Want To Vote In The May 15th Primary? You Have Till April 25, 2012, 5 PM To Register

Monday, April 16, 2012

The Clatsop County Clerk and Elections Office reminds local residents that Tuesday, April 24 is the deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation for the May 15
primary election.
April 24 at 5 p.m. is the deadline to hand in or post-mark a registration form if you are registering
to vote for the first time or wish to change your party affiliation. To be
eligible to vote, you must be an Oregon resident, a U.S. citizen, and be at
least 18 years old by Election Day.
You must update your
registration if you move or change your mailing address, change your name, or
wish to change your party affiliation. Those who are updating the name or
address of their registration have until 8 p.m. on Election Day to do so.
Voter registration
forms are available at the Clatsop County Elections
Office, 820 Exchange St., Astoria, second floor, as well as local U.S. Post
Offices, public libraries or Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles offices.
People may also register online with the Oregon Secretary of State’s
Office at www.sos.state.or.us/elections. Voter registration
forms can also be downloaded from the “Clerk/Elections” page at http://www.co.clatsop.or.us/. For more information
go to the Clerk/Elections page on the Clatsop County website or call (503)
325-8511.
Ballots for the
election will be mailed out beginning Friday, April 27. Ballots are not
forwarded by the post office; therefore, voters are urged to update their
registration if they have moved.
The May election
ballot includes Democratic and Republican primary races for President, Congress,
the Oregon Legislature and several statewide offices, as well as non-partisan
contests for Clatsop County Sheriff and two Clatsop County Board of
Commissioners seats. Three local measures are also on the ballot, along with
local precinct committeeperson ballots.
· If you are registered
as a Democrat, you will receive a ballot containing Democratic candidates, the
non-partisan offices and measures, and the Democratic precinct committeeperson
ballot.
· If you are registered
as a Republican, you will receive a ballot containing Republican candidates, the
non-partisan offices and measures, and the Republican precinct committeeperson
ballot.
· If you are registered
as non-affiliated, and responded to the Republican Party’s invitation to receive
a partial Republican ballot by April 24, 2012, you will receive a ballot
containing only the non-partisan offices and measures and an additional ballot
for Republican candidates for offices of Secretary of State, Attorney General
and State Treasurer.
· If you are registered
other than a major party, you will receive a ballot containing only the
non-partisan offices and measures.

Released by: Tom Bennett
Community Relations Coordinator
(503) 338-3622