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- Assistance available for voters with disabilities
- Independent Voting Units (IVUs) allow residents to vote privately and independently
- Support is available in a voter’s preferred language
- Track Your Ballot available in multiple languages
- Absentee ballot information
- Local elections are important — so ‘Let’s Make a Plan to VOTE!’
- Countdown to November 4, 2025, Election Day
For immediate release: Monday, Oct. 13, 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 Voter Registration Deadline is tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025; Multnomah County assists voters with disabilities and voters in their preferred language
Multnomah County, Ore. (Oct. 13, 2025) — The November 4, 2025, Special Election is right around the corner. Reminder: 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.
The voter registration deadline for the Nov. 4 election is Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Register to vote online at: oregonvotes.gov/register.
Voters can also check or update their registration online at: oregonvotes.gov/myvote as well as register in person at the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building, at 1040 S.E. Morrison St., Portland, during office hours.
Assistance available for voters with disabilities
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.
Independent Voting Units (IVUs) allow residents to vote privately and independently
Voters who need accommodations can also choose to use an Independent Voting Unit (IVU) that allows them to vote privately and independently.
Independent Voting Units are available at both the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building in Portland and the Voting Center Express in Gresham.
The unit is essentially a tablet system that allows voters to use adaptive technology to vote their ballots.
Users who prefer or need to hear their ballot read aloud can wear a headset that allows them to adjust the volume and speed of the digital reader. The tablet’s touchscreen has adjustable font sizes and three contrasting color-sets, but it can be turned off. Markings are available in English and Braille, and voters can hold either the touchscreen or a controller in their lap. That means voters can use the device while sitting down, using a mobility device, or standing, with support from an adjustable table.
After marking and reviewing their choices, voters can print their ballots, sign their ballot return envelopes, and then put the ballots into a return envelope. Voters who have questions while using the devices can use a call button to get an election worker's attention.
Independent Voting Units are available for any voter until 8 p.m. on Election Night, November 4, 2025.
Support is available in a voter’s preferred language
Voters can 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).
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.
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 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.
Local elections are important — so ‘Let’s Make a Plan to VOTE!’
In advance of Election Day, 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 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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