Elections
Elections in Washington County .
Washington County Elections is responsible for conducting all Federal, State and local elections in Washington County , Oregon .
Number of Elections:
There are two regularly scheduled statewide elections in every even-numbered year-the Primary Election in May and the General Election in November.
There are 4 regularly scheduled elections at the local level each year. A jurisdiction may or may not need to hold an election on those dates.
The legislature may choose to call a special election at any time.
In 1998 Oregon voters passed a ballot measure to allow all elections in the state to be conducted by mail. Elections in Oregon and therefore in Washington County are conducted by mail. Registered voters are mailed a ballot and they must return the ballot on or before election day. This method of vote-by-mail was first approved in 1987.
Specifically the elections are held on the:
- Second Tuesday in March
- Third Tuesday in May
- Third Tuesday in September; and
- First Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Contact the Elections Division
Contact: |
Elections | |
| 3700 SW Murray Blvd Suite: 101 |
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| Beaverton, OR 97005 | ||
| Directions and map | ||
Mailstop: |
3 | |
Building: |
Murray Place | |
Floor: |
1 | |
Phone: |
(503) 846-5800 | |
Fax: |
(503) 846-5810 | |
Email: |
Elections | |





