In an effort to increase voter awareness and participation this election season, Multnomah County Elections in partnership with Multnomah County Library will launch the “Voice Your Vote” workshop series on Thursday, April 21.
This series of educational workshops will:
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Guide residents through the voter registration process
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Show them how to navigate online technology to check or update registration status
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Explain how vote by mail works in Oregon.
The workshop will also address important dates in the upcoming May Primaries and November Elections including: voter registration and party change deadlines, when ballots are mailed and the last day to safely mail ballots.
With the passage of the Oregon Motor Voter Act, a record number of new registered voters are anticipated to participate this election season. The Voice Your Vote workshops are geared toward first time voters; including naturalized citizens, young voters, low-income residents, communities of color, and new Oregon residents.
Eligible residents will learn how to voice their vote and who to ask when questions come up. The workshop will also cover voter assistance programs for residents with disabilities and language access needs. “Voice Your Vote” will address how residents can help others in their neighborhood and community register to vote.
This is not a political event and is entirely non-partisan. Candidates and measures will not be discussed.
Each workshop is free and open to the public. Some of the workshops will be bilingual, offered in English and Spanish or English and Somali.
The first workshop is Thursday, April 21 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave. in Gresham. The attached flier has workshop times and locations.
For more information visit mcelections.org or call Multnomah County Elections at 503-988-3720.
“Voice Your Vote” Workshop Dates
Gresham Library
385 N.W. Miller Avenue Gresham OR 97030
Thursday, April 21 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Presented in English and Spanish
Capitol Hill Library
10723 S.W. Capitol Highway Portland OR 97219
Saturday, April 23 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Presented in English and Somali.
Hillsdale Library
1525 S.W. Sunset Boulevard Portland OR 97239
Tuesday, May 3 from 7 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Troutdale Library
2451 S.W. Cherry Park Road Troutdale OR 97060
Saturday, May 7 from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Central Library
801 S.W. 10th Avenue Portland OR 97205
Saturday, May 7 from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Midland Library
805 S.E. 122nd Avenue Portland OR 97233
Wednesday, May 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
St. Johns Library
7510 N. Charleston Avenue Portland OR 97203
Monday, June 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Rockwood Library
17917 S.E. Stark Street Portland OR 97233
Thursday, June 9 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Presented in English and Spanish.
Woodstock Library
6008 S.E. 49th Avenue Portland OR 97206
Saturday, September 17 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Midland Library
805 S.E. 122nd Avenue Portland OR 97233
Tuesday, September, 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
