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Oregon City Special Election Alert! The City of Oregon City has filed for the August 23, 2022 special election date in order to choose a new mayor to replace Rachel Lyles Smith who resigned April 22. Commissioner Denyse McGriff is taking over mayoral duties until a new mayor is elected August 23 to finish outContinue reading “Oregon City Special Mayoral Election set for August 23, 2022”

This guidance is based on what we know so far, on May 5th. We will share out new updates if information changes. Will my voted ballot be counted if the barcode is blurred? Yes, every valid ballot will be counted.  If the barcode on your ballot is blurred it will be duplicated by hand, byContinue reading “Election FAQ: Questions Candidates and Voters may have about Clackamas County’s Ballot Barcode Printing Errors”

Check your mailbox, if you haven’t received your ballot by mail delivery TODAY: May 5, now is the time to contact your elections office. Sometimes mail gets lost or misdirected.  Your elections office can inactivate your first ballot and send you a second active ballot. Sometimes voters move and forget to update their address onContinue reading “All voters should have received their ballot by May 5!”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 4, 2022 Contact: Jaime Mathis, jaime@jaimemathis.com 503-708-3249 Another Mistake in a Career of Missteps and Lack of Accountability West Linn, OR. – In what has become almost de rigeur with the Clackamas County Clerk’s office around election time, a press release was issued today by Clerk Hall stating that an unknownContinue reading “Current Clackamas County Clerk Announces Ballot Barcode Misprint”

You can register to vote even if you do not have a permanent address or are experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness. You still have the right to vote!  When registering to vote your residence address can be any physical location within the county that describes where you spend time (park, library, church). If it isContinue reading “Voters experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity have the right to vote!”

Celebrate Voting! Starting TODAY ballots have begun to be mailed to voters! Look for your ballot to arrive in your mailbox starting TODAY through May 5.  Once you receive your ballot check that your name, address, and party affiliation are accurate. If you have questions contact your elections office immediately. It is too late toContinue reading “Celebrate Voting! Starting TODAY ballots have begun to be mailed to voters!”

TODAY is the Voter Registration and Party Choice Deadline! Confirm TODAY that you are registered to vote online at oregonvotes.gov/myvote. Confirm TODAY that your name, mailing address, residence address, and political party are correct. Update any changes online or visit your Clackamas County elections office before 5 PM today at 1710 Red Soils Ct. inContinue reading “TODAY, April 26 is the Voter Registration and Party Choice Deadline!”

Dear Friends, Clackamas County is a large and diverse county both in population and demographics. It will take a group lift to reach enough voters to unseat the current clerk. I have been taking advantage of extra time to reach voters, as the County Clerk contest will now be on the ballot November 8, 2022 forContinue reading “Letter to Supporters: Help Catherine reach the first 10,000 Voters!”

Our current closed party primary system keeps non-affiliated and minor party voters out of important decision-making in our primary elections. There are now more than 1,022,000 non-affiliated voters in Oregon–more than either the total Democratic Party voters or Republican Party voters. HOWEVER, in each primary election, hundreds of thousands of registered Oregon voters are notContinue reading “Oregon’s Closed Party Primary System Has the Potential to Disenfranchise More Than 100,000 Clackamas County Voters”

*** Español / Spanish *** Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese *** русский /Russian *** 中文 /Chinese *** Contact: Jaime Mathis, jaime@jaimemathis.com, 503-708-3249 West Linn, OR–Oregon’s deadline to register to vote in the May primary election is April 26, 2022. The state of Oregon has closed primary elections, which means you need to select a major party (Democratic or Republican) in order to vote forContinue reading “Voter Registration Deadline to Vote or Change Party in Oregon Primaries is April 26, 2022”