity to join us for a virtual town hall on ranked-choice voting.
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Get excited! Ballots will begin to go out on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Thanks to Multnomah County, we have a sneak peek to what you can expect in your ballot packet.
Here are some things that will be different this year:
- Portland voters will have two ballot pages. One will be their ranked-choice ballot for the mayor, auditor, and city council elections and the other page will hold all other state and federal elections. Please make sure to place both pages in the envelope.
- Portlanders will receive a ballot insert that explains ranked-choice voting, shares a few tips on filling out your ballot, and contact information for 311 to receive voter assistance. Find a copy of the ballot insert on our resources page.
Look at sample ballots by district
Multnomah County recently released sample ballots for the November 2024 general election. Find them on Multnomah County's website listed by precinct and with the City of Portland’s Ranked-Choice (RCV) ballot listed below each ballot.
The front side of the ballot will have the mayor and auditor’s candidates while the back will have the city council candidates for that district. Find your district at Portland.Gov/Districts.
Reminders from Multnomah County
- Ballots will be mailed to all registered Multnomah County voters beginning Wednesday, Oct. 16. All voters should have received their ballot by Oct. 24, 2024 and ballots must be dropped off by 8 p.m. or postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.
- The voter registration deadline for this election is just a few days away, Tuesday, Oct. 15. Register to vote or check your registration at oregonvotes.gov/register.
- If you need help with filling out your ballot, Multnomah County Elections Office helps voters with disabilities or voters who want assistance in their preferred language. Elections’ Voter Assistance Teams can help a voter at home, at the facility they live in, or at one of Multnomah County Elections’ service locations in Southeast Portland or Gresham. This help is always free of charge.
- Multnomah County Elections has staff who speak many languages. While ballots are only available in English, Multnomah County Elections Division can provide an interpreter — free of charge — to anyone who needs help with voting or with elections processes in a language other than English. Telephone interpretation is available in any language.
Read Multnomah County's press release with all this information at Multnomahvotes.gov.