NEWS RELEASE: The Nov. 4, 2025, Special Election is coming up!

For immediate release: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

This release may be viewed online in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Somali, Ukrainian and Chinese.

Media contacts:

Tim Scott or Edward Gutiérrez, 503-988-VOTE (8683)

Multnomah County Communications, pressoffice@multco.us

NEWS RELEASE: The Nov. 4, 2025, Special Election is coming up!

No candidate contests will be on the November 2025 ballot; the voter registration deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.

Multnomah County, Ore. (Oct. 1, 2025) — The next election in Multnomah County is the Nov. 4, 2025, Special Election. This election includes just two ballot measures: one for the City of Portland and one for the Lake Oswego School District.

About 466,000 voters who are registered in the City of Portland and Lake Oswego School District will receive a ballot for this election. To learn more about this election, visit: multnomahvotes.gov.

It's important to make sure that your voter registration is accurate and up-to-date. Remember to update your voter registration anytime you move, change your name, or want to change your party affiliation.

The voter registration deadline for the Nov. 4 election is Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Register to vote online at: oregonvotes.gov/register. Voters can check or update their registration online at: oregonvotes.gov/myvote. Voters can also register in person at the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building, at 1040 S.E. Morrison St., Portland, during office hours.

Voting Center Express opens in Gresham starting October 20, 2025

The Voting Center Express will be available again for the Nov. 4, 2025, Special Election. Located at 600 N.E. 8th St. in downtown Gresham, the Voting Center Express will be open Oct. 20, 2025, through Election Day.

For a list of election services, visit: multco.us/info/i-want.

Ballots will be mailed to voters starting Wednesday, Oct. 15. To be counted, ballots must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, or received at an Official Ballot Drop Site by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4.

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, available at: multco.us/absentee, alongside additional information. Voters can also email: elections@multco.us or call (503) 988-VOTE (8683) for assistance.

Track Your Ballot available in multiple languages

Don't forget to sign up for our popular Track Your Ballot service!

Multnomah County voters can sign up for text, email or voice alerts that notify them 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.

Multnomah County Elections’ Track Your Ballot service is also available in multiple languages! Voters can choose to receive ballot alerts and updates in English, Spanish, Russian, Somali, Ukrainian, Vietnamese or Chinese.

Multnomah County voters can sign up at: multnomah.ballottrax.net.

Candidate filing is open for the May 19, 2026, Primary Election

The Candidate and Precinct Committeeperson filing periods for the upcoming May 19, 2026, Primary Election are open as of Sept. 11, 2025. 

Local candidate positions scheduled to be on the May 19 ballot:

Metro

• Auditor
• Council President
• Councilors for Districts 1, 2 and 4

The filing deadlines for Metro candidates are: 

• 5 p.m. March 3, 2026, for elected incumbent candidates.
• 5 p.m. March 10, 2026, for non-incumbent (new) and appointed incumbent candidates.

The filing deadline for Precinct Committeeperson candidates is 8 p.m. May 19, 2026.

The deadline to file ballot measures for the May 2026 election is March 19, 2026. A measure for a Special District or county must file a notice of ballot title by Feb. 27, 2026.

Candidate contests for Multnomah County and City of Portland elected offices will not appear on the May 2026 ballot. They will next appear on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot — when County voters will join City of Portland voters in using Ranked Choice Voting to select candidates. The filing period for the November 2026 General Election opens June 3, 2026. To learn more about Ranked Choice Voting in Multnomah County, visit www.multco.us/rcv.

Countdown to November 4, 2025, Election Day

• Military/overseas ballots mailed: Friday, Sept. 19
• Out-of-state ballots mailed: Monday, Oct. 6
• Voters’ Pamphlet mailed to all residential households: Wednesday, Oct. 8
• Voter registration deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 14
• Ballots begin to be mailed to voters: Wednesday, Oct. 15
• Gresham Voting Center Express opens: Monday, Oct. 20
• All voters should have received their ballot: Thursday, Oct. 23
• Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 4
• Final election results are certified: Monday, Dec. 1

Main office:

Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building

1040 S.E. Morrison St., Portland OR 97214

Gresham location:

Open Oct. 20-Nov. 4, 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

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