Good morning and welcome to Election Day 2024.
You can still vote in this year’s election, but time is running out in Malheur County.
Here are key facts about voting and about election results on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR BALLOT TODAY
Gayle Trotter, Malheur County clerk, wants to remind voters: “Ballots must be in a signed green return envelope to be verified and counted! Dropping ballots in the box in a secrecy envelope only cannot/will not be counted.”
Ballot drop box locations:
Ballots can be dropped in official boxes up to 8 p.m. Election Day to be counted. Election workers will padlock the boxes closed at that time.
In Ontario: Ontario Public Library, 388 S.W. 2nd Ave.
In Vale: Malheur County Courthouse, rear parking lot.
In Nyssa: Nyssa Library, 319 Main St.
In Jordan Valley: On Yturri Boulevard, across from the Post Office.
To check on your ballot:
The state allows voters to go online to My Vote to check that their ballot has been received.
The website will tell a voter the date a ballot was received if it was. In Malheur County, voters can also call the office of Malheur County Clerk Gayle Trotter at 541-473-5151 during business hours to verify a ballot has been received.
Replacement ballot:
You can get a replacement ballot if you lost yours, made a mistake on your ballot, have a damaged ballot or did not receive the ballot. Go to the Malheur County Clerk’s Office during business hours at the courthouse in Vale to fill out a form to get a new ballot.
Mailing your ballot:
Under Oregon law, ballots postmarked by Election Day can been counted if received by the county up to seven days after the election. Election officials urge voters instead to use ballot drop boxes to ensure their vote is counted. Trotter said a postmark needs to be clear and legible and show a date no later than Nov. 5.
NOTE: In the May primary election, Malheur County processed 126 ballots with timely postmarks that were received after Election Day. Another 21 mailed in were postmarked too late.
The Oregon Elections Division: This improvement ensures that every vote cast on time gets counted. It may also delay the results of close races because it will take a few days for all the votes to be counted.
HOW TO GET ELECTION RESULTS
Malheur County: Clerk Gayle Trotter expects to publish initial results at 9 p.m. Tuesday on her website. Updates will be made through the evening.
The Enterprise will share those results on its website and social channels as soon as they are available.
In Oregon: The nonprofit Oregon Capital Chronicle is a good place to watch state results, with the first returns expected just as voting in the state ends at 9 p.m. Pacific. The races to watch include for attorney general and two U.S. House seats in the Willamette Valley. The Secretary of State’s Office will be posting results beginning at 9 p.m. Pacific on its website.
In the U.S.: Every major news outlet on television and online will be posting results. Polls close in six states at 5 p.m Mountain Time: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.
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