registration qualifications
where and how to register
what is on the registration card
selecting a political party
updating your voter registration
To vote in Oregon you need to be registered in the county where you live.
You can register to vote in state and local elections if you can answer yes to these three questions:
- Are you a resident of Oregon?
- Are you a US citizen?*
- Are you at least 18 years old?*
- In some cases you can register to vote immediately before you turn 18 or before you become a citizen. However, you must be 18 or a citizen in order to vote. ORS 247.015(2)(4). For more information call 1 866 ORE VOTES.
If this is your first time registering to vote in Oregon, you must register at least 21 days before the election you want to vote in.
You can get a voter registration card at any of the following places:
- any County Elections Office
- The Secretary of State’s Office
- some state agencies such as the Division of Motor Vehicles
- a voter registration drive
You can fill the card out in person or send it in by US mail.
You can also print out a registration card online at
www.oregonvotes.org.
- If you need assistance registering to vote, call 1 866 ORE VOTES or your County Elections Office. If because of a disability you cannot physically sign your name on the voter registration card, you may submit a signature stamp attestation to your County Elections Official. Call 1 866 ORE VOTES or your County Elections Office for more information.
what is on the registration card
To complete your registration you will provide your:
- full legal name
- Oregon residence address
- date of birth
- signature
- valid identification*
- Valid identification is only required if you wish to vote in Federal races (e.g. US President, US Vice President, US Senator, US Representative in Congress).
see "registering to vote for Federal races"
You may want to select a political party when you register
but it is not required.*
- Major political parties require you to be registered as a member of their party in order to vote for their candidates in the Primary Election.
updating your voter registration
Once you have registered, you are responsible for keeping your information up to date. You can do this by completing and returning a voter registration card with the new information.
You should update your registration if you do any of the following:
- Change your home address
- Change your mailing address
- Change your name
- Change your signature
- Want to change or select a political party*
- You can change your political party or select a new one as long as it is more than 20 days before the Primary Election. Postmarks do not count.