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Nonpartisan Voters' Guide—May 20, 2008, Primary Election

 

 

LWV logoThe League of Women Voters of Oregon Education Fund publishes the Voters’ Guide. We work hard to make this guide as informative, impartial, and nonpartisan as possible. We do not support or oppose any political party or candidate. No candidates or interest groups pay us to publish information about them or their views.

Are You Registered?
To vote in the May 20th General Election you must register by April 29.
There are many ways to do it:
Register in person at a county election office, DMV, or voter registration event.

Mail in an oregon Voter Registration card which you can pick up at a library or post office, or print the card from www.oregonvotes.org.

New laws require that you must provide acceptable ID to register to vote in Oregon. This means you must provide your Oregon driver’s license or ID number, if you have one. If you do not have an Oregon driver’s license or ID number, you must give the last four numbers of your Social Security number. If you do not have either of these and you are registering by mail, you must mail in a copy of one of the following: valid photo ID, paycheck stub, utility bill, bank statement, government document, or proof of eligibility under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) or the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (VAEH).

Who may register?
You may register if you are an Oregon resident, U.S. citizen, and at least 17 years old. ( this is a change from needing to be 18 years of age to register but persons need to be 18 on or before election day to vote) You must fill out a new registration card if you move, change your name, or want to change your party. When you register to vote, you may choose a political party from this list: • Constitution • Democratic • Independent • Libertarian • Pacific Green • Republican • Socialist • Working Families of Oregon. Or you may choose instead “Not a member of a party.”

Voting in the General election All registered voters will receive the same ballot for their appropriate district and they can vote for a candidate of any political party listed or for a qualified independent candidate. All voters receive ballots for nonpartisan positions such as judge and district attorney. All voters also may vote for or against all statewide ballot measures and any local ballot measures for their districts.

For more information visit www.LWVOR.org or www.oregonvotes.org.