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- Voting Center Express opens in Gresham starting April 28
- Support is available for voters with disabilities and in voters’ preferred languages
- Absentee ballot information
- Track Your Ballot available in multiple languages
- Local elections are important — so ‘Let’s Make a Plan to VOTE!’
- Countdown to May 20, 2025, Election Day
This release may also be viewed online in Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Somali, Ukrainian and Chinese.
Multnomah County, Ore. (April 21, 2025) — The deadline for voters across Oregon to register for the May 20, 2025, Special District Election is a little more than a week away: Tuesday, April 29.
This election includes contests for local school district boards, community college district boards, the Multnomah and Clackamas County Education Service District boards, rural fire district boards, the Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District board, water district boards, and any local ballot measures.
Let’s make a plan today to register to vote!
New Oregon voters with a valid Oregon driver’s license, driving permit, or ID can register at oregonvotes.gov/register.
Voters who do not have a valid (or who have an expired) Oregon driver’s license, permit or ID must fill out a paper Oregon Voter Registration Card available at the U.S. Post Office, Multnomah County Library locations, and the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building.
Voters who are already registered should check whether their address and name are up to date in their voter registration record. Voters can update their information online at oregonvotes.gov/myvote or with an Oregon Voter Registration Card.
Voters who don’t know whether they’re registered in the first place can visit the same state website — oregonvotes.gov/myvote — to find out.
The online registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Ballots will begin to be mailed to all registered voters the following day, Wednesday, April 30.
Voting Center Express opens in Gresham starting April 28
Beginning Monday, April 28, the Voting Center Express at 600 N.E. 8th St. in downtown Gresham will be open for the May 20 Special District Election.
At the Voting Center Express, available inside the Multnomah County East Building, voters can return their ballots or get a new ballot to replace a ballot that has been lost or damaged.
Voters can also update their voter registration information. Those who have a disability can receive assistance, while voters who speak a language other than English can get assistance in their preferred language.
Elections staff are also available for questions or any other elections-related support.
The Voting Center Express in Gresham will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Support is available for voters with disabilities and in voters’ preferred languages
Voters can always call Multnomah County Elections and request FREE voting- and election-related assistance. Elections’ Voter Assistance Teams can help voters at their home, at any facility they may live in, or at one of two Elections locations, either in close-in Southeast Portland or Gresham.
Legally, employers or union representatives cannot provide voter assistance. But voters can also ask for help from a friend, family member, or someone else they know and trust.
Voters can also request assistance in their preferred language. Multnomah County Elections has multilingual staff available.
Elections can also provide an interpreter, free of charge, to any resident who needs help in a language other than English. Telephone or video interpretation is available in any language, including American Sign Language (ASL).
Absentee ballot information
Voters who will be away from home on or near Election Day should ask to have an absentee ballot mailed to their temporary address.
Voters can also request a ballot in person at the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building.
Voters who ask for an absentee ballot must complete an Absentee Ballot Request Application, located at multco.us/absentee alongside additional information. Voters can also email elections@multco.us or call (503) 988-VOTE (8683) for further assistance.
Track Your Ballot available in multiple languages
Multnomah County Elections’ popular Track Your Ballot service is available in multiple languages! Voters can choose to receive ballot alerts and updates in English, Spanish, Russian, Somali, Ukrainian, Vietnamese or Chinese.
Text, email, or voice alerts will tell voters when their ballots are in the mail and then later when their voted ballots have been received.
Alerts also indicate whether ballots have been accepted for counting or whether further action is required by the voter. “Accepted Ballot” messages also include a virtual Oregon “I Voted” sticker ready to share on social media.
Multnomah County voters can sign up at multnomah.ballot trax.net.
Local elections are important — so ‘Let’s Make a Plan to VOTE!’
In advance of the May 20 Election Day deadline, Multnomah County Elections is urging voters: Let’s Make a Plan to VOTE! The action-focused checklist walks voters through the five steps needed to ensure their vote is counted:
- Register to VOTE.
- Get your ballot.
- VOTE your ballot.
- Return your ballot.
- Have a VOICE and make a difference.
Countdown to May 20, 2025, Election Day
- Voters’ Pamphlet mailed to all residential households: Thursday, April 24
- Gresham Voting Center Express opens: Monday, April 28
- Voter registration deadline: Tuesday, April 29
- Ballots begin to be mailed to voters: Wednesday, April 30
- All voters should have received their ballot: Thursday, May 8
- Election Day: Tuesday, May 20
- Final election results are certified to special districts: Monday, June 16
Main office:
Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building
1040 S.E. Morrison St., Portland OR 97214
Gresham location:
Open April 28-May 20, 2025
Voting Center Express at the Multnomah County East Building
600 N.E. 8th St., Gresham OR 97030
Phone: 503-988-VOTE (8683)
Email: elections@multco.us
Website: multnomahvotes.gov