NEWS RELEASE: Today is the last day to vote in the May 19, 2026, Primary Election

Oregon law requires all elections offices to count any mailed ballot postmarked on or before Election Day that also arrives within seven days of Election Day. However, due to recent USPS changes, ballots (or any other pieces of mail) may not be postmarked on the same day they are dropped off to the post office or USPS collection box. This makes it risky to return your ballot by mail today, Election Day.

Multnomah County Elections recommends voters return their ballot to an Official Ballot Drop Site to ensure it’s received by an election office in time to count!

If you choose to return your ballot by mail, voters are strongly encouraged to request a manual postmark at the customer service counter of their local Post Office. Check hours and locations first.

Voters can use any Official Ballot Drop Site — including most Multnomah County Library 24-hour book drops — to safely and securely deposit ballots until 8 p.m. tonight. Find your nearest Official Ballot Drop Site at multco.us/dropsites.

All registered voters should have received their ballots by Thursday, May 7, 2026. Registered voters who have not received their ballots or need a replacement ballot should contact the Elections office immediately.

Multnomah County Elections open until 8 p.m. for voter services

Multnomah County voters who need a ballot or want assistance should call Multnomah County Elections at 503-988-VOTE (8683).

For in-person assistance, voters can also visit the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building in Southeast Portland (1040 S.E. Morrison St., Portland) or the Voting Center Express in Gresham (600 N.E. 8th St., Gresham), located inside the Multnomah County East Building. Both locations are open until 8 p.m. on Election Day to assist voters.

Elections staff can help voters replace a lost or damaged ballot, or update their voter registration information. Assistance is available for voters with a disability.

Voters who speak a language other than English can obtain assistance in their preferred language. Multnomah County Elections provides an interpreter free to anyone who needs help voting in a language other than English. Additional voting and election information in 18 different languages is online.

Elections staff are also available for questions or other election-related help by phone at 503-988-VOTE (8683).

Order Ahead Replacement Ballot Service

Multnomah County Elections offers an Order Ahead Replacement Ballot Service that allows voters to request a replacement ballot online at multco.us/orderahead before visiting a voter service location to pick it up.

NEW: Voters can request a replacement ballot to pick up today at the Holocene Will-Call Ballot Pick-Up location (1001 S.E. Morrison St., Portland) or the Voting Center Express in Gresham (600 N.E 8th St., Gresham).

Track Your Ballot service

Voters can still sign up for Multnomah County’s Track Your Ballot service at multnomah.ballottrax.net to get updates on whether their ballot has been accepted for counting or whether it requires further action by the voter.

Multnomah County Elections’ Track Your Ballot service is available in multiple languages. Voters can receive ballot tracking alerts and updates in English, Spanish, Russian, Somali, Vietnamese, Ukrainian or Chinese. Voters can receive a virtual “I Voted” sticker after they return their ballots.

Preliminary results reporting

Elections reports results as ballots are processed, which means the first set of preliminary returns will be available at 8 p.m. tonight.

In addition to the preliminary results schedule, information about daily voter turnout can also be found here.

The Elections Division typically processes and releases results for roughly half of all expected ballots on Election Day. That percentage typically climbs to 90% by the Thursday after Election Day.